PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Wall (ranked 24232 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Neel (ranked 5470 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Neel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wall
vs
Neel

166 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

185 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamar Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Neel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neel throws a sloppy head kick and Wall moves out of range easily.
Neel fails to land the takedown.
Wall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Neel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wall was covering up waiting for the punch and Neel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neel throws an elbow that misses. Wall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neel's guard. Nice move by Wall!

Neel wants to stand up but Wall is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wall is looking to work some ground and pound but Neel has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wall stands up over Neel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neel trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Wall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neel looking for a sweep. Not yet Neel, not yet.

Neel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neel wants to stand and escape but Wall is having none of it.
Wall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neel's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neel wants to sweep but no luck.
Wall throws an elbow that misses. Neel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wall's guard. Nice move by Neel!

Wall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Neel trying to control but Wall is working from the bottom.
Wall trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neel looking to sit in guard and control but Wall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Neel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wall.
Wall throwing strikes from guard but Neel blocks nicely.

Wall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neel lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neel trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Neel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wall is one step ahead there.
Wall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neel with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Wall can't handle though.
Wall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Wall stands up and waves to Neel to follow him.
Nicholas Neel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wall counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamar Wall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Neel shoots in looking for a takedown but Wall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Neel has his takedown stuffed
and Wall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neel doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Wall to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamar Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Neel.
Wall circles away from the clinch attempt.

Neel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Wall pushes Neel off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neel darts in looking for a takedown but Wall gets double underhooks and turns Neel into the cage.
Neel is breathing heavily.
Wall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neel swinging wildly here.
Wall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neel throws a combination that misses
and Wall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Wall forces Neel back against the cage and clinches.
Neel tries to pull guard but Wall holds him up against the cage and eventually Neel drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neel pulls guard.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neel can do to turn this around?
Wall with a nice head shot there.
Wall landing with the ground and pound.
Wall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Neel's head.

Neel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neel misses with a leg kick
and Wall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neel wants to clinch but Wall slips to the side
letting Wall counter with a right hand.
Jamar Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neel with a poor takedown
and Wall counters with a left to the body.

Wall gets caught napping as Neel dives in and scores a takedown. Wall manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall keeping full guard, as Neel tries to pass.
Wall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall has his hands on Neel's head, controlling the position.
Neel looking to sit in guard and control but Wall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Wall stands up from Neel's guard - Wall perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wall misses with a combination
and Neel counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neel closes the distance and pushes Wall back into the cage.

Neel breaks the clinch.
Neel tries to clinch but Wall moves away
and Wall counters with a series of strikes. Neel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neel tries to clinch there but Wall circles away.
No luck for Wall with that takedown attempt.
Neel looks to land a combination but Wall avoids it well.
Wall attempts a counter takedown but Neel avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamar Wall dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Neel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wall paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Wall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neel.
Wall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wall preventing the sweep.
Neel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wall throws a big right hand that misses.
Wall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Neel holds on and takes a little breather.
Wall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wall postures up.
Wall throws a big elbow that misses.
Neel controls Wall momentarily but Wall frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Neel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Neel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wall is keeping the position for now.
Wall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Neel is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Wall there.
Wall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neel has hold of Wall's hands but Wall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neel is trying to control but can't.
Neel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall is working Neel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Neel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wall is trying is best to control the position here.
Wall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neel.
Neel is stalling here. Wall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Neel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wall.
Wall scores with punches from side control.

Wall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Neel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wall but great work by Neel.

Neel swings around for an armbar but Wall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Neel's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall is looking to work some ground and pound but Neel has wrist control.
Wall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Neel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neel has momentary wrist control but Wall slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamar Wall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamar Wall!