PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldinho Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nealy
vs
Jose

187 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Nealy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldinho Jose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nealy pinned against the cage. Nealy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Nealy lands.
Aldinho Jose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Jose with that takedown attempt.
Nealy scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Aldinho Jose has been cut.
Jose tries to close the distance and clinch but Nealy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jose is looking to clinch.
Jose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tom Nealy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldinho Jose.
Jose shoots in but Nealy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nealy throws a series of punches but Jose moves out of range.
Jose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nealy defends it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Nealy as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jose shoots in looking for a takedown. Nealy tries to sprawl out of it but Jose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nealy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Nealy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nealy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nealy lands a big elbow.
Jose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nealy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nealy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nealy controlling from the full mount.
Nealy scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jose is rocked!
Nealy prevents Jose from getting the reversal.
Nealy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jose looks gassed!
Jose tries to lock up and control but Nealy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Nealy has control of Jose's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jose regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nealy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nealy looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nealy with shots to the head and body - Jose looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jose is still in real trouble! Can Nealy finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose wants to control but Nealy is having none of it.
Jose seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Nealy.
Nealy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nealy throwing strikes here but Jose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jose wants to hold on but Nealy pushes him away.
Nealy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nealy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nealy misses with a head shot.
Jose is trying to escape the mount.
Nealy looking to ground and pound but Jose is blocking nicely.
Nealy controlling from mount.
Jose is bucking up trying to escape but Nealy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose is wriggling around trying to escape.

Nealy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nealy working Jose over with strikes here.
Nealy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nealy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nealy trying to control but Jose is having none of it.
Jose is looking to improve his position but Nealy isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Jose really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nealy looking to finish with strikes here!
Nealy avoids the attempt from Jose to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nealy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nealy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Nealy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jose has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Nealy.
Nealy punching from mount but Jose doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jose sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jose is looking to control Nealy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jose avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jose is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nealy is staying active.
Nealy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Nealy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldinho Jose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nealy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nealy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nealy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose can do to turn this around?
Jose tries for a takedown but Nealy circles away easily
and Nealy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nealy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jose with a poor takedown
and Nealy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jose thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nealy cracks Jose with a hook to the temple - Jose is on wobbly legs here! Nealy swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jose falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nealy wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Nealy!