PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Neil
vs
Trash

163 cm
27
138 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
33
140 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Texas Trash!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neil.
Trash ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Trash misses.
Neil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neil. Neil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trash momentarily.
Michael Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Trash misses.
The fighters circling - Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neil throws a nice looking combination but Trash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Trash.
Trash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neil in his tracks.
Trash scores with a sloppy right hand. Neil should have avoided that one.
Neil walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil throws a lazy right hand but Trash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Trash saw that one coming.
Trash slips a jab from Neil.
Neil loads up on a big right hand but Trash slips the punch.
Trash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Trash.
Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Neil misses
and Trash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trash.
Trash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Trash.
Trash lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil throws an off balance right hand
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neil throws a hook but Trash avoids it easily.
Trash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trash misses with a straight left.
Trash has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Neil jabs Trash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trash.
Trash punishes Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Trash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neil.
Trash lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neil lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash throws a jab when Neil was well out of range.
Trash misses with a straight right.
Trash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
A big right from Neil misses.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Trash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neil lands a jab to Trash's midsection.
Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trash manages to avoid it.
Neil loads up on a big right hand but Trash slips the punch.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trash.
Neil is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trash's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Neil dips to his left and cracks Trash with an uppercut!
Trash scores with a jab. Neil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trash lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neil.
Neil thuds a left hand into Trash's body.
Trash cracks Neil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Neil swings for the body but Trash moves out of range.
Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neil moves forwards but Trash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trash loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Trash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neil.
Trash slips a jab from Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Texas Trash will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trash's corner calls for a 1-2. Trash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neil misses with a hook

and Trash counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neil trying to hold on to Trash's head to control him but Trash postures up.
Neil wants to sweep but Trash has passed to side control!
Neil is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trash controlling from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash working away.
Trash content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Neil is trying to control Trash's posture but Trash avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neil looking for a sweep but Trash has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trash controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil tries to lock up and control but Trash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trash staying out of range there.
Neil looks to land a left hand but Trash moved out of range nicely.
Trash ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Trash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Trash saw that one coming.
Trash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trash connects with a jab.
Trash's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trash duly obliges.
Trash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neil.
A jab from Neil finds it's way through Trash's defenses.
Neil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Neil misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trash connects with a right hand. Neil shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil misses with a body shot.
Neil throws the left hand but Trash avoids the punch easily.
Neil misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Texas Trash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Neil misses the target.
Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neil misses the body punch
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil misses with a body shot
and Trash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neil misses with a straight left.
Trash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Neil misses.
Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Neil misses with a left hand
and Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trash decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neil wants to get back to full guard but Trash has passed into side control.
Trash is staying tight to Neil's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Neil tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Trash presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Trash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michael Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trash controlling from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Texas Trash was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Neil throws the left hand but Trash avoids the punch easily.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trash moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Trash coming out on top.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Neil misses.
Trash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neil. Neil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trash scores with a shot to the body.
Trash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Neil.
Neil throws a poor cross that misses

and Trash counters with a shoot takedown. Neil fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Neil looking for subs off his back but Trash has passed one foot through into half guard.
Texas Trash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neil strikes from the bottom but Trash passes into mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Texas Trash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Texas Trash!
Texas Trash seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.