PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Neurs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daaz has chosen Meshuggah - Mind's Mirror as his entrance music. Nick Daaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neurs
vs
Daaz

192 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beau Neurs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Daaz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neurs misses with a head kick.
Daaz misses with a wild body shot.
Neurs is looking to clinch.
Daaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neurs.
Neurs throws a head kick that misses.
Daaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neurs is looking to land body kicks.
Daaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Neurs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neurs showed some decent athleticism there.
Neurs prevents Daaz from improving his position.
Daaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neurs wants to control but Daaz is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neurs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neurs is thwarting Daaz's attempts to control the position.
Daaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neurs.
Neurs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daaz is staying active underneath Neurs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neurs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neurs 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz is trying to stand.

Neurs is working for a submission of some sort.
Daaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neurs seems to be working for a kimura but Daaz defends the submission attempt.
Neurs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neurs trying to control from half guard but Daaz is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daaz checks a low kick from Neurs.
Daaz misses with a wild body shot.
Daaz throws a right and a left that Neurs avoids nicely.
Neurs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neurs slips a jab and a cross from Daaz.
The fighters circling - Daaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Neurs shoots in and bounces Daaz off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Daaz working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neurs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daaz looking to control.
Daaz keeping moving, preventing Neurs from controlling successfully.
Neurs tries to free his leg and advance position but Daaz is retaining full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neurs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Neurs is breathing heavily.
Daaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Daaz - just one landing.
Daaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Neurs gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Neurs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Neurs.

Neurs goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daaz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Neurs but great work by Daaz.
Neurs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neurs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neurs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neurs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daaz is working away from the top position though.
Neurs punching from the bottom.

Neurs actively working from the bottom here.
Daaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Neurs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neurs wants to get back to full guard.
Neurs is looking to control Daaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neurs avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neurs wants to clinch up but Daaz keeps it at a distance.
Neurs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daaz wants to land a leg kick but Neurs is out of range.
Neurs has a takedown stuffed.

Neurs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Neurs trying to control the action but Daaz is working from the bottom.
Daaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Daaz is not content to let Neurs control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neurs just content to control the position.
Neurs wants to control but Daaz is keeping him busy.
Neurs throws an elbow but Daaz slips to the side and avoids it well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daaz looks to land a combination but Neurs avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daaz, as that shot connected.
Daaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Neurs slips a jab and a cross from Daaz.
Daaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neurs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Neurs takes the fight into the clinch.

Neurs breaks from the clinch.

Neurs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neurs trying to mount his opponent but Daaz defends it.
Daaz trying to control here.
Neurs trying to mount his opponent but Daaz defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Neurs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Daaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daaz throws a series of punches but Neurs avoids them all with ease.
Daaz clinches but Neurs breaks the clinch

and Neurs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Neurs wants to control from the top but Daaz keeps moving.
Daaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neurs is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neurs passes Daaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neurs trying to pass the guard but Daaz defending well.
Daaz trying to control but Neurs postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neurs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daaz misses with a looping left.
Nick Daaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neurs fails with an attempt to clinch.

Neurs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neurs slips a nice elbow through Daaz's hands, connecting with Daaz's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neurs drops an elbow to the side of Daaz's head.

Neurs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daaz defends it well.
Daaz wants to control but Neurs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Neurs looking to pass the guard.
Neurs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neurs passes Daaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Neurs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neurs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Daaz for as long as he can get away with.

Neurs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neurs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neurs works his way into full mount!
Neurs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daaz is looking to escape.
Neurs looking to finish Daaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daaz!

Neurs goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Daaz is on top in guard.
Neurs is trying to keep Daaz in close.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Neurs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Daaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Neurs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Daaz's back instead.
Daaz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Daaz tries to roll but Neurs sticks to his back.

Neurs is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Daaz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Daaz for a finish.
Daaz turns into Neurs and is now in his guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neurs trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neurs managing to control the position.

Neurs is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Daaz frees his head nicely. Oh but Neurs has switched to an armbar! Daaz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Beau Neurs!