PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bear might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bear
vs
Neo

192 cm
24
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bjorn Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neo moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo throws a lazy body kick
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Neo scores with a shot to the body.
Neo scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Bear's head coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Neo.
Bear throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Neo gets a clinch.
Neo stalling.
Neo working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear letting Neo take a breather here.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Neo.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neo avoids a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Bear breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Neo.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Neo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Neo pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo leaning against his opponent.
Neo stalling the fight.
Bear prevents a body shot from Neo.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.

Bear breaks from the clinch.

Neo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Neo.
Bear pushes Neo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear has a couple of punches blocked by Neo.
Bear prevents a body shot from Neo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo is pushing Bear up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bear stalling in the clinch.
Neo scores with a shoulder strike.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo avoiding damage.
Neo's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neo has Bear pushed against the cage.
Neo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiwei Neo dominated that round.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Neo gets a clinch.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Neo is stalling here.
Neo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Neo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo'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.
Neo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Neo to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taiwei Neo.
Neo throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Neo moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Bear lands a high kick!
Bear is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bear throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by Neo.
Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neo misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Bear misses the target.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Neo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bear counters with a leg kick.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Neo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bear.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Bear pushes Neo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bear misses with a head kick.

Neo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage.
Neo gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neo avoids it.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Neo taking a breather.
Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bear is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taiwei Neo.
Neo scores with a nice strike.
Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neo lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiwei Neo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neo.
Bear looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Neo.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Bear throws a head kick but Neo moves out of range.
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bear slips a straight right by Neo.
Neo moves out of range as Bear strikes.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo throws a low kick but Bear moves out of range easily.
Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neo.
Neo scores with a hook to the body. Bear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bear tries to land a front kick but Neo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear blocks a head kick by Neo.
Neo lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand.
Neo wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
Neo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neo looks for the body kick but Bear saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Neo checks a leg kick.
Bear tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bear tries to land a front kick but Neo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neo jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Bear finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear blocks the body kick.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Neo moves out of range easily.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Neo misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Bear coming out on top.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear connects with the punch.
Neo throws a hook but Bear blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neo throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Neo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bjorn Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neo is able to avoid easily.
Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Neo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Neo backs away, Bear returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Neo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bear scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neo tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Bear just leaning against Neo, taking a breather.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Neo won't allow it.
Neo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neo slows down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taiwei Neo.
Well Neo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiwei Neo!
The defeated Bjorn Bear had this to say: 'One loss does not make a fighter. I will get you back motherfucker!!!! You can suck these big Norwich balls.'.