PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class) and Thiago Neves (ranked 625 p4p, 86 weight class). Neves has chosen Emicida - Sorriso Favela as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bjornsson
vs
Neves

174 cm
28
165 lbs
25 - 1 - 0

165 cm
28
158 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Neves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bjornsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Neves's shoulder, as Neves tries to avoid the shot.
Neves tries to clinch but Bjornsson moves away
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Neves wants to clinch but Bjornsson slips to the side
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Neves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsson throwing a counter right hand but Neves manages to avoid it.
Neves tries to clinch up
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Neves moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves tries to pull guard but Bjornsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Neves drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves fails to pull guard.
Neves is trying to pull guard but Bjornsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Litill Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Neves.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Neves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bjornsson walks away with a smile on his face. Neves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bjornsson jabs Neves right on the nose. Neves blinks but takes it well.
Neves closes the distance but Bjornsson moves to the side
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bjornsson lands a right hook to the body.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Neves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves tries to clinch but Bjornsson moves away
and Bjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neves tries to clinch up.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neves was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Neves tries to counter by closing the distance.
Neves wants to clinch up but Bjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Neves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Neves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bjornsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neves manages to avoid it.

Neves has closed the distance and engaged Bjornsson in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson lands with a light punch inside.
Neves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bjornsson to keep the fight standing.
Neves tries to pull guard but Bjornsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Neves drops back down to his feet.

Neves jumps into guard, dragging Bjornsson to the mat.
Bjornsson pushing down on Neves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bjornsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neves keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bjornsson pulls his head out easily.
Neves is looking to improve his position.

Bjornsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Neves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves works his way to full guard. Good work.

Neves working for submissions but it's allowed Bjornsson to get to half guard.
Neves is trying to maintain the position but Bjornsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjornsson controlling the action here.
Neves is looking to control Bjornsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neves avoid being mounted?
Neves felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bjornsson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjornsson works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves is trying to control Bjornsson's posture but Bjornsson avoids it.
Neves gets back to half guard.

Neves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjornsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjornsson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Litill Bjornsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Neves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neves wants to clinch but Bjornsson slips to the side
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thiago Neves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Neves is just out of range.
Bjornsson stuns Neves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neves wants to clinch but Bjornsson slips to the side
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neves wants to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Neves looks to clinch
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson cracks Neves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Neves is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neves closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Neves is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornsson finish him?
Bjornsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bjornsson scores with a counter punch that sends Neves to the canvas! Bjornsson smells blood - he's punishing Neves with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Neves has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
Litill Bjornsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.