PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiwei Neo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neo
vs
Ho

190 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho .
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Neo rushes Ho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neo keeps control of Ho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a right hand.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Neo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a left to the head.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo trying to stall but Ho improves his position.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neo wants to clinch.
Ho scores with a body shot.
Neo moves to clinch but Ho breaks away
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Nice defenses there by Neo.
Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Neo has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land.
Neo misses with a punch on the inside.
Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Neo backwards.

Ho breaks from the clinch.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Neo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Neo's head but Neo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neo wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neo moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Ho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
A jab from Ho misses.
Neo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho .
Neo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Neo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho .
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neo is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
Ho misses with a hook. Neo ducked under it nicely.
Neo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Neo is looking to clinch.
Ho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Ho .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nam Ho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo is looking to counter the offense by Ho and move into the clinch.
Neo tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.

Neo closes the distance and clinches.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neo has a couple of punches blocked by Ho .
Ho effectively controlling the action here.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho stalls.
Neo throws a head punch that misses.
Neo looking to stall.
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neo blocks a body shot from Ho .
Nam Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Ho .
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho tries to break the clinch but Neo is controlling the position.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho .
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho .
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo tries to work over Ho 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neo backwards.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Neo misses with some punches.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neo looking to stall.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neo's elbow.
Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Ho .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho tries a body shot but Neo blocks it.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho .
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Ho .

Neo is rocked!
Ho creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Neo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Neo drops to his knees and Ho pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !