PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Neckpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Savolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neckpunch
vs
Savolas

183 cm
19
181 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

188 cm
19
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Renegade Extreme Fightwear
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Neckpunch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Savolas!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savolas fails with the takedown.
Savolas shoots in but Neckpunch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neckpunch just misses with a punch to the body.

Neckpunch 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.
Savolas keeping moving, preventing Neckpunch from controlling successfully.
Savolas wants to sweep here but Neckpunch controlling him for the moment.
Savolas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neckpunch lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Savolas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Savolas ducks right into an uppercut from Neckpunch.

Savolas is rocked!
Neckpunch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savolas is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckpunch finish him?
A choreographed right hand from Neckpunch misses the target.

Neckpunch moves into the clinch.
Savolas seems to have recovered his senses.
Neckpunch tries to pull guard but Savolas won't allow it.
Savolas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Neckpunch has Savolas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Neckpunch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Savolas tumbling to the mat - Neckpunch dives into Savolas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neckpunch stops Savolas from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neckpunch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neckpunch preventing the sweep.
Savolas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Neckpunch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neckpunch 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.
Savolas pushes Neckpunch off looking to stand but Neckpunch dives back in and keeps control.
Neckpunch tries to pass to full mount but Savolas defends it.
Neckpunch stops Savolas from getting back to his feet.
Savolas looks gassed!
Savolas is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Savolas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neckpunch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neckpunch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savolas sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckpunch lands with a nice body punch.
Neckpunch throws a monster overhand right that drops Savolas! Neckpunch follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Neckpunch!
Sam Neckpunch retains his middleweight title!