PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Neer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grant
vs
Neer

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Neer stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neer thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Neer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Neer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neer.
Grant throws a counter high kick but Neer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neer looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grant walks into a jab.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Grant slips a jab from Neer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neer.
Neer misses the jab.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Neer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grant eats them both and turns towards Neer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Josh Neer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neer misses with a few strikes there.
Neer avoids the head kick by Grant.
Neer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neer scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neer wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Neer.
Neer throws an off balance right hand

and Grant counters with a shoot takedown. Neer fights it but they end up in guard.

Neer pushes Grant off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Neer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Neer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Neer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a right hand that misses

and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Neer - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Neer prevents a body shot from Grant.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Grant gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Neer kicks Grant off and gets back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Neer blocks the leg kick.
Neer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neer throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Neer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Josh Neer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grant throws a body punch but Neer moves out of range.
Grant throws a series of punches but Neer moves out of range.
Neer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neer scores with a sloppy right hand. Grant should have avoided that one.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neer.
Neer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Neer there.
Grant takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer misses with a body shot.
Neer scores with a three punch combo!

Grant is rocked!
Neer drops Grant with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Grant! Neer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Neer!