PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Wiwatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neville has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neville
vs
Wiwatowski

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

183 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrzej Wiwatowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville is looking to clinch but Wiwatowski is avoiding it.
Wiwatowski has a takedown stuffed.
Wiwatowski stuns Neville with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neville is breathing heavily.
Neville throws a leg kick
enabling Wiwatowski to counter with a crisp jab.

Wiwatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiwatowski's brow.
Wiwatowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neville is defending well for now.
Wiwatowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neville walks away with a smile on his face. Wiwatowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neville looks to clinch
and Wiwatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Neville 's knee.
A jab from Wiwatowski does it's job there.
A combination from Wiwatowski does no damage.

Wiwatowski moves into the clinch.
Wiwatowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Neville gets an underhook and turns Wiwatowski into the cage.
Wiwatowski is trying to drag Neville to the mat but Neville just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robert Neville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wiwatowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiwatowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Neville controls his hands.

Wiwatowski pulls guard.
Neville postures up.
Neville being controlled here momentarily.

That's two 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrzej Wiwatowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Neville as Wiwatowski shoots in.

Wiwatowski shoots in and bounces Neville off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiwatowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Neville's head.
Wiwatowski lands a couple of elbows.
Wiwatowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiwatowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wiwatowski stops Neville from standing up.
Wiwatowski forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski wants to control but Neville is keeping him busy.
Wiwatowski passes to full mount!
Wiwatowski working Neville over with strikes here.
Wiwatowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Neville looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiwatowski cracks Neville with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neville?
Wiwatowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wiwatowski avoids the attempt from Neville to control.
Wiwatowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiwatowski raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Wiwatowski dominated that round.
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.

Wiwatowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neville defends it nicely.

Wiwatowski clinches.
Wiwatowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neville prevents it.
Neville looking to throw knees to the head but Wiwatowski is blocking nicely.
Wiwatowski trying to stall but Neville improves his position.
Wiwatowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neville walks away with a smile on his face. Wiwatowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robert Neville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wiwatowski.
Wiwatowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wiwatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiwatowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Neville as Wiwatowski shoots in.

Wiwatowski moves into the clinch.

Wiwatowski pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wiwatowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wiwatowski lands a couple of digs.
Neville knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiwatowski on the ground.
Neville has momentary wrist control but Wiwatowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Wiwatowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neville has momentary wrist control but Wiwatowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Wiwatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Neville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiwatowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neville's head.
Wiwatowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Neville wants to improve his position but instead Wiwatowski has moved into half guard.
Wiwatowski moves into full mount! Neville won't be happy about that!
Wiwatowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wiwatowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Neville working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Neville takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wiwatowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Wiwatowski lands a big elbow.
Neville is bucking up trying to escape but Wiwatowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wiwatowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wiwatowski lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Neville can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Neville taking shots to the head.
Wiwatowski raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Neville that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiwatowski scoring with strikes but Neville is staying in there.
Neville tries to hold on but Wiwatowski postures up.
Wiwatowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiwatowski with shots to the head and body - Neville looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Wiwatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wiwatowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Wiwatowski gets a clinch.
Neville avoiding damage as Wiwatowski throws knees to the body.
Wiwatowski trying to control the position but instead, Neville has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiwatowski into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Wiwatowski has Neville pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Neville manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiwatowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiwatowski wants to stall.
Wiwatowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neville smiles and moves away.
Neville tries to clinch there but Wiwatowski circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiwatowski tries to land a front kick but Neville steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Wiwatowski closes the distance and clinches.
Wiwatowski tries to throw a body punch but Neville avoids it by throwing Wiwatowski back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiwatowski.
Wiwatowski is working for takedown but Neville is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert Neville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wiwatowski.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Wiwatowski in his tracks for a moment.
Neville is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiwatowski gets an underhook and turns Neville into the cage.
Wiwatowski misses with some punches.
Wiwatowski tries to work over Neville's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiwatowski looking to throw knees to the head but Neville is blocking nicely.

Wiwatowski gets control of Neville's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wiwatowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wiwatowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neville wants to stand but Wiwatowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two 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.
Wiwatowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wiwatowski is trying to control. Neville wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neville is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wiwatowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wiwatowski working Neville over with strikes.
Wiwatowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wiwatowski is looking to take a break and control but Neville is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neville on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neville tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville is looking to escape.
Wiwatowski wants to take a breather but Neville is having none of it.
Wiwatowski winds up and cracks Neville with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wiwatowski lands a nice short elbow.
Wiwatowski slips a nice elbow through Neville's hands, connecting with Neville's forehead.
Wiwatowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wiwatowski drops an elbow to the side of Neville's head.
Wiwatowski stops Neville from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiwatowski is keen to just control but Neville is a slippery customer.
Wiwatowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wiwatowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wiwatowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee warns Neville that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wiwatowski unloading with bombs!
Wiwatowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Neville's face.
Robert Neville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrzej Wiwatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiwatowski looking to finish Neville with some ground and pound. This is bad for Neville!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Wiwatowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiwatowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Wiwatowski!