PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Neer
vs
Yo

180 cm
23
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Yo!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Neer does no damage.
Neer lands a nice shot to the body.
Neer misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Neer looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo is just out of range.
Yo walks into a stiff left hand from Neer.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Neer finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neer lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neer.
Neer throws an overhand right that lands on Yo's shoulder, as Yo tries to avoid the shot.
Neer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Neer.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Yo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Neer misses.
Neer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Neer throws a combination. Yo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neer lands with a nice body punch.
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Yo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neer throws out a loose jab but Yo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neer looks to land a right hand but Yo moved out of range.
Yo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neer tests Yo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Yo blocks a jab.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Yo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yo walks into a left hand.
A combination from Neer does no damage.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Josh Neer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer throws a looping overhand right but Yo ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neer with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Neer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Neer as he connects with a hook.
Neer throws a hook but Yo blocks it.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer looks to land a combination but Yo avoids it well.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Yo takes one on the button.
Yo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neer throws a jab when Yo was well out of range.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Yo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neer tries to bum rush Yo with a series of wild strikes but Yo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer tries to bum rush Yo with a series of wild strikes but Yo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Neer.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Neer misses its intended target.
Neer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo moves out of range.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a series of strikes that have Yo backpedaling.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neer misses with a looping left.
Neer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo moves away.
Neer lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Neer misses with a two punch combination.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
A big left from Neer misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neer throws a good cross that connects.
Neer misses with an uppercut.
Neer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo moves out of range.
Neer throws a body shot but no joy.
Josh Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neer lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Neer has got the better of the exchanges.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neer misses the shot to the body.
Neer loads up on a big right hand but Yo slips the punch.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yo can do to turn this around?
Yo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neer throws out the jab.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Neer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yo avoids the body shot from Neer.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Neer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Yo moves away and avoids it.
Neer misses with a hook. Yo ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Neer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neer feints a jab promting Yo to slip. Neer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yo avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Yo moves away and avoids it.
Yo Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neer cracks Yo with an open hand slap.
Neer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer misses with a hook. Yo ducked under it nicely.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yo scrambles back to his feet.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Yo misses.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Neer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer looks to land a combination but Yo avoids it well.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer throws a looping overhand right but Yo ducks down to avoid it.
Yo slips under a jab from Neer.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neer swings for the body but Yo moves out of range.
Yo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neer misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Josh Neer is winning the standup battle so far.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Neer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yo manages to avoid it.
Neer throws a hook but Yo blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Neer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Josh Neer!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Josh Neer!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Josh Neer!

Josh Neer wins by unanimous decision!