PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Neymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerbouchard
vs
Da Neymar

187 cm
20
224 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Namunamu Clothing

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Neymar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Neymar throws a shot from downtown. Kerbouchard moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Da Neymar does no damage.
Da Neymar throws a solid leg kick but Kerbouchard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Da Neymar.
Da Neymar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kerbouchard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Our sources have told us that Kerbouchard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Da Neymar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerbouchard's elbow.
Da Neymar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard can't find room to land a body shot as Da Neymar controls the action.
Kerbouchard landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rafael Da Neymar has been cut.
Da Neymar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerbouchard backwards.
Kerbouchard taking a breather.

Kerbouchard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Da Neymar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Neymar wants to get back to his feet.
Da Neymar trying to control the hands but Kerbouchard won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerbouchard loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Da Neymar hold on?
Da Neymar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kerbouchard.
Da Neymar covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Da Neymar trying to get back to his feet but Kerbouchard is in full control for now.
Kerbouchard lands with a hammerfist to the side of Da Neymar's head.
Kerbouchard has the hooks in. Da Neymar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kerbouchard trying to control.
Da Neymar tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerbouchard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Da Neymar rolls, trying to escape but Kerbouchard keeps control of the position.
Kerbouchard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kerbouchard is looking to control Da Neymar but Da Neymar is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Kerbouchard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kerbouchard is riding his opponent, not letting Da Neymar buck him off.
Da Neymar tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerbouchard is landing with strikes from the back.
Da Neymar is holding onto Kerbouchard's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

Kerbouchard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Da Neymar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kerbouchard scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerbouchard tries to keep control of the position but Da Neymar is staying busy.
Kerbouchard is riding his opponent, not letting Da Neymar buck him off.
I really don't envy Da Neymar right now.
Da Neymar prevents Kerbouchard from getting a body triangle.
Da Neymar is in bad spot here.
Kerbouchard is looking to control Da Neymar but Da Neymar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Da Neymar is trying to get back to his feet but Kerbouchard has full control of the position and if anything, Da Neymar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Da Neymar trying to control the hands but Kerbouchard won't let him.
Kerbouchard has Da Neymar flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kerbouchard looking for the choke but no joy.
Da Neymar wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Neymar is trying to stand back up.
Da Neymar just trying to survive but Kerbouchard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Da Neymar wants to get back to his feet.
Da Neymar is trapped and Kerbouchard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Da Neymar is trying to get back to his feet but Kerbouchard has full control of the position and if anything, Da Neymar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kerbouchard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Neymar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Da Neymar just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerbouchard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Da Neymar misses with a shot to the body

and Kerbouchard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerbouchard prevents a body shot from Da Neymar.
Da Neymar misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard managing to block the knees to the body from Da Neymar.
Kerbouchard keeps control of Da Neymar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerbouchard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kerbouchard.
Da Neymar tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerbouchard avoids the damage to the body.
Kerbouchard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Neymar can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Da Neymar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kerbouchard's brow.
A knee to the head by Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard lands a knee to the body.
Da Neymar is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerbouchard stalling in the clinch.
Kerbouchard connects with a knee to the head.
Da Neymar misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Neymar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Kerbouchard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kerbouchard wants a takedown but no success here.
Kerbouchard working Da Neymar over with knees to the body.

Kerbouchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerbouchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Neymar.
Kerbouchard goes for a double leg but Da Neymar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Da Neymar continues to drive forward.
Da Neymar throws a leg kick but Kerbouchard moved away.
Kerbouchard slips under a jab from Da Neymar.
Kerbouchard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Kerbouchard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Neymar, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Neymar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Neymar misses with a punch to the body.
Kerbouchard goes for a takedown attempt but Da Neymar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Kerbouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Neymar connects with a nice looking jab.
Rafael Da Neymar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Neymar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rafael Da Neymar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerbouchard checks a leg kick.
Da Neymar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerbouchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Neymar.
Kerbouchard slips under a jab.
Da Neymar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerbouchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Neymar.

Kerbouchard rushes Da Neymar and presses him up against the cage.
Kerbouchard blocks a body shot from Da Neymar.

Kerbouchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Neymar tried to score with a low kick but Kerbouchard checks it.
Kerbouchard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Da Neymar manages to circle out of the way.
Da Neymar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Kerbouchard has closed the distance and engaged Da Neymar in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Neymar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerbouchard controls his hands.
Da Neymar throws a head punch that misses.
Da Neymar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Neymar misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerbouchard blocks an uppercut.
Da Neymar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerbouchard blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerbouchard just leaning against Da Neymar, taking a breather.
Da Neymar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kerbouchard lands a knee to the head.
Kerbouchard connects with a knee to the head.
Da Neymar wants to break free but Kerbouchard has control.
Kerbouchard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerbouchard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerbouchard lands an elbow that stopped Da Neymar in his tracks for a moment.
Kerbouchard tries a knee to the head but Da Neymar blocks it.
Da Neymar tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerbouchard avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerbouchard lands an elbow just above Da Neymar 's eye.
Kerbouchard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Neymar has a couple of punches blocked by Kerbouchard.
Da Neymar misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerbouchard.
Da Neymar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kerbouchard lands a knee to the body.
Kerbouchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Neymar is pressed up against the cage. Kerbouchard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Neymar down to the mat. Da Neymar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kerbouchard has closed the distance and engaged Da Neymar in a clinch.
Da Neymar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard crunches a lovely knee into Da Neymar's ribcage.

Kerbouchard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kerbouchard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Neymar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Da Neymar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Neymar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kerbouchard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Da Neymar throws a hook to the side of Kerbouchard's head but Kerbouchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerbouchard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Neymar just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Neymar throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Neymar just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerbouchard is looking to counter the offense by Da Neymar and move into the clinch.

Kerbouchard clinches.
Kerbouchard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Neymar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerbouchard lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Neymar won't want to take too many of those.
Kerbouchard is trying to pull guard but Da Neymar has him pressed against the cage.
Kerbouchard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kerbouchard lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Neymar won't want to take too many of those.
Kerbouchard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Neymar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerbouchard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Neymar's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Neymar.
Kerbouchard prevents a body shot from Da Neymar.
Da Neymar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Neymar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerbouchard fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Kerbouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerbouchard wants a takedown but no success here.
Kerbouchard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Da Neymar gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kerbouchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Neymar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Neymar throws the left hand but Kerbouchard avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Da Neymar.

Kerbouchard has Da Neymar up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Da Neymar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerbouchard scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Neymar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerbouchard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerbouchard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerbouchard obliges.
Kerbouchard is pushing Da Neymar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerbouchard connects with a knee to the head.
Kerbouchard lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerbouchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Neymar's efforts to push away.
Kerbouchard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Neymar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Neymar has a couple of punches blocked by Kerbouchard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Neymar tries to throw a body punch but Kerbouchard avoids it by throwing Da Neymar back against the cage.
Kerbouchard has Da Neymar pressed against the cage, preventing Da Neymar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Neymar has a couple of punches blocked by Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard working Da Neymar over with knees to the body.
Kerbouchard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kerbouchard lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Neymar won't want to take too many of those.
Kerbouchard is trying to pull guard but Da Neymar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kerbouchard landing knees to the body.
Kerbouchard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerbouchard stalling in the clinch.

Kerbouchard breaks from the clinch.
Da Neymar misses the jab.
Da Neymar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Neymar throws a body punch but Kerbouchard moves out of range.
Rafael Da Neymar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kerbouchard.
Da Neymar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerbouchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kerbouchard or perhaps it was just good defense by Da Neymar, which made it look bad.
Da Neymar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerbouchard moves away.
Kerbouchard shoots in looking for a takedown but Da Neymar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kerbouchard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kerbouchard takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Neymar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerbouchard is pushing Da Neymar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerbouchard is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kerbouchard for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Matt Kerbouchard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Neymar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kerbouchard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerbouchard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kerbouchard!