PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bell
vs
Junior

184 cm
20
166 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

181 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Junior darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Junior defends well and Bell ends up having to push Junior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Junior feints a jab promting Bell to slip. Junior then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Bell's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior lands a jab to Bell's midsection.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell fails with the takedown.
And Junior tries to counter it with a takedown but Bell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Bell misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.

Bell moves into the clinch successfully.
Junior lands an uppercut.
Junior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bell.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bell tries to pull guard but Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Bell drops back down to his feet.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Junior stalling in the clinch but Bell improves position.
Junior lands an uppercut.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Junior.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Bell tries to pull guard but Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Bell drops back down to his feet.
Bell tries to pull guard but Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Bell drops back down to his feet.
Bell can't get the takedown.

Junior breaks from the clinch.

Bell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Junior tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Junior gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell jumps guard but Junior stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Junior lands with a right to the head.
Junior digs a right hand into Bell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bell's gas tank.
Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Bell is controlling him.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Bell has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Junior.
Junior gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bell.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to score a body lock takedown but Junior shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bell is working for takedown but Junior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior tries to break the clinch but Bell is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Junior.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior is pressed up against the cage. Bell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Junior down to the mat. Junior avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Junior throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Junior throws a series of strikes that have Bell backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donk. Junior catches Bell right on the button with a cross.

Bell moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Junior is pressed up against the cage. Bell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Junior down to the mat. Junior avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Junior lands with a straight right. Bell didn't see that one coming.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior lunges at Bell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bell's hand.
David Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bell drives through and clinches with Junior against the cage.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Junior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Junior uses from the top position.

Bell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Junior off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Junior closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Bell is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bell goes down and covers up as Junior starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neymar Junior!