PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tron McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes to the cage accompanied by I Disappear by Metalica. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Allen Neal enters the cage!

McFly
vs
Neal

178 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tron McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Neal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McFly is proving hard to escape from.
McFly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neal wanted to stand there but McFly had control of the position.
Neal won't allow McFly to get back to his feet.
Neal thows a big elbow that misses.
Neal wants to get up but he can't break McFly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McFly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neal tries to bum rush McFly with a series of wild strikes but McFly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal throws a series of strikes that have McFly backpedaling.
Neal throws a shot from downtown. McFly moves away and avoids it.
Neal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neal misses with a few strikes there.
Neal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neal looks gassed!
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown. McFly tries to sprawl out of it but Neal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McFly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McFly closes the distance and clinches.
McFly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for McFly.
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!
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but Neal blocks with his arms.
McFly has Neal pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McFly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Neal gets underhooks to prevent McFly's takedown attempt.
Neal wants to break free but McFly has control.
McFly lands an elbow that stopped Neal in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Allen Neal has been cut.

McFly has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Neal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
McFly scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Neal is looking for a way out.

McFly is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Neal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Neal is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly is landing with strikes from the back.
Neal is taking damage to the body and head.
McFly scores with punches from the back.
McFly is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Neal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McFly connects with a big shot to the side of Neal's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Neal is really stuck here.
Neal covers up after that shot from McFly.
McFly lands shots from the back.
I would not like to be Neal right now.

McFly working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal prevents McFly from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tron McFly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allen Neal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Neal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

McFly clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
McFly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McFly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neal is keeping busy.
McFly tries a knee to the head but Neal blocks it.
McFly lands an elbow that stopped Neal in his tracks for a moment.

Neal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McFly is trying to keep an underhook but Neal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McFly tries to roll over but Neal keeps him under control.
McFly moves into full guard.
McFly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McFly looking for a sweep. Not yet McFly, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFly is on top in guard.

Neal pushes McFly off and gets back to his feet.
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by McFly.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McFly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McFly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neal jumps guard but McFly stands there with Neal around his waist. Neal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McFly is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McFly down to the mat. McFly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tron McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Neal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neal tries for a takedown but McFly circles away easily

and McFly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McFly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McFly throws a knee to the head but misses.
McFly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neal prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by McFly.
Neal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McFly lands a knee to the body.
Neal stops a takedown attempt from McFly.
McFly keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Neal is blocking nicely.

Neal breaks from the clinch.
Neal with a lazy takedown attempt

and McFly moves into the clinch.
McFly keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McFly fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal misses with a kick to the body

and McFly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neal won't be happy with that.
Neal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McFly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

McFly is trying to get an arm triangle but Neal is defending well.
Neal prevents McFly from improving position.
Neal is looking to reverse the position.
McFly cracks Neal with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFly wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.

McFly clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal scores with a hook to the body.
Neal looking to stall.

Neal breaks from the clinch.

McFly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tron McFly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allen Neal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Neal tries for a takedown but McFly circles away easily

and McFly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Neal keeping full guard, as McFly tries to pass.
McFly wants to control from the top but Neal keeps moving.
Neal trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McFly chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly landing with the ground and pound.

McFly gets to his feet. Neal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McFly wants to clinch.
Neal with a poor takedown

and McFly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McFly.
McFly works over Neal with some ground and pound from guard.
McFly throws and elbow that misses. Neal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McFly's guard. Nice move by Neal!
Neal throws a big right hand that misses.
Tron McFly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neal preventing the sweep.
Neal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McFly is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFly is on top in guard.
McFly tries to free his leg and advance position but Neal is retaining full guard.
Neal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McFly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McFly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McFly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
McFly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly trying to control the action but Neal is working from the bottom.
Neal wants to control but McFly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tron McFly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McFly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neal trying to control from the bottom.
McFly slows the pace down in half guard.
Allen Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neal is trying to stand.
McFly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McFly trying to mount his opponent but Neal defends it.
Neal looks like he's trying to stand up.
McFly works his foot free and advances to mount.
McFly with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tron McFly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McFly, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tron McFly!