PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street. Neck has chosen Deep Purple - Bad Attitude as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saint
vs
Neck

183 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

182 cm
32
178 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck checks a low kick from Saint.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.

Neck forces Saint back against the cage and clinches.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neck's elbow.
Saint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neck avoids it.
Saint scores with a knee to the head.
Saint with a knee to the head.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint prevents the takedown attempt.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Neck controls his hands.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Saint manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Neck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Saint.
Neck stalls.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neck's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint blocks an elbow strike.
Saint prevents Neck from breaking the clinch.

Neck pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neck keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Neck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint wants to control from the top but Neck keeps moving.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neck pulls Saint in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saint looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neck throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Neck rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neck tries to pull guard but Saint won't allow it.
Neck tries for a takedown but Saint manages to get underhooks.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Saint tries to work over Neck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neck is trying to pull guard but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Neck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint.
Saint lands an elbow inside.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
Neck is stalling here.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neck.
A knee to the head by Saint.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.

Neck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saint trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saint has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neck controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neck passes Saint's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neck is pressing down on Saint's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint is not content to let Neck control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Neck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neck throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Neck blocks the low kick.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neck.
Neck avoids the body shot from Saint.

Saint closes the distance and clinches.

Neck breaks from the clinch.
Neck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Neck tries a head kick but it misses.

Neck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint is pressed up against the cage. Neck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saint down to the mat. Saint avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neck.
Neck is breathing heavily.
Saint throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neck.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neck.
A good leg kick by Saint.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Saint closes the distance and clinches.
Neck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neck or not.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint crunches a lovely knee into Neck's ribcage.
Saint cracks Neck with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saint lands with a left to the head.
Saint lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neck looking to stall.
The referee calls for Saint to work.
Saint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neck can't get the takedown.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saint digs a right hand underneath Neck's ribcage. Neck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
DaMarcus Saint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saint lands a left hand.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Saint manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saint lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Pencil Neck has been cut.
Neck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neck being controlled against the cage.
Saint throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neck is trying to break the clinch but Saint is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Neck controls the action.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint stops a takedown attempt from Neck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint tries to land a knee to the head but Neck blocks with his arms.
Saint lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neck fails to pull guard.
A short right from Saint on the inside.
Saint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Saint.
Saint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pencil Neck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A good leg kick by Saint.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Neck shoots in.
Neck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint connects with a nice looking jab.
Neck misses with a takedown
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Look low, kick high! Saint uses the oldest trick in the book to send Neck tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Saint is absolutely delighted - when Neck wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaMarcus Saint!