PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahwaah Jeeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Neadue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvan Neadue has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kahwaah Jeeri's chin.

Jeeri
vs
Neadue

170 cm
30
177 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

180 cm
24
167 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kahwaah Jeeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Neadue!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neadue has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jeeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Jeeri.

Jeeri rushes Neadue and presses him up against the ropes.
Neadue has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeeri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Jeeri.

Neadue has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jeeri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Jeeri is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jeeri clinches up with Neadue and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeeri stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue is looking for a takedown.
Kahwaah Jeeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Jeeri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeeri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeeri misses with a body punch.
Neadue is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jeeri scores with a shot to the side of Neadue's head.

Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeeri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Silvan Neadue has been cut.
Neadue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeeri.
Neadue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Neadue closes the distance and clinches.
Neadue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neadue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeeri's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Neadue.
Nice body punch from Jeeri.
Neadue controlling the action here for a moment.
Neadue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
Neadue leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Jeeri as the two fighters clinch.
Neadue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neadue misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jeeri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Jeeri.
Neadue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neadue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jeeri is keeping busy.
Neadue wants to take the fight to the mat but Jeeri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jeeri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neadue is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jeeri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jeeri struggles to land a body shot inside as Neadue controls his hands.
Jeeri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Neadue gets control of Jeeri's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neadue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri wants to get up but he can't break Neadue's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jeeri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neadue looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jeeri has picked Neadue up and slammed him! Neadue can't keep hold of the triangle and Jeeri manages to pass to side control!
Neadue tries to buck Jeeri off but Jeeri is having none of it.
Neadue told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Jeeri decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jeeri throws an overhand right that lands on Neadue's shoulder, as Neadue tries to avoid the shot.
Jeeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neadue.

Neadue closes the distance and clinches.
Jeeri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jeeri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Neadue closes the distance and clinches.

Jeeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neadue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jeeri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jeeri.
Jeeri misses with a combination
and Neadue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Neadue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neadue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jeeri breaks from the clinch.
Neadue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neadue throws a combination that misses
and Jeeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeeri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neadue's head backwards.
Neadue connects with the punch.
Jeeri fails to land with a series of punches.
Neadue checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeeri misses with an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neadue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jeeri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neadue, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jeeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeeri is stalling here.
Jeeri holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jeeri stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neadue misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Jeeri.
Stalling in the clinch from Jeeri.
Jeeri tries a body shot but Neadue blocks it.

Jeeri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Jeeri moves into the clinch successfully.
Jeeri struggles to land a body shot inside as Neadue controls his hands.
Neadue wants a takedown.

Jeeri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Jeeri.

Jeeri moves into range and clinches up with Neadue.
Jeeri tries to throw a body punch but Neadue avoids it by throwing Jeeri back against the ropes.

Jeeri breaks the clinch.
Jeeri slips a straight right by Neadue.

Neadue tries to keep at a distance but Jeeri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neadue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Jeeri.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neadue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeeri pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Neadue misses.

Neadue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jeeri prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Neadue fails to land.
Jeeri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neadue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeeri's elbow.
Jeeri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neadue working hard to break the clinch.
Jeeri lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jeeri.
Neadue looks winded!
Neadue tries to pull guard but Jeeri holds him up against the ropes and eventually Neadue drops back down to his feet.
Neadue struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeeri controls his hands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Jeeri breaks the clinch.
Jeeri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neadue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeeri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neadue.

Jeeri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Neadue wants to take the fight to the mat but Jeeri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jeeri misses with a punch to the body.
Neadue tries to stall but Jeeri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jeeri blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kahwaah Jeeri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvan Neadue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jeeri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neadue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looks like Jeeri has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jeeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeeri looks to land a right hand but Neadue moved out of range.
Neadue tries to move into range but Jeeri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeeri misses with a straight left.
Jeeri misses with a few strikes there.
Neadue takes a kick to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Neadue.
Neadue shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeeri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neadue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue shoots for a takedown but Jeeri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeeri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neadue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neadue's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Jeeri.

Neadue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kahwaah Jeeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neadue looks to throw the jab but Jeeri is out of range.
Kahwaah Jeeri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeeri misses with an uppercut. Neadue saw that one coming.
Kahwaah Jeeri is winning the standup battle so far.

Neadue drives through and clinches with Jeeri against the ropes.

Jeeri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeeri misses with a two punch combination.

Jeeri has closed the distance and engaged Neadue in a clinch.
Neadue has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeeri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kahwaah Jeeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Neadue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jeeri is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neadue tries to pull guard but Jeeri won't allow it.

Jeeri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeeri misses with an uppercut. Neadue saw that one coming.
Neadue unleashes a big counter combination but Jeeri bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jeeri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neadue avoids the head kick by Jeeri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeeri leaves Neadue with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Jeeri pushes Neadue up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue has a couple of punches blocked by Jeeri.
Jeeri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neadue or not.
Jeeri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeeri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neadue can do to turn this around?
Neadue tries to break the clinch but Jeeri is controlling the position.
Jeeri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neadue lands a left hand.
Jeeri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeeri lands a right hand.
Neadue wants a takedown.
Neadue lands with a left to the head.
Neadue is working for takedown but Jeeri is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeeri can't find room to land a body shot as Neadue controls the action.
Neadue trying to stall but Jeeri improves his position.
Neadue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jeeri walks away with a smile on his face. Neadue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neadue takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neadue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Jeeri closes the distance and pushes Neadue back into the ropes.
Jeeri tries to work over Neadue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neadue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeeri.
Jeeri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Neadue is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeeri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Neadue! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Jeeri is unloading with more strikes now! Neadue drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kahwaah Jeeri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kahwaah Jeeri made sure he mentioned V-Mask Clothing (10%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.