PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Neurs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daaz's entrance music is Meshuggah - Mind's Mirror. A fine choice. Nick Daaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beau Neurs's chin.

Daaz
vs
Neurs

188 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Daaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beau Neurs!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neurs has closed the distance and engaged Daaz in a clinch.

Neurs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neurs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Neurs is rocked!
Neurs moves in looking to clinch but Daaz pushes him off.
Neurs is still on wobbly legs! Can Daaz finish him?
Neurs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neurs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neurs seems to have recovered his senses.
Daaz misses with a wild body shot.
Daaz is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Daaz.
Neurs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neurs dodges the punch combination from Daaz.
Neurs fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Daaz.
Daaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Neurs. Neurs gets slowly back to his feet.
Daaz drops Neurs with a right and a left! Daaz comes rushing in but Neurs regains his composure and manages to keep Daaz in guard.
Daaz being controlled here momentarily.
Neurs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neurs controls Daaz momentarily but Daaz frees himself.
Daaz won't allow Neurs to sweep him here.
Daaz trying to control but Neurs is working from the bottom.

Daaz gets to his feet - Neurs follows without any prompting.
Daaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neurs fails with the takedown.
Neurs takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Neurs or perhaps it was just good defense by Daaz which made him look bad.
Nick Daaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Neurs.
Neurs looks gassed!
Neurs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neurs fails with the takedown.
Daaz scores with a nice strike.
Daaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neurs manages to avoid it.
Daaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nick Daaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Daaz does it's job there.
Neurs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz wants to clinch.

Neurs gets the takedown into side control.
Neurs lands a strong strike to the head of Daaz. That's dazed him! Neurs looking to finish here. Daaz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Neurs lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beau Neurs!