PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil NaLeans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Charles was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

NaLeans
vs
Charles

177 cm
36
185 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

182 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil NaLeans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
NaLeans takes one to the side of the head.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but NaLeans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

NaLeans clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
NaLeans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Charles prevents it.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.

NaLeans is trying to trip Charles. He has hold of a leg but Charles is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. NaLeans persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
NaLeans is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
Charles pulls NaLeans in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NaLeans wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
NaLeans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
NaLeans wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
NaLeans throws a big right hand that misses.
NaLeans trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Charles misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

NaLeans dives in and scores a takedown into Charles's guard.
NaLeans trying to move into half guard but instead Charles has managed to sweep!

NaLeans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Charles content to stall in guard here.

Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and NaLeans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between NaLeans's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NaLeans trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

NaLeans is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
NaLeans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Charles wants to control from the top but NaLeans keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Charles was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but NaLeans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
NaLeans's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and NaLeans duly obliges.
Charles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and NaLeans counters with a straight right hand.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but NaLeans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
NaLeans moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil NaLeans dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles misses with a jab to the body
and NaLeans counters with a head kick. That will keep Charles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good work by NaLeans as he checks the leg kick.
NaLeans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charles.
NaLeans slips a jab from Charles.
NaLeans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Charles rushes NaLeans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Charles.
NaLeans blocks an uppercut.
NaLeans is pressed up against the cage. Charles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag NaLeans down to the mat. NaLeans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Charles.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by NaLeans.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles wants to slow NaLeans down by chopping away at his legs.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NaLeans moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
NaLeans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charles throws a leg kick that is checked
and NaLeans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Charles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
NaLeans slips a jab and a cross from Charles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
Charles missing with a left hand there. NaLeans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charles with a nice cross.
Charles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NaLeans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
NaLeans staying out of range there.
Neil NaLeans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charles.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Charles misses.

Charles takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Charles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
NaLeans is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil NaLeans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NaLeans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
NaLeans takes a shot to the head.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
NaLeans blocking some punches.
NaLeans avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
NaLeans tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
NaLeans is looking for a takedown.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by NaLeans.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent NaLeans's takedown attempt.
NaLeans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

NaLeans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
Charles wants to control but NaLeans is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but NaLeans is staying active.
NaLeans throwing shots but Charles is blocking nicely.
NaLeans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charles is not content to let NaLeans control the position.

NaLeans is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charles defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NaLeans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

NaLeans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles cracks NaLeans with an open hand slap.
Charles works over NaLeans's head and body with a nice combination.
Charles looks to land a left hand but NaLeans moved out of range nicely.
NaLeans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Charles.
A big left from Charles misses.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
NaLeans wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - NaLeans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and NaLeans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
NaLeans is trying to control the action in half guard but Charles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Charles is pressing down on NaLeans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Charles keeping full guard, as NaLeans tries to pass.
NaLeans throws a strike but Charles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
NaLeans being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control but NaLeans is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NaLeans tries to strike from the bottom.

NaLeans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but NaLeans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

David Charles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Charles 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.
NaLeans fails with a takedown attempt.
NaLeans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charles throws a combination. NaLeans tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

NaLeans moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles working NaLeans over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NaLeans avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by NaLeans.
NaLeans misses with a body punch.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
NaLeans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
NaLeans wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil NaLeans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles lands a right hand.
NaLeans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NaLeans gets underhooks to prevent Charles's takedown attempt.
NaLeans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Charles lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Charles!
An out of breath David Charles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.