PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seery comes to the cage accompanied by An Irish Pub Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Seery
vs
Junior

175 cm
24
150 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Seery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seery cracks Junior with an open hand slap.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Junior keeps Seery at a distance using the push kick.
Seery slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Seery lands a right hook to the body.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seery moves away.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.

Seery clinches up against the cage.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Seery has the dominant position.
Seery lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Seery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Seery presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seery lands a left hand.
Seery just leaning against Junior, taking a breather.
Seery gets through Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Seery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Seery has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Seery blocks a body shot from Junior.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Seery as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Seery is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Seery is controlling the position.
Seery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Seery.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Seery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seery lands an uppercut.
Seery scores with a hook to the body.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Seery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Seery.

Junior is rocked!
Seery lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Seery finish him?
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Seery has double underhooks.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seery.
I was talking to Seery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seery cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Seery works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Seery.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juniors head.
Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery lands with a right to the head.
Seery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seery works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Seery prevents a body shot from Junior.
Seery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Seery on the inside.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seery misses with a body punch.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior looking to stall.
Junior is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Seery.
A short left from Seery.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Seery won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seery dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Seery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Seery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seery lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Junior is looking to close the distance but Seery sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Junior crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Junior is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Patrick Seery!
Patrick Seery retains his featherweight title!
Patrick Seery made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.