PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Briet Neer (ranked 3250 p4p, 24784 weight class) and Ewan Striker (ranked 405 p4p, 701 weight class). Ewan Striker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Neer
vs
Striker

180 cm
18
160
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
165
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Overeemâ€™s Horse Meat

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Briet Neer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ewan Striker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neer clinches.
Neer can't get the takedown.

Neer pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Striker's guard.

Neer wants to control from the top but Striker keeps moving.
Neer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neer wants to pass the guard but Striker is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neer stopping the sweep attempt from Striker.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Striker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neer, into his guard.

Striker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Striker chips away with some ground and pound.

Neer has an active guard here but Striker has managed to pass into half guard.
Neer trying to control but Striker postures up.
Striker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Striker prevents Neer from improving his position.
Neer is trying to control but Striker passes into side control!
Neer is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A control attempt from Neer but he's now mounted!
Neer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Striker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Neer looks a forlorn figure.
Neer regains half guard.
Neer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Striker is working away from the top position though.
Neer controlling the position well.
Neer wants to control but Striker is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neer is looking to control Striker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neer avoid being mounted?
Neer wants to improve his position but Striker is controlling well.
Neer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neer controls Striker momentarily but Striker frees himself.
Neer pulls Striker in close to his closed guard and prevents Striker from doing any damage or advancing position.

Neer has an active guard here but Striker has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Neer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Striker pulls his head out easily.
Neer punching from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Striker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neer keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ewan Striker will probably get the nod.
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.

Neer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Neer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Neer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Neer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Striker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Striker trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer trying to control the pace.
Striker is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer wants to pass to mount but Striker is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Striker tries to roll over but Neer keeps him under control.

Neer seems to be working for a kimura but Striker defends the submission attempt.
Striker won't allow Neer to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Striker!
Neer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Striker stops Neer from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Neer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Neer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Striker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Striker!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neer trying to keep a closed guard but Striker is proving a slippery customer.

Neer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neer keeping full guard, as Striker tries to pass.
Neer keeping moving, preventing Striker from controlling successfully.
Neer working a defensive guard but Striker passes into half guard.

Neer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Striker pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neer is trying to get back to full guard.
Neer trying to control here.

Neer looking for submissions off his back.
Striker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neer keeps working.
Neer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neer tries to get out of the position.
Neer is concentrating on defense, preventing Striker from advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Neer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neer keeping full guard, as Striker tries to pass.
Neer trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Briet Neer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neer closes the distance and clinches.

Neer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neer lands some strikes from the bottom.

Neer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Striker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Striker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Neer has an active guard here but Striker has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer wants to control but Striker is keeping busy.
Neer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker tries to pass to full mount but Neer defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Neer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neer wants to control but Striker passes easily into half guard.
Striker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Striker is working away from the top position though.
Neer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neer trying to control here.
Neer manages to get to full guard.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neer looking for subs off his back but Striker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Striker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neer manages to get to full guard.
Neer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neer lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer wants to pass the guard but Striker is defending well.
Striker tries to get to full guard but Neer has control of the leg.
Striker is not content to let Neer control the position.

Neer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Striker is trying to stand back up but Neer is controlling him
Neer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neer is trying to work for a kimura but Striker is defending well.
Neer thows a huge punch but Striker dodges it nicely.
Striker pushes Neer off looking to stand but Neer dives back in and keeps control.
Neer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Neer lands with a punch from half guard.
Neer is just content to waste time from the top position. Striker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neer sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Briet Neer clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Striker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neer.
Striker misses with a combination

and Neer counters with a single leg into guard. Striker didn't expect that.
Neer postures up.
Striker wants to stand up but Neer is controlling him.
Neer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Striker can do to turn this around?
Neer throws an elbow that misses. Striker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neer's guard. Nice move by Striker!

Neer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.

Neer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Striker has his hands clasped together but Neer extends and breaks Striker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Neer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Briet Neer!
Briet Neer retains his lightweight title!
Briet Neer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.