PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Neil enters the cage!

Marks
vs
Neil

175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Neil!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil throws a combination. Marks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marks avoids the body shot from Neil.
Neil connects with a crisp jab.
Marks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Neil. Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil scores with a jab to the body.
Neil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Marks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Neil did well to prevent Marks getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marks.
Marks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neil defending well though.
Neil is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neil regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks thows a big elbow that misses.
Marks is looking to stand up but Neil won't let him.
Marks preventing the sweep.
Marks trying to control but Neil is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neil scores with a punch to the head.
Neil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neil throws a push kick but Marks slaps the foot to one side.
Marks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Neil gets a clinch.
Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Neil on the inside.

Neil breaks from the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Neil. Beautiful body shot.
Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marks doesn't seem bothered though.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Neil has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks wants a takedown.
Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neil lands an uppercut.
Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Neil lands a left hand.
Marks takes a shot to the head.
Neil lands a hook that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markss head.
Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands a left hand.
Neil lands an elbow just above Marks 's eye.
Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
A short right from Neil on the inside.
A body shot lands from Neil.

Neil breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Neil.
A right-left combo lands from Neil.
Nice jab there from Neil.
Neil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
No joy there for Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Marks seems unphased.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Neil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Neil.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.

Marks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Neil dominated that round.
That's time! Marks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marks shoots in for a takedown but Neil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neil lands a jab to the nose.
Neil throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Neil cracks Marks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neil.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
Marks swats away the attempt to clinch by Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neil.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neil connects with a crisp jab.
Marks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marks.
Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neil.
Tim Marks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neil is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neil, as that shot connected.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with the combination.
Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.

Marks shoots in and bounces Neil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Marks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Neil rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marks's guard! Nice work there by Neil!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is trying to control the position but Neil postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neil throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Neil throws a leg kick that misses.

Marks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Neil sprawls well initially but Marks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neil is staying active underneath Marks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neil desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Marks is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marks manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marks is on top in guard.
Marks throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Marks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marks prevents Neil from getting back to his feet.
Marks postures up in Neil's guard and throws a big left but Neil blocks it.
Marks wants to pass the guard but Neil is keeping the position.
Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marks.
Marks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marks wants to control from the top but Neil keeps moving.
Marks 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Neil clinches.
Neil lands a damaging elbow.
Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neil keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neil lands a shoulder strike.
Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neil lands with a light punch inside.
Marks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Neil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neil stalks Marks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marks's face. Marks staggers backwards, shaken.
Marks takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neil lands with an overhand left.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks shoots in but Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks.
Neil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neil avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neil 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Neil!