PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 506 p4p, 67 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 2229 p4p, 252 weight class). The Show comes into a darkened arena with his song building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktV-Q52CO4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy The Show acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Neuer
vs
The Show

199 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

OLIMPO
Urban Fighter

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show misses with an uppercut. Neuer saw that one coming.
The Show moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.
The Show misses with a straight right.
The Show looks to score with a jab to the body but Neuer is just out of range.
Neuer attempts a counter takedown but The Show avoids it well and moves away.

Neuer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Neuer swings around for an armbar but The Show sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Neuer's guard.
The Show won't allow Neuer to sweep him here.
The Show lands a couple of elbows.
The Show trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Show wants to control from the top but Neuer keeps moving.
The Show's corner is telling him to maintain position.
I've been told that The Show has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show is continuing to stall.
Neuer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Neuer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Neuer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neuer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Show avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neuer postures up.
The Show tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neuer tries to free his leg and advance position but The Show is retaining full guard.
The Show looking for a sweep. Not yet The Show, not yet.
The Show controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neuer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Show tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neuer postures up in The Show's guard and throws a big left but The Show blocks it.
Neuer tries to free his leg and advance position but The Show is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer preventing the sweep.
Neuer throwing strikes but missing.
The Show is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neuer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Show is trying to control the position but Neuer postures up.

Neuer drops back looking for a leg! The Show is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Show manages to kick Neuer off! Neuer jumps back into The Show's guard.
Neuer throws a big elbow that misses.
Neuer preventing the sweep.
Neuer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Show keeping full guard, as Neuer tries to pass.
The Show managing to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neuer fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Show! But no joy.
Neuer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randy The Show is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Neuer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Show managing to block the knees to the body from Neuer.
Neuer blocking some punches.
The Show lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The Show pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neuer slips a jab from The Show.
The Show throws out a loose jab but Neuer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neuer feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Show dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer'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.

Neuer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Show.
The Show comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neuer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Show throws a right hand that Neuer ducks under and follows up with a left that Neuer also avoids with ease.
The Show throws a body shot but no joy.
The Show thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show looks to land a left hand but Neuer moved out of range nicely.
Neuer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Show looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neuer.

The Show rushes Neuer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Show swings wildly with an uppercut but Neuer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Show has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Show is defending well against a takedown attempt.

The Show breaks from the clinch.
Neuer takes one to the chin there.
The Show looks to throw the jab but Neuer is out of range.
Neuer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Neuer drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Show wants to stand and escape but Neuer is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show seems keen to control Neuer's posture.
Neuer 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.
The Show looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neuer is one step ahead there.
The Show keeping full guard, as Neuer tries to pass.
Neuer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Show is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Show working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neuer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neuer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Show pulls Neuer in close to prevent any damage.
Neuer preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer tries to free his leg and advance position but The Show is retaining full guard.
The Show wants to sweep but no luck.
The Show is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neuer wants to pass the guard but The Show is keeping the position.
The Show looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neuer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Neuer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neuer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Show is keeping the position for now.
Neuer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neuer looking to pass the guard.
The Show wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neuer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Show wants to sweep but no luck.
Manuel Neuer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Show keeps trying to improve his position.

Neuer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neuer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neuer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Show wants to sweep here but Neuer controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Show has his hands on Neuer's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Show showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Show connects with a right hand. Neuer shakes it off.
The Show misses with a series of wild punches.
Neuer attempts a counter takedown but The Show avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Show rushes Neuer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by The Show.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neuer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Show fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The Show takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neuer.
The Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Neuer.
Neuer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Show fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Show clinches up with Neuer and pushes him back against the cage.
Randy The Show is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is trying to drag The Show to the mat but The Show just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neuer looking for a takedown.

Neuer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neuer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Show must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Show is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Show trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Show is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Neuer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Show showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Show avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Neuer has his foot on The Show's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Show works his way back into a safe position though.

The Show avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Show is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Neuer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Show controlling from the top position.

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.
Let's hope that The Show has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neuer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Show tries to avoid it but Neuer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Show to the ground. The Show escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neuer slips under a jab from The Show.
Neuer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neuer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Show.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy The Show comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Show winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy The Show!
Randy The Show was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.