PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Junior
vs
The

181 cm
20
159 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

159 cm
27
139 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Prince The!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The misses with a wild body shot.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
The looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The connects with a solid leg kick.
The scores with a jab. Junior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Junior has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from The.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from The.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The throws out a counter right but Junior avoids it with no problem.
The lands with a cross.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Junior!
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The stuns Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
The throws a counter combo.
Junior blocks a head kick by The.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
The misses the jab.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prince The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but The is just out of range.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
The is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Junior connects with a body shot.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
A big right from The misses.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
Junior takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The throws a nice head kick!
Junior looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by The.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior is looking to wear down The with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by The.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Junior throws a body punch but The moves out of range.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
The listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The connects with a leg kick. Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The lands with a nice body punch.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
Junior misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
Junior takes a jab right on the kisser.
The throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
A big right from The misses.
Junior appears to be looking for a big counter.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The.
The looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
The missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince The dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The throws a head kick that misses.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Junior might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Junior jabs The to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The avoids the body shot from Junior.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neymar Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The scores with a leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from The.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from The.
Junior throws a series of punches but The moves out of range.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junior throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
The only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
The is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Neymar Junior has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
The throws a head kick that Junior semi-blocks.
Junior throws a right hand that The ducks under and follows up with a left that The also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.
The lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a big counter combination but The scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Junior throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prince The seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Junior throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
The throws a shot to the body.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The connects with a high kick.
Junior swings for the body but The moves out of range.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from The misses its intended target.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
The connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior avoids the head kick by The.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The flicks out a counter leg kick but Junior steps away.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior misses with a double jab.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior jabs at The's body.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neymar Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Junior throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on The's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but The is just out of range.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from The.
The looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junior's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junior. That did some damage!
Junior avoids the head kick by The.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The lands a head kick!
The scores with a leg kick.
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior scores with the left hand. The knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
The scores with a leg kick.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Junior has time to react.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
Prince The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The unleashes a big counter combination but Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The throws a head kick that half lands.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
As Junior backs off The throws a huge counter combo but Junior manages to avoid it all.
The lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
The feints a counter leg kick.
The connects with a nice looking jab.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neymar Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior misses with the combination.
The looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The dodges the punch combination from Junior.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The throws a head kick that misses.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Prince The!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Prince The!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Prince The!

Prince The wins by unanimous decision!