PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes to the cage accompanied by Cracker - Low. Daedalus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spartacus Soundtrack. Quintus Daedalus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Neely
vs
Daedalus

195 cm
34
275 lbs
35 - 19 - 0

189 cm
37
278 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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SP Ultimate Nutrition

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quintus Daedalus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neely paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Daedalus closes the distance and clinches.
Daedalus can't find room to land a body shot as Neely controls the action.
A body shot lands from Neely.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daedalus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neely just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neely lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daedalus backwards.

It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
Neely tries to throw a body punch but Daedalus avoids it by throwing Neely back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Neely.
I was talking to Neely's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neely has a couple of punches blocked by Daedalus.
Daedalus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Neely gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daedalus blocks a body shot from Neely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely swings wildly with an uppercut but Daedalus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neely tries a body shot but Daedalus blocks it.
Neely works on Daedalus's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Neely.
Neely lands a nice shot to the body.
Daedalus looks winded!
Neely tries a body shot but Daedalus blocks it.
Neely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daedalus struggles to land a body shot inside as Neely controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neely.
Neely scores with a shoulder strike.
Daedalus has had enough of the clinch but Neely keeps him there for the moment.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely lands a nice uppercut.
Daedalus stalling against the cage.
Daedalus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Neely after a bit of a struggle.
Jack Neely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintus Daedalus.
Daedalus blocks a body shot from Neely.
A nice left hand lands by Neely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus takes a shot to the head.
Neely lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Neely.
Neely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daedalus misses with the head strike.
Neely throws a head punch that misses.
Neely misses with a punch to the body.
Neely gets through Daedalus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neely.
Neely misses with a body punch.
Neely digs a right hand into Daedalus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daedalus's gas tank.
Neely lands a shoulder strike.
Neely tries a body shot but Daedalus blocks it.
Daedalus blocks a body shot from Neely.
Neely can't find room to land a body shot as Daedalus controls the action.
Neely misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus jumps guard but Neely turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neely.
Daedalus jumps guard but Neely stands there with Daedalus around his waist. Daedalus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daedalus trying to land knees to the body.
Neely is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neely is pressed up against the cage. Daedalus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neely down to the mat. Neely avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daedalus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neely's waist but Neely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daedalus off to one side.
Neely lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neely lands with a kick to the temple. Daedalus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daedalus needs to keep his hands up - Neely had a free shot at his head there.
Neely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daedalus defends it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Neely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daedalus doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Quintus Daedalus's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daedalus is defended easily by Neely.
Neely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neely pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neely throws a right and a left that Daedalus avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daedalus defends it nicely.

Neely clinches up with Daedalus and pushes him back against the cage.
Neely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neely misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Neely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Neely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daedalus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daedalus blocks a head kick by Neely.
Neely thuds his right hand into Daedalus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack Neely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neely looks for a takedown but Daedalus sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neely.
Daedalus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daedalus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Daedalus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neely misses with the body kick
and Daedalus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely looks to score with a jab to the body but Daedalus is just out of range.
Neely with a poor takedown
and Daedalus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daedalus is looking to clinch.
Neely wants to clinch

and Daedalus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daedalus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daedalus wants to control but Neely is keeping him busy.
Daedalus prevents Neely from improving his position.
Neely wants to control but Daedalus is keeping busy.
It looks like Daedalus is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daedalus tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Neely wants to clinch up but Daedalus keeps it at a distance.
Jack Neely is winning the standup battle so far.

Neely closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daedalus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daedalus can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daedalus tries for a takedown but Neely manages to get underhooks.
Daedalus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neely lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neely.
Daedalus wants a takedown.
Neely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neely digs a right hand underneath Daedalus's ribcage. Daedalus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daedalus is breathing heavily.
Neely struggles to land a body shot inside as Daedalus controls his hands.
Neely lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The cut above Quintus Daedalus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Neely - that landed with a thud.
Neely lands with a short shot to the head.
Neely lands a shot to the body.
Neely lands with a left to the head.
Neely lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely lands a hook that snaps the head of Daedalus backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neely.
Neely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neely lands with a right to the head.
Neely lands a nice uppercut.
Neely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neely works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Neely.
Neely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neely tries to throw a body punch but Daedalus avoids it by throwing Neely back against the cage.
Daedalus is looking to control Neely's arms but Neely gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daedalus has his back to the cage.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely pushes Daedalus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Neely dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daedalus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daedalus blocks an uppercut.
Jack Neely has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daedalus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neely tries a body shot but Daedalus blocks it.
Daedalus prevents a body shot from Neely.
Neely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daedalus's elbow.
Daedalus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neely walks away with a smile on his face. Daedalus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quintus Daedalus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daedalus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neely's waist but Neely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daedalus off to one side.
Jack Neely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintus Daedalus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely is looking to slow Daedalus down with leg kicks.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Neely enables Daedalus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Neely manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Neely is controlling Daedalus's posture.
Daedalus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daedalus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neely swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely managing to control the position.
Neely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daedalus manages to get himself to full guard.

Daedalus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neely connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daedalus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daedalus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Daedalus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neely is keeping the position for now.
Neely seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Neely trying to keep a closed guard but Daedalus is proving a slippery customer.
Quintus Daedalus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely has Daedalus pulled in close to control his posture.
Neely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neely keeping moving, preventing Daedalus from controlling successfully.

Daedalus has gone for a leg lock! Neely slips out almost immediately though and dives into Daedalus's guard.

Jack Neely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neely sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daedalus is trying to escape the position but Neely is controlling the position.
Neely wants to control but Daedalus is keeping him busy.
Daedalus tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daedalus tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Neely trying to control the position but Daedalus is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Neely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neely, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Neely!
Jack Neely managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Museum of Monsters & Madmen, into his post fight interview.