PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cold
vs
Messi

185 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neymar Messi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold misses with a wild body shot.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold throws a combination that misses
and Messi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 in the buildup to the fight.
Cold throws a hook to the side of Messi's head but Messi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Messi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cold is just out of range.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Noah Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cold. Those never looked like landing.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Cold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Messi.

Messi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Messi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Messi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Messi throwing shots but Cold is blocking nicely.
Messi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Neymar Messi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Messi misses with a wild combination.
Messi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Messi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cold counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold lands a slapping body shot.
Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cold walks into a jab.
Messi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cold as he jumps to the side.
Cold avoids the body shot from Messi.
Messi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Cold misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Cold misses.
Cold scores with a nice right hand.

Messi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi wants to control from the top but Cold keeps moving.
Messi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Messi trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
Messi is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Neymar Messi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cold throws the left hand but Messi avoids the punch easily.
Cold throws a jab but it's blocked by Messi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold misses with an uppercut
and Messi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cold scores with a jab to the body.

Messi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Messi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cold trying to control but Messi postures up.
Cold is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Messi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left lands for Messi.
Cold with a nice cross.
Cold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Messi.
Cold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Messi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cold to score with a decent uppercut.
Noah Cold is winning the standup battle so far.
Cold works the jab nicely.
Messi just misses with a punch to the body.
Messi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cold.
Cold throws a right hand that misses
and Messi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with a combination
enabling Messi to counter with a crisp jab.
Cold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Messi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Messi.

Messi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cold takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cold wants to control but Messi postures up.
Cold takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Messi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Messi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Messi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Cold's face as Messi controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to control but instead Cold has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Messi seems content to control.
Messi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Messi 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.
Messi controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Messi.
Still in half guard, Messi seems content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Messi lands a nice short elbow.
Messi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Messi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Messi works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi tries to control but Cold wriggling away.
Messi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Messi with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messi throws some wild stikes that Cold manages to avoid easily.
Cold is looking to improve his position but Messi isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messi trying to control but Cold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Messi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cold avoids the body shot from Messi.
A swing and a miss from Cold.
A nice combination there by Cold.
Cold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messi.
Cold connects with a right hand. Messi shakes it off.
Messi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cold lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cold. Messi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cold cracks Messi with a good jab.
Cold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cold misses with a straight right.
Cold misses with a body shot.
Cold misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Cold does it's job there.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cold.
Cold throws a right hand that Messi ducks under and follows up with a left that Messi also avoids with ease.
Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cold rather than just go for the knockout.
Messi misses with a takedown attempt - Cold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noah Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold cracks a nice hook into Messi's ribs.

Cold gets caught napping as Messi dives in and scores a takedown. Cold manages to retain guard.
Messi controlling from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi distracts Cold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Messi looking to pass the guard.
Cold wants to stand up but Messi is controlling him.
Messi won't allow Cold to sweep him here.
Messi throwing strikes from guard but Cold blocks nicely.
Messi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cold tries to get out of the position.
Messi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Messi landing with the ground and pound.
Messi stands and throws Cold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cold wants to control but Messi postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi looking to control but instead Cold has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Neymar Messi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cold is looking for a sweep. Messi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neymar Messi.
I've got Messi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neymar Messi!