PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic McNeill (ranked 4694 p4p, 489 weight class) and Dustin Brees (ranked 4721 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dustin Brees was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McNeill
vs
Brees

190 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic McNeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Brees!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNeill darts in looking for a takedown but Brees gets double underhooks and turns McNeill into the cage.

Brees shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McNeill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brees seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McNeill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McNeill looking for a sweep. Not yet McNeill, not yet.
Brees really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McNeill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brees content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeill trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brees controls from within his opponent's guard.
McNeill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brees connects with a couple of short punches.
Brees is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McNeill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brees seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brees preventing the sweep.
Brees is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brees throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNeill on the side of the head.

Brees looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brees performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brees working over McNeill with some ground and pound. McNeill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brees trying to control the pace.
Brees's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McNeill punching from the bottom.
Brees keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McNeill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ground and pound from Brees.
Brees content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeill gets back to full guard.
McNeill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brees stays in close to McNeill's body and controls the position.
McNeill throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brees seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McNeill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brees manages to get himself to full guard.

McNeill preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brees is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

McNeill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brees performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
More stalling from Brees.
Brees takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brees passes to side control.
Brees controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNeill is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on McNeill's face as Brees controls the position.
Brees with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
McNeill tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Brees dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McNeill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brees as he jumps to the side.
McNeill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McNeill avoids the body shot from Brees.
McNeill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Brees manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McNeill on his heels. He'll look to pass McNeill's guard now, I'm sure.
Brees controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brees is continuing to stall.
McNeill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McNeill throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brees is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brees looking to pass the guard.
Brees is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brees tries to free his leg and advance position but McNeill is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brees not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McNeill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Brees darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brees seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brees working McNeill over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brees passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brees controlling the position easily from mount.
McNeill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brees takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McNeill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brees takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The adventures of Brees the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brees lands a heavy elbow.
McNeill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brees controlling from mount.
McNeill is looking to improve his position but Brees isn't that keen on the idea.
Brees content just to control the position here.
Brees blocks McNeill's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brees. What's that going to do exactly?
Brees sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McNeill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brees. What's that going to do exactly?
McNeill can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McNeill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brees. What's that going to do exactly?
Brees with a couple of short strikes.
Brees tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McNeill is bucking up trying to escape but Brees cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brees content just to control the position here.
Dustin Brees has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brees connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Brees showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brees defending well as McNeill loads up on a big left hand.

Brees closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McNeill quickly recovers to half guard.
Brees lands with a punch from half guard.
McNeill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brees controlling the pace.
McNeill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brees controlling the pace.
McNeill tries to roll over but Brees keeps him under control.
Brees trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brees lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McNeill punching from the bottom.
Brees perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McNeill punching from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brees sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominic McNeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brees clinches up against the cage.
Brees tries to stall but McNeill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brees blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNeill has a couple of punches blocked by Brees.
The referee calls for Brees to work.
McNeill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McNeill misses with the head strike.
McNeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Brees uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McNeill fails to land.
McNeill stops a takedown attempt from Brees.
A head punch on the inside from McNeill fails to land.
Brees manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McNeill has a couple of punches blocked by Brees.
Brees stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brees controlling the action here for a moment.
McNeill being controlled against the cage.
McNeill swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Brees works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brees is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Brees has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McNeill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brees has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brees sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McNeill trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brees shoots in and bounces McNeill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brees postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brees slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McNeill trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Brees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brees winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Brees!