PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Filter-Hey Man Nice Shot. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Morgan
vs
Neer

179 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dax Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neer's waist but Neer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Neer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Neer's head back.

Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Neer in a clinch.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Neer jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Neer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan gets control of Neer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morgan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morgan looking to control.

Neer drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Neer off! Neer jumps back into Morgan's guard.

Neer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neer, into his guard.
Neer wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neer keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Neer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.

Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer swinging wildly here.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Neer sprawls well.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Neer counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Neer shows good takedown defense.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neer counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neer tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dax Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Neer.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Neer counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Neer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dax Morgan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Neer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Neer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Neer.

Morgan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Neer quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer wants to get back to his feet.

Neer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Neer.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neer counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neer misses with a wild combination.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Neer, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Neer against the cage but Neer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Neer misses with a wild combination.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Josh Neer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neer tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Neer keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Neer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neer as he avoids it easily.
Neer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neer stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neer throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neer swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Neer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Neer circles away.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neer sprawls well. Neer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Neer circles away easily
and Neer counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Neer avoids nicely.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neer misses with a double jab.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neer throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Neer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer swinging wildly here.
Neer scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Neer. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Neer checks it.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neer moves out of range of the body kick.
Neer looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Neer misses with the combination.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Neer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neer.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neer swivels and escapes.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Neer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morgan back to the cage. Neer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morgan back to the cage. Neer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Neer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Neer!
Our winner, Josh Neer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.