PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bear might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 . On his way into the cage it seems that Bjorn Bear has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bjorn Bear seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bear
vs
Neo

192 cm
24
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bjorn Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
A punch combination from Neo misses.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
Neo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Neo lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Neo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bear just leaning against Neo, taking a breather.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Neo to work.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Neo avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bear letting Neo take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neo looking to stall.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neo.
Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Good body shot from Neo.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Neo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bear lands with a slapping head kick.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Neo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Neo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Neo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Neo blocks the leg kick.
Bear takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neo blocks the body kick.
Bear lands a slapping body shot.

Neo clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiwei Neo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bear misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Neo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neo looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
Bear tried to score with a low kick but Neo checks it.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Neo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Neo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neo lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Neo misses.
Bear appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo digs a good body shot into Bear's ribs.
Neo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear rather than just go for the knockout.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Neo lands a jab-cross combination.

Neo clinches.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Neo.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neo stalling in the clinch.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Neo stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Bear letting Neo take a breather here.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Neo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Bear as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Neo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Neo throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Neo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Neo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
Neo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bear scores with a push kick.
Neo is breathing heavily.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Bear tenderised Neo's leg. Neo is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neo.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Neo blocks a head kick by Bear.
Neo misses with the combination.
Bear swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neo's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Bear - just one landing.
Bear pushes Neo away with a front kick.
Neo lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Bear will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neo doesn't seem bothered though.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bear is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming.
Bear jabs Neo right on the nose. Neo blinks but takes it well.
Neo moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Neo moves out of range of the body kick.
Bear throws a jab when Neo was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Neo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neo scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes.
Neo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bear connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neo scrambles back to his feet.
Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bear back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bear lands a jab.
Bear misses with the body kick
and Neo counters with a right hand to the body.
Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming.
Neo defending well as Bear loads up on a big left hand.
Bear throws a shot from downtown. Neo moves away and avoids it.
Bear motions for Neo to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bear back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Neo tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neo's sensitive parts.
Neo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neo tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Neo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neo misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neo misses the shot to the body.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neo.
Neo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bear.
Neo checks a leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick but Neo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bear connects with a leg kick. Neo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neo takes one to the chin there.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neo really felt that one!
Neo connects with a body shot.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Bear scores with a head kick.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range.
Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neo misses with a two punch combination.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neo misses the body punch
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Bear.
I think Bear 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!