PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kodee Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neely
vs
Daniels

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kodee Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neely doesn't seem bothered though.
Neely on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neely dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neely misses with an uppercut.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neely misses with the combination.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Neely avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels digs a good hook to Neely's body.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Rob Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels clobbers Neely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rob Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Neely is rocked!
Daniels stuns Neely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Neely moved out of range nicely.
Neely takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Neely is out of range.
Neely looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neely shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Neely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Neely or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodee Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Neely is looking to clinch.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.

Neely drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Neely stalling in the clinch.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neely goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Neely should have avoided that one.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Neely had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Neely looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Neely. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Neely shoots in and bounces Daniels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely being controlled here momentarily.
Neely wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Neely is proving a slippery customer.
Neely looking to pass the guard.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Neely is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Neely.

Neely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Neely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Neely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neely somewhat.
Daniels 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.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Rob Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Neely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neely walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neely drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Neely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Neely seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels pulls Neely in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neely wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Neely throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two 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.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neely fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neely thows a left - swing and a miss!

Neely shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Neely there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Neely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Daniels has worked his arm free - good work by Daniels!
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Neely.
Neely creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.
Daniels is not content to let Neely control the position.
Neely creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniels defends it nicely.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Neely gets a takedown into half guard.
Neely 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.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neely is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neely thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kodee Neely will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Daniels looks to land a combination but Neely avoids it well.
Neely misses with a hook.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Neely on that attempt.
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neely doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniels misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Neely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neely.
Neely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Neely shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Neely was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels wants to control but Neely is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Neely throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Neely wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Neely isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Neely's attempts to control the action.
Neely throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Neely misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Neely looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Neely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neely is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Kodee Neely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels won't allow Neely to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neely at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Neely.
Daniels is looking to regain half guard here but Neely keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels holds on to Neely's head and controls the position momentarily.
Neely tries to move into full mount but can't pass Daniels's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels keeping his opponent close.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kodee Neely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neely 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kodee Neely!