PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aries Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Nealy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dacir
vs
Nealy

185 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
30
270 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aries Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy misses with a right hand
and Dacir counters with a right hand to the body.
Dacir stuns Nealy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dacir drives through and clinches with Nealy against the cage.
Dacir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dacir pushes Nealy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Dacir looking for a takedown.
Nealy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dacir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dacir manages to break the clinch.
Nealy misses with a straight right.
Dacir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nealy looks to land a left hand but Dacir moved out of range nicely.
Nealy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nealy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dacir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dacir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nealy back to the cage. Dacir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dacir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nealy throws a big shot that misses.
Dacir works Nealy's body with a nice hook.
Nealy throws a combination that misses
and Dacir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nealy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dacir closes the distance and clinches.
Nealy is looking to break free of the clinch but Dacir has double underhooks.
Nealy has Dacir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dacir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dacir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nealy backwards.
Dacir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacir lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dacir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dacir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nealy momentarily.

That has opened up Tom Nealy's cut even more.
Nealy throws a right hand that misses
and Dacir counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dacir clinches up against the cage.

Dacir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dacir lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Dacir misses.
Dacir thuds a left hand into Nealy's body.
Dacir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dacir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Dacir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dacir drops Nealy with a big left hand and mounts him. Nealy is in big trouble!

Nealy is rocked!

The cut above Tom Nealy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dacir connects with a bit shot that sees Nealy covering up! More strikes from Dacir and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dacir is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aries Dacir!
An out of breath Aries Dacir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.