PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neto comes to the cage accompanied by comando. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Neto
vs
Shield

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ace C

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Shield!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Shield there.
Neto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shield finds it's way round the side to connect with Neto's head.
Shield lands with a right hand.
Shield lands a nice shot that snaps Neto's head back.
Neto misses with a few strikes there.

Neto closes the distance and pushes Shield back into the cage.
Shield scores with a shot to the side of Neto's head.
Neto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neto is looking to break free of the clinch but Shield has double underhooks.
Shield prevents Neto from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neto working hard to break the clinch.
Shield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neto backwards.
Shield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shield working aggressively here.
Shield is working Neto over against 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!
Shield lands a body punch.
Shield scores with a shoulder strike.
Shield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neto backwards.
Shield works on Neto's body with a couple of short punches.
Neto is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Shield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shield.

It looks like Paulo Neto has been cut.
Neto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neto backwards.

Neto is rocked!
Shield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Neto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shield working aggressively here.
Shield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neto's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neto.
Shield misses with some punches.
Shield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shield avoiding damage.
Shield lands an elbow inside that Neto shrugs off.
Shield misses with some punches.
Shield throws a punch but it's blocked by Neto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neto.
Shield throws a punch but it's blocked by Neto.
Shield has a couple of punches blocked by Neto.
A head punch on the inside from Shield fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Shield fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Shield fails to land.
Shield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shield fails to land.
Neto seems to have got his legs back now.
Neto is looking for a takedown.
Shield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shield lands an elbow inside.
Shield unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Neto! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shield is unloading with more strikes now! Neto drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Shield!