PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Neilberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dayman Remix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Neilberg

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs
Hellbent, Inc.

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Day Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Neilberg!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Neilberg does no damage.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neilberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Neilberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Neilberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neilberg manages to end up in side control.
Man is trying to control Neilberg's posture but Neilberg avoids it.
Man is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neilberg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Man tries to bench press Neilberg off him but Neilberg keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neilberg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Neilberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Neilberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neilberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neilberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neilberg!
Neilberg lands with a right hand.
Neilberg cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man shoots in but Neilberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man wants to clinch up but Neilberg keeps it at a distance.
Mark Neilberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Neilberg.
Neilberg tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Man gets caught flat footed, as Neilberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Neilberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Neilberg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Neilberg content just to control the position here.
Man squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neilberg controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Neilberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neilberg swinging wilding here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neilberg throws a one two combo.

It looks like Day Man has been cut.
Neilberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neilberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Neilberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neilberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neilberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neilberg scores with a nice head shot.
Neilberg wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Mark Neilberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man is looking to clinch.
Neilberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Neilberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Day Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Neilberg.
Neilberg misses the shot to the body.
Neilberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Neilberg has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neilberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neilberg as Man tries to tie him up.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man looking for a takedown.
Neilberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man prevents Neilberg from breaking the clinch.

Man is fighting off a takedown attempt but Neilberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Man to the mat. Man regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Man working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.

Neilberg gets to his feet. Man looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A cross from Neilberg lands.
Nice body punch from Neilberg.
Neilberg throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Neilberg misses with a takedown

and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neilberg is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to stand but Neilberg has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Man throws a strike but Neilberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four 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.

Neilberg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Man off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Neilberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neilberg controls the position from side control.
Neilberg working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Neilberg wants to clinch

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Neilberg can't break the clinch.
Neilberg working hard to break the clinch.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Neilberg gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neilberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neilberg working hard to break the clinch.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Neilberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Day Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neilberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neilberg managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man keeps control of Neilberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neilberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.

Neilberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neilberg manages to end up in side control.
Man wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Neilberg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Man to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Neilberg feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Neilberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Neilberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neilberg stopping the sweep attempt from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neilberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neilberg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.
Neilberg stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man wants to stand but Neilberg is controlling the position.
Mark Neilberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling Neilberg's posture.
Neilberg prevents Man from getting back to his feet.

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.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neilberg controls the pace.
Mark Neilberg has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neilberg stands and steps away. Man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neilberg.

Man pushes Neilberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Neilberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man is trying to drag Neilberg to the mat but Neilberg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Neilberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neilberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Day Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neilberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Neilberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neilberg 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Neilberg!