PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut comes to the cage accompanied by We're Not Gonna Take It. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Neut
vs
Gun

189 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balance Neut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neut misses the shot to the body.
Neut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neut ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Neut just misses with a punch to the body.
Neut takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Neut throws the kick towards the body but Gun avoids it.
No joy there for Gun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neut.
Gun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neut looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Neut moved out of range nicely.
Neut needs to keep his hands up - Gun had a free shot at his head there.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Neut is out of range.
A punch combination from Neut misses.
Neut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gun misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Neut throws a head kick that misses
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Neut fails to land with a series of punches.
Gun scores with a jab to the head.
Neut misses with a two punch combination.
Neut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gun throws a poor cross that misses
and Neut counters with a three punch combo that has Gun backing up. Gun nods at Neut to acknowledge the strikes.
Neut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balance Neut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neut throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Neut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neut at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neut. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neut scores with a hook to the body. Gun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neut throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
Neut misses with a series of wild punches.
Neut connects with an inside leg kick.
Neut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neut is looking to wear down Gun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Gun.
A jab from Gun finds it's way through Neut's defenses.
Neut swings for the body but Gun moves out of range.
Gun punishes Neut's body with a nice straight punch.
Neut misses with a body shot.
Gun avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Gun takes a swing at Neut's ribcage but misses.
Gun goes for a double leg but Neut avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neut continues to drive forward.
Gun scores with a shot to the side of Neut's head.
Gun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neut wants a takedown but no success here.
Gun is looking for a takedown.
Balance Neut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machine Gun.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neut has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gun.
Neut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neut.
Gun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Neut slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Neut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick.
Neut ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neut lands with an uppercut that bounces Gun off the cage and back into range.
Neut misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Neut.
Neut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Neut moves away and avoids it.
Neut throws a body kick that misses.
Neut tries to clinch but Gun is having none of it.
Neut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Machine Gun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donk. Gun catches Neut right on the button with a cross.
Gun digs a good hook to Neut's body.
Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gun moves out of range as Neut throws a body kick.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Gun misses with a body shot.
Neut throws a nice looking combination but Gun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gun misses with an uppercut.
Machine Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut misses with a few strikes there.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neut dodges the punch combination from Gun.
Gun lands a jab to Neut's midsection.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neut. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neut throws a head kick that misses.
Balance Neut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
Gun scores with a sloppy right hand. Neut should have avoided that one.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neut.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gun cracks Neut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neut lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gun moves out of range as Neut throws a body kick.
Gun throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun blocks a head kick by Neut.
Gun swats away the attempt to clinch by Neut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gun.
An inside leg kick from Neut misses.
A combination from Gun does no damage.
Gun lands the left hand.
No joy there for Neut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neut is looking to score with low kicks.
Gun scores with a one two! Neut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neut slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun stuns Neut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neut throws a lazy uppercut
and Gun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neut thinking.
Gun blocks the body kick.
Neut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gun misses with a hook. Neut ducked under it nicely.
Neut throws the left hand but Gun avoids the punch easily.
Neut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gun checks a leg kick.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut avoids the body shot from Gun.
Neut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neut tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
Gun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gun scores with a decent looking hook.
Gun slips a jab and a cross from Neut.
A head kick misses from Neut.
Neut misses with a looping left.
A big right from Gun misses.
Neut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neut manages to avoid it.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun with a hook.
A cross from Gun lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun staying out of range there.
Neut misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Gun.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Gun swings for the body but Neut moves out of range.
Neut slips under a jab from Gun.
Gun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neut.
Neut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gun.
Neut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun avoids the head kick by Neut.
Neut blocks a jab.
Neut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gun lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machine Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Neut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
Neut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gun.
Gun shoots in but no luck this time.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Neut.
Neut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gun circles away.
Neut throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Gun lands a slapping body shot.
Neut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gun.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neut takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neut moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gun circles away.
Neut throws a right and a left that Gun avoids nicely.
Neut throws a one two combo.
Gun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neut.
Gun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neut.
Gun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gun digs a good body shot into Neut's ribs.
Neut misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Gun as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neut at a distance.
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Neut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neut misses with the combination.
Gun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neut.
Neut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neut wants to clinch up but Gun keeps it at a distance.
Neut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Sloppy strikes from Gun. Those never looked like landing.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Neut is out of range.
Gun scores with the left hand. Neut knows he should have avoided that one.
Gun lands a nice shot that snaps Neut's head back.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neut. Gun shrugs it off though.
Gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neut takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gun throws a combination that misses
and Neut counters with a left and a right that stings Gun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balance Neut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gun throws a body punch but Neut moves out of range.
Neut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun staying out of range there.
Balance Neut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Neut.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut is looking to score with low kicks.
Neut misses with a series of wild punches.
Gun scores with a punch to the head.
Neut misses with a shot to the body
and Gun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick.
Gun avoids the head kick by Neut.
Neut throws the kick towards the body but Gun avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neut misses with a head kick.
Gun lands with a hook. Neut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machine Gun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neut lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Machine Gun.
Well Gun 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machine Gun!
In his post fight interview, Machine Gun started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.