PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vegeta Breigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mcneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Mcneil is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Breigh
vs
Mcneil

183 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Vegeta Breigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Mcneil!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Breigh closes the distance and clinches.
Breigh has Mcneil pushed against the cage.
Breigh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcneil's defenses.
Mcneil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Breigh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcneil tries to pull guard but Breigh holds him up against the cage and eventually Mcneil drops back down to his feet.

Breigh breaks the clinch.
Mcneil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Breigh tries to clinch up.
Mcneil missing with a left hand there. Breigh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Breigh.
Mcneil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mcneil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Breigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcneil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcneil throws a series of punches but Breigh avoids them all with ease.
Mcneil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcneil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Breigh slips a jab and a cross from Mcneil.
Mcneil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Breigh to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Breigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Breigh throws a right hand that misses

and Mcneil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Breigh drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Breigh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Breigh is looking to take a break and control but Mcneil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Breigh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Breigh content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breigh with the ground and pound but Mcneil uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breigh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breigh throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcneil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breigh.
Mcneil looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcneil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breigh passes into half guard.
Breigh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mcneil has his hands clasped together around Breigh's back. He's all about the action.
Mcneil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breigh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcneil defending well though.
Mcneil keeping hold of Breigh's head, controlling as best he can.
Breigh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcneil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breigh prevents Mcneil from standing back up.
Mcneil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breigh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Breigh is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcneil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Breigh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Breigh tries to control but Mcneil wriggling away.
Breigh 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breigh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Breigh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Breigh 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.

A clash of legs there as Breigh blocks the low kick.
Mcneil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Mcneil.
Breigh tries to bum rush Mcneil with a series of wild strikes but Mcneil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Breigh tries to clinch but Mcneil moves out of range.
Mcneil misses with a combination
and Mcneil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Breigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcneil.
Breigh drops his hands momentarily and Mcneil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcneil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil looks to land a combination but Breigh avoids it well.
Mcneil is breathing heavily.
Breigh cracks Mcneil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Mcneil misses.
Breigh misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Breigh, right into the meat.
Mcneil avoids the head kick by Breigh.
Sloppy strikes from Mcneil. Those never looked like landing.
Mcneil swings for the body but Breigh moves out of range.
Mcneil throws a nice looking combination but Breigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mcneil tries to keep at a distance but Breigh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcneil is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Breigh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breigh lands a nice elbow.

Breigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcneil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcneil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Breigh stuns Mcneil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breigh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcneil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Breigh.
Nice body punch from Breigh.
Breigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breigh scores with a head kick. Mcneil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jack Mcneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breigh connects with an inside leg kick.
Breigh scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breigh throws a right and a left that Mcneil avoids nicely.
Breigh scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack Mcneil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breigh lands a right hook to the body.
Mcneil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breigh with a nice cross.
Breigh throws a right hand that Mcneil ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcneil also avoids with ease.
Mcneil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breigh fails with the takedown.
Mcneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Breigh lands with a cross.
Breigh misses with a two punch combination.
Mcneil throws a series of punches but Breigh moves out of range.
Breigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Breigh scores with a one two! Mcneil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breigh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcneil looks to land a combination but Breigh avoids it well.
Breigh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Breigh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Mcneil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcneil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breigh counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcneil takes a swing at Breigh's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Mcneil.
Breigh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcneil avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcneil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breigh manages to avoid it.
Breigh is looking to clinch.
Mcneil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breigh cracks the inside of Mcneil's front leg.

Breigh gets a clinch.
Mcneil is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Breigh to keep the fight standing.
Mcneil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Breigh walks away with a smile on his face. Mcneil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcneil throws an off balance right hand
and Breigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mcneil's knee momentarily.
Breigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Breigh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcneil eats them both and turns towards Breigh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Breigh scores with a jab to the body.
Breigh shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcneil sprawls well. He's pushed Breigh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mcneil tries to move into range but Breigh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Mcneil misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Breigh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vegeta Breigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breigh tries to bum rush Mcneil with a series of wild strikes but Mcneil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegeta Breigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Breigh lands a slapping body shot.
Breigh lands a nice looking body shot.
Breigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Breigh tries to land a leg kick but Mcneil saw it coming and moves away.
Mcneil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcneil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Breigh missing with a left hand there. Mcneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Breigh scores with a nice right hand.
Mcneil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcneil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcneil avoids the body shot from Breigh.
Mcneil drops his hands momentarily and Breigh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcneil moves away from the strike by Breigh.
Breigh throws an off balance right hand
and Mcneil counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcneil misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Mcneil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breigh throws a sloppy head kick and Mcneil moves out of range easily.
Breigh scores with the left hand. Mcneil knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcneil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breigh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Breigh is looking to clinch but Mcneil is avoiding it.
Breigh missing with a left hand there. Mcneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcneil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcneil's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Breigh clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Breigh scores with a shot to the body.
Mcneil swinging wildly here.
Mcneil moves out of range as Breigh strikes.
Mcneil moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcneil throws a leg kick that misses.
Breigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Mcneil catches Breigh right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Breigh, right into the meat.
Breigh misses with a low kick as Mcneil jumps back.
Mcneil is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mcneil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil is looking to clinch but Breigh is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Breigh.

Breigh clinches up against the cage.
Breigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Breigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Breigh.
Breigh lands a knee to the head.

Breigh successfully pulls guard.
Breigh trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcneil trying to control but Breigh is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Breigh is pulling down on Mcneil's head to control his posture.
Breigh 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vegeta Breigh.
Breigh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcneil defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breigh lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcneil fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Breigh. That's going to slow Mcneil down.
Mcneil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mcneil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mcneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breigh moves away.
Breigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcneil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Breigh pinned against the cage. Breigh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcneil off the cage and back into range.
Breigh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcneil's calf.
Mcneil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcneil wants it to stay on the feet.
Breigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcneil.
Breigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mcneil is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Breigh rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breigh misses with a kick to the body.
Mcneil throws the left hand but Breigh avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Breigh had his way with Jack Mcneil in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mcneil throws an off balance right hand
and Breigh counters with a low kick, right behind Mcneil 's knee.
Mcneil avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Mcneil.
Mcneil misses with a double jab.
Mcneil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Breigh.
Mcneil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Breigh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Mcneil is predictable there

and Breigh counters by clinching up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Breigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Breigh takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Breigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breigh.
Breigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcneil.
Mcneil tries to score with a low kick but Breigh moves his leg out of the way.
Breigh circles away from the clinch attempt.

Breigh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Breigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcneil lands with a nice combination. Breigh backs away looking to recover.
Mcneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breigh.
Breigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Breigh wants to clinch up but Mcneil keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Mcneil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcneil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breigh tries to clinch but Mcneil is having none of it.
Mcneil misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breigh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Breigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcneil moves away.
Mcneil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breigh counters with a nice uppercut.
Breigh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcneil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Breigh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Breigh tries to clinch but Mcneil moves out of range.
Mcneil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Breigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Breigh just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breigh feints a jab promting Mcneil to slip. Breigh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcneil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mcneil.
Vegeta Breigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Breigh tries to clinch but Mcneil moves out of range.
Mcneil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Breigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mcneil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcneil misses with a combination
and Breigh counters with a thumping low kick.
Jack Mcneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcneil can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcneil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcneil wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vegeta Breigh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breigh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vegeta Breigh!