PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Riders On the Storm. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Amagov
vs
Neal

188 cm
24
167 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

168 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Mohito Fightwear

Arcticus University: London

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adlan Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Neal!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Neal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Amagov tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Neal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neal lunges at Amagov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amagov's hand.

It looks like Adlan Amagov has been cut.

Amagov gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neal.
Amagov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Amagov jumps guard but Neal stands there with Amagov around his waist. Amagov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Amagov.

Amagov pulls Neal into guard.
Amagov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amagov tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neal is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amagov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Neal throws a good cross that connects.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
Neal misses the jab.
Nice cross by Neal.

Amagov has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal wants to break free but Amagov has control.
Neal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amagov.
Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Amagov controls the action.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Amagov jumps into guard, dragging Neal to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Amagov scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws the left hand but Amagov avoids the punch easily.
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amagov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Amagov clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Amagov fails to pull guard.
Amagov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amagov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neal just stands there and leans against the cage.
I was talking to Amagov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adlan Amagov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Amagov fails to land.
Neal blocking some punches.

Amagov pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neal wants to stand but Amagov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Neal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Amagov, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a hook but Amagov avoids it easily.
Amagov wants to clinch.
Neal throws out a counter right but Amagov avoids it with no problem.
Amagov wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Neal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amagov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neal to score with a decent uppercut.
Neal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amagov is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Neal throws the left hand but Amagov avoids the punch easily.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal misses with a series of wild punches.
Amagov throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amagov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal misses with a right hand
and Amagov counters with a left to the body.

Amagov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amagov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal swinging wildly here.
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!
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Amagov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neal misses with a looping left.

Neal tries to keep at a distance but Amagov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amagov lands a shoulder strike.
Amagov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal lands a body punch.
Neal wants to get back to striking at distance but Amagov won't allow it.
Neal misses with some punches.
Amagov misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adlan Amagov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adlan Amagov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Neal lands a nice shot to the body.
Amagov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal tests Amagov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amagov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal misses with a hook. Amagov ducked under it nicely.

Amagov moves into the clinch.
Amagov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Amagov.

Neal breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Amagov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Neal misses.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
Neal misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Amagov is just out of range.
Neal misses with an uppercut. Amagov saw that one coming.
Neal swings for the body but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov doesn't manage to clinch there - Neal circles away.
Neal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Amagov counter with a right hand.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Neal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal swinging wildly here.
Amagov tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Amagov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Amagov to counter with a crisp jab.
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amagov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Neal misses the target.
Amagov half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amagov avoids the body shot from Neal.
As Neal looks to move away, Amagov throws a big counter combo bu Neal just gets out of the way.
Amagov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amagov tries to clinch
and Neal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Amagov tries for a takedown but Neal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by Amagov.
Adlan Amagov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Amagov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amagov blocks an uppercut.
Neal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amagov tries to land knees in the clinch but Neal avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amagov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amagov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Amagov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amagov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adlan Amagov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amagov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neal avoiding damage as Amagov throws knees to the body.
Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Amagov controls his hands.
Adlan Amagov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amagov misses with a body punch.
Amagov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal digs a right hand underneath Amagov's ribcage. Amagov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neal tries a body shot but Amagov blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amagov swings wildly with an uppercut but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal is looking to break free of the clinch but Amagov has double underhooks.
Amagov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neal wants to get back to striking at distance but Amagov won't allow it.
Amagov crunches a lovely knee into Neal's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Amagov lands an elbow inside.

Neal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal throws out a counter right but Amagov avoids it with no problem.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Amagov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amagov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amagov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amagov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adlan Amagov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Amagov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amagov trying to control the position but instead, Neal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amagov into the cage.
Neal managing to block the knees to the body from Amagov.
Amagov tries to pull guard but Neal won't allow it.

Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neal scores with the left hand. Amagov knows he should have avoided that one.
Amagov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Neal throws out a powerful jab.
Amagov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal slaps away a takedown attempt from Amagov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob Neal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amagov takes the fight into the clinch.
Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Amagov controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neal as Amagov tries to tie him up.
Come on Amagov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amagov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amagov taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Amagov.
Amagov just leaning against Neal, taking a breather.
Amagov blocks a body shot from Neal.
Amagov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amagov wants to stall.
Amagov has Neal pressed against the cage, preventing Neal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amagov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neal's efforts to push away.
Amagov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amagov jumps guard but Neal stands there with Amagov around his waist. Amagov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adlan Amagov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Amagov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Neal can't fight it off and eventually Amagov manages to take the fight to the floor. Neal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Neal pushes Amagov off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Neal.

Adlan Amagov's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal looks to land a combination but Amagov avoids it well.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Amagov counters with a nice uppercut.
Amagov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Amagov.
Neal lands a two punch combo.
Neal misses with an uppercut.
Amagov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Oooooh!!! Neal has knocked Amagov down with a huge combo! Neal steps away and waves a wobbly Amagov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Amagov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amagov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Amagov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amagov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal throws an overhand right that drops Amagov like a sack of potatoes! Neal dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Neal!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bob Neal thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Adlan Amagov was interviewed post fight and said 'Thaks Andy McKenzie and Gamma for this opportunity!'.