PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Neckpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Doctor Jones as his entrance music. Sam Neckpunch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Neckpunch
vs
Jones

183 cm
22
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

184 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Neckpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neckpunch.
Nice takedown defense from Neckpunch. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Neckpunch slips under a jab.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neckpunch moves out of range of the strikes.
Neckpunch scores with a jab to the body.
Neckpunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Neckpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Neckpunch is having none of it.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Neckpunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a right and a left that Neckpunch avoids nicely.
Neckpunch blocks a head kick by Jones.
Neckpunch lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sam Neckpunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Neckpunch is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones presses Neckpunch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Neckpunch's head.
Neckpunch working aggressively here.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Neckpunch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Neckpunch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neckpunchs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow just above Neckpunch 's eye.

It looks like Sam Neckpunch has been cut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Neckpunch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neckpunch prevents it.
Sam Neckpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Jones.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Neckpunch is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Neckpunch to regain full guard.
Neckpunch is breathing heavily.
Neckpunch wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones distracts Neckpunch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Neckpunch keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.

Neckpunch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.

Neckpunch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Neckpunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Neckpunch blocks a head kick by Jones.
Neckpunch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Neckpunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neckpunch manages to avoid it.
A cross from Jones lands.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neckpunch counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neckpunch misses with a straight right.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neckpunch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a combination
and Neckpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neckpunch misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neckpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sam Neckpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Jones.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Neckpunch moved out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neckpunch as he jumps to the side.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neckpunch.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Neckpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neckpunch moves away.
Neckpunch with a nice cross.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Neckpunch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a hook but Neckpunch blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
The crowd cheers as Neckpunch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Neckpunch moves out of range of the body kick.
Sam Neckpunch is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neckpunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neckpunch misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Neckpunch moves away
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neckpunch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neckpunch circles away quickly and effectively.
Neckpunch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shoots and misses
and Neckpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a head kick but Neckpunch moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Neckpunch moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Neckpunch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Neckpunch is just out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Neckpunch circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Neckpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Neckpunch counter with a right hand.

Jones is rocked!
Neckpunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neckpunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckpunch finish him?
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neckpunch rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckpunch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Neckpunch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jones's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Neckpunch!