PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 986 p4p, 47 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 2456 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neckbreaker
vs
Roy

168 cm
22
140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

155 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy drops his hands momentarily and Neckbreaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Roy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Neckbreaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy seems keen to control Neckbreaker's posture.
Neckbreaker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neckbreaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neckbreaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neckbreaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neckbreaker is one step ahead there.
Neckbreaker stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roy is trying to keep Neckbreaker in close.
Neckbreaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Roy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neckbreaker defends it easily.
Neckbreaker preventing the sweep.
Neckbreaker stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neckbreaker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Roy wants to sweep here but Neckbreaker controlling him for the moment.
Neckbreaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Neckbreaker is proving a slippery customer.
Roy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fenrir MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Neckbreaker scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Roy is thwarting Neckbreaker's attempts to control the position.
Neckbreaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy throwing shots but Neckbreaker is blocking nicely.
Neckbreaker manages to get to full guard.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Neckbreaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Neckbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker landing with the ground and pound.
Neckbreaker pushing down on Roy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Neckbreaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neckbreaker is looking to advance position but Roy won't allow it.
Neckbreaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roy tries to get to full guard but Neckbreaker has control of the leg.
Roy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roy.
Neckbreaker lands a couple of digs.
Neckbreaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker working some strikes from top position.
Neckbreaker scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is trying to keep Neckbreaker in close.
Roy being controlled here, momentarily.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Neckbreaker works over Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neckbreaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neckbreaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy looking to control.
Neckbreaker landing some decent shots from guard.
Roy controlling Neckbreaker's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neckbreaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roy fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Neckbreaker with that takedown attempt.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Roy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roy - that will leave a mark!
Roy misses with a left hand
and Neckbreaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neckbreaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Neckbreaker thuds his right hand into Roy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping right.
Roy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Neckbreaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy.
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neckbreaker scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Neckbreaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Neckbreaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roy wants to clinch
and Neckbreaker counters with a straight right hand.

Roy is rocked!
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neckbreaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neckbreaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy, right into the meat.
Roy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neckbreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
Roy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy moves out of range as Neckbreaker strikes.
Roy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roy takes one on the button.
Neckbreaker blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker cracks Roy with an open hand slap.
Neckbreaker looks to throw the jab but Roy is out of range.
Roy lands a front kick.
Slammy Neckbreaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Roy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Neckbreaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neckbreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neckbreaker scores with a body shot.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Roy drives through and clinches with Neckbreaker against the cage.
Neckbreaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Neckbreaker slows down the pace here.
Roy lands an elbow just above Neckbreaker 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neckbreaker's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neckbreaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.

Neckbreaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neckbreaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch but Neckbreaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roy is looking to clinch but Neckbreaker is avoiding it.

Neckbreaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Neckbreaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slammy Neckbreaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy controls Neckbreaker momentarily but Neckbreaker frees himself.
Neckbreaker trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Neckbreaker stopping the sweep attempt from Roy.
Neckbreaker passes Roy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neckbreaker working over Roy with some ground and pound. Roy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy trying to control from the bottom.
Roy is pressing down on Neckbreaker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roy has momentary wrist control but Neckbreaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Neckbreaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neckbreaker defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Roy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neckbreaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roy misses with a shot to the body
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
Neckbreaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roy on the side of the head.
Neckbreaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roy walks straight into a right hand from Neckbreaker - that's dropped him! Neckbreaker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roy from any more punishment! Roy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Slammy Neckbreaker!
Slammy Neckbreaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.