PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarl Ekins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Ney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekins has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ekins
vs
Ney

186 cm
20
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarl Ekins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Ney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ney moves away.
Ney misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Ney.
Ekins slips a jab and a cross from Ney.
Ekins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ekins clinches up against the ropes.
Ekins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ney goes for a takedown attempt but Ekins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Ney with that takedown attempt.
Ekins is breathing heavily.
Ney throws a right hand that Ekins ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekins also avoids with ease.
Ekins tries to clinch but Ney moves out of range.
Ekins cracks Ney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ekins dodges the punch combination from Ney.
Ney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ekins's waist but Ekins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ney off to one side.
Jarl Ekins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Ney.

Ney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ekins has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ney.
Ney has had enough of the clinch but Ekins keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Ekins.

Ney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ney misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ekins.
Ney throws a body kick that misses.
Ekins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jarl Ekins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Ekins both land. Nice combination.
Ekins tries to clinch but Ney moves out of range.
Ney misses with a few strikes there.
Ney tries to clinch but Ekins is having none of it.
Ekins lands a right hook to the body.
Ekins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ekins duly obliges.

Ekins clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Ekins.
A short uppercut from Ekins.
Ekins lands a body shot.
Ekins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ekins lands a body punch.
Ney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ekins smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekins. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ekins as he avoids it easily.
Ekins tries to clinch up
and Ney counters with a head kick. That will keep Ekins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ekins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ekins clinches up with Ney and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ekins misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ney misses with a combination

and Ekins counters by clinching up.

Ney manages to break the clinch.
Ekins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ekins tries to avoid it but Ney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ekins to the ground. Ekins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ney shoots in but Ekins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ekins pinned against the cage. Ekins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ekins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ney backwards.
Ekins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ekins lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekins lands an uppercut.
Ney just leaning against Ekins, taking a breather.
Ney is trying to maintain a safe position but Ekins gets an underhook and turns Ney into the ropes.
Ney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ekins lands a body punch.
Ekins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ekins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ekins misses with a double jab
and Ney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ekins is rocked!
Ney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Ekins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ney lands a left and a right that sends Ekins crashing to the canvas! Ney dives into mount looking to finish!
Ney throwing strikes here but Ekins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ney lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ekins is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ney is landing with some decent strikes but Ekins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Ney.
Ekins seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ney lands with some strikes.
Ekins is looking to improve his position but Ney isn't that keen on the idea.
Ekins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ekins tries to get out of the position.
Ney landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that Ekins really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ney working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ekins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Ney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Ney - just one landing.
Ney tests Ekins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ekins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ekins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ekins circles away.
Ney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ekins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ney, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ney lands an elbow inside.
Ney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ekins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jarl Ekins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Ney.

Ney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ekins.
Ney bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ney swinging wilding here.
Ney dodges the punch combination from Ekins.
Ekins tries to clinch but Ney is having none of it.
Ney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ekins's waist but Ekins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ney off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ney scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ekins throws a combination that misses
and Ney counters with a nice body kick.
Ekins takes one to the chin there.
Ney misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Ney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ney slips a jab and a cross from Ekins.
Ekins misses with a two punch combination.
Sid Ney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ney.
Ney shoots in for a double leg but Ekins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jarl Ekins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekins misses with a few strikes there.
Ney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ekins as he avoids it easily.
Ney dodges the punch combination from Ekins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ney.
Ney seems to be stalking Ekins here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Ekins drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sid Ney!