PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Havel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Neal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Micheal Havel's chin.

Neal
vs
Havel

188 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
157 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Micheal Havel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Havel was covering up waiting for the punch and Neal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Neal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Havel working a defensive guard but Neal passes into half guard.
Neal controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Havel wants to get back to his feet.
Havel is refusing to be controlled, as Neal sits in half guard.
Havel pushes Neal off looking to stand but Neal dives back in and keeps control.
Havel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neal 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal prevents Havel from standing back up.
Neal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neal drops an elbow to the side of Havel's head.
Neal lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havel pushes Neal off looking to stand but Neal dives back in and keeps control.
Havel is not content to let Neal control the position.
Neal is stalling here. Havel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Neal seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Havel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Neal is trying to control Havel's posture but Havel avoids it.
Havel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal misses with a strike from the bottom.
Neal manages to get back to half guard.
Neal tries to roll over but Havel keeps him under control.
Havel trying to pass the guard but Neal defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal keeping hold of Havel's head, controlling as best he can.

Neal kicks off Havel and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel catches Neal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Havel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal jabs Havel right on the nose. Havel blinks but takes it well.
Neal throws a hook but Havel blocks it.
Neal scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick by Neal misses
and Havel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Havel
and Havel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havel moves away from the strike by Neal.
Neal misses with a lunging right hand
and Havel counters with a one-two to the body.
Havel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Neal there.
Crunch! Havel slams his shin into Neal's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havel misses the shot to the body.
Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Havel.
Neal throws a shot from downtown. Havel moves away and avoids it.
Havel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
Neal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Havel's head.

It looks like Micheal Havel has been cut.
Micheal Havel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neal shoots in but Havel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Havel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.

Neal tries to keep at a distance but Havel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neal has Havel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Havel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Neal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Havel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Havel throws a leg kick
letting Neal counter with a right hand.
Neal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Havel under the eye.
Phil Neal is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Havel is predictable there
and Neal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neal misses with a takedown attempt

and Havel moves into the clinch.

Neal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neal shoots for a takedown but Havel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Havel tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Havel as Neal shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havel tries to clinch but Neal is having none of it.
Havel stuns Neal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Havel wants to land a leg kick but Neal is out of range.
Havel throws a right and a left that Neal avoids nicely.
Havel digs a good hook to Neal's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal lands a right hook to the body.
Neal scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neal slips a jab from Havel.
Nice takedown defense from Havel. No joy for Neal on that attempt.
Havel leaves Neal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Havel closes the distance and pushes Neal back into the cage.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Havel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Havel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Havel looking to throw knees to the head but Neal is blocking nicely.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Havel prevents it.
Havel slows down the pace here.
Neal tries to score a body lock takedown but Havel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neal breaks from the clinch.
Neal digs a good hook to Havel's body.
A solid body kick from Havel.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Havel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Havel wants to clinch.
Havel is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Neal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neal stuffs the takedown attempt from Havel. Havel gets slowly back to his feet.
Havel lunges at Neal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neal's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel punishes Neal's body with a nice straight punch.
Neal loads up on a big right hand but Havel slips the punch.

Neal tries to keep at a distance but Havel has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Havel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Havel.
Havel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Havel misses with a punch to the body.
Havel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Havel.
Havel tries to stall but Neal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Havel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal loads up on a big right hand but Havel slips the punch.
Havel fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Neal.
Havel throws a nice looking combination but Neal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Havel there.
Havel is looking to clinch.
Neal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Havel swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Neal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Havel doesn't seem phased though.
Havel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by Havel.
Neal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Neal blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Havel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Havel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Neal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Havel avoids it really well and circles away.
Neal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Havel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neal misses with a head kick.
Havel moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Havel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neal throws a head kick but Havel moves out of range.

Havel moves into the clinch.
Havel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Havel throws an elbow that misses.
Neal is trying to drag Havel to the mat but Havel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Havel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Havel misses with a punch to the body.

Neal has picked Havel up - he's going for a ride! Neal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Havel pushes Neal off looking to stand but Neal dives back in and keeps control.
Havel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phil Neal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Havel wants to improve his position but Neal is controlling well.
Havel keeping hold of Neal's head, controlling as best he can.
Neal trying to control from half guard but Havel is working away.
Havel is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Neal connects with a nice short shot to Havel's temple.
Neal is nestled in close to Havel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Havel has hold of Neal's hands but Neal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neal is taking a breather. Havel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Havel won't allow Neal to pass to mount.
Neal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neal stops Havel from getting back to his feet.
Neal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neal slips a nice elbow through Havel's hands, connecting with Havel's forehead.
Neal is looking to stall here but Havel recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal throwing strikes from guard but Havel blocks nicely.
Neal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neal throws a big elbow that misses.
Havel wants to get back to his feet but Neal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neal throws a big elbow that misses.
Neal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neal stands up over Havel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Havel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neal is controlling him.
Havel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Havel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Havel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neal trying to control but Havel is working from the bottom.
Neal wants to pass the guard but Havel is keeping the position.
Havel keeping moving, preventing Neal from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Phil Neal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Neal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Havel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Neal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Neal!
Phil Neal 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.