PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiroi Neko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neko's entrance music is Machine Head - Halo. A fine choice. Never Faulter has chosen Fire it up by Modest Mouse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Shiroi Neko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shiroi Neko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Neko
vs
Never Faulter

188 cm
25
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin

FinnFighters Nutrition
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiroi Neko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Never Faulter swings for the body but Neko moves out of range.
Never Faulter throws a sloppy head kick and Neko moves out of range easily.
Never Faulter tries a low kick but Neko avoids it.
Neko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Never Faulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neko manages to avoid it.
Neko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Never Faulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neko moves away.
Never Faulter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neko.
Never Faulter takes one on the button.
Neko fails to land with a series of punches.
Neko lands with a straight right. Never Faulter didn't see that one coming.

Never Faulter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Never Faulter showed some decent athleticism there.
Never Faulter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neko defending well though.
Neko wants to control but Never Faulter is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter is nestled in close to Neko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Never Faulter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Neko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Never Faulter.
Never Faulter wants to pass the guard but Neko is keeping the position.
Neko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Never Faulter trying to control but Neko is working from the bottom.
Never Faulter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Never Faulter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shiroi Neko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neko throws a shot from downtown. Never Faulter moves away and avoids it.
Neko misses the jab.
Neko misses with a hook. Never Faulter ducked under it nicely.
Never Faulter shoots for a takedown but Neko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shiroi Neko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Never Faulter misses with a looping right.
Neko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Never Faulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Neko.
Never Faulter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Never Faulter is looking to land body kicks.
Neko lands a glancing blow to the side of Never Faulter's head.
Never Faulter throws a body punch but Neko moves out of range.
Never Faulter tries to bum rush Neko with a series of wild strikes but Neko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Never Faulter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Neko to the mat! Neko manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neko pulls Never Faulter in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neko 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.
Never Faulter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Never Faulter stopping the sweep attempt from Neko.
Never Faulter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Never Faulter postures up in Neko's guard and throws a big left but Neko blocks it.
Never Faulter landing some decent shots from guard.
Never Faulter missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neko keeping moving, preventing Never Faulter from controlling successfully.

Never Faulter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neko dives on top into guard.
Never Faulter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Never Faulter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neko wants to pass the guard but Never Faulter is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiroi Neko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Never Faulter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Neko is trying to defend but Never Faulter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Never Faulter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Never Faulter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Never Faulter.
Never Faulter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Never Faulter working Neko over with strikes.
Neko trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Neko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko trying to control the position.
Never Faulter thows a big elbow that misses.
Never Faulter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Neko's head.
Never Faulter chips away with some ground and pound.
Never Faulter lands a couple of digs.
Never Faulter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neko working a defensive guard here.
Never Faulter wants to pass the guard but Neko is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neko keeping moving, preventing Never Faulter from controlling successfully.
Neko wants to stand but Never Faulter is controlling the position.
Never Faulter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neko's head.
Never Faulter distracts Neko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Neko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Never Faulter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Never Faulter distracts Neko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Never Faulter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Never Faulter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neko gets back to full guard.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Never Faulter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Never Faulter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter thows a big elbow that misses.
Never Faulter is looking to work some ground and pound but Neko has wrist control.
Never Faulter thows a big elbow that misses.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Never Faulter stands and throws Neko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neko regains half guard.
Never Faulter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Never Faulter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Never Faulter 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!

Neko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Never Faulter.
Neko lands a head kick. Never Faulter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Walter Never Faulter has been cut.
Neko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Never Faulter throws a jab but it's blocked by Neko.
Neko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Never Faulter.
Never Faulter misses with a wild combination.
Neko scores with a hook.
Never Faulter just misses with a punch to the body.

Never Faulter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Never Faulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neko is keeping the position for now.
Never Faulter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neko has Never Faulter pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Never Faulter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Never Faulter, into his guard.
Neko forces his way into half guard.
Neko is trying to control. Never Faulter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Never Faulter wants to control but Neko is keeping busy.
Neko trying to control from Never Faulter's half guard. Never Faulter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Neko working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter pulls Neko in to control the position.
Neko throwing strikes from guard but Never Faulter blocks nicely.
Never Faulter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Never Faulter has a closed guard, preventing Neko from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Never Faulter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Never Faulter is controlling Neko's posture.
Walter Never Faulter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neko is stalling in the full guard.
Neko throws a strike but Never Faulter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Never Faulter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Never Faulter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Never Faulter cracks Neko with a solid left hand.
Never Faulter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Never Faulter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neko dives on top into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Never Faulter is on top in guard.

Never Faulter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neko dives on top into guard.
Neko postures up in Never Faulter's guard and throws a big left but Never Faulter blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiroi Neko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!

Walter Never Faulter wins by unanimous decision!