PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 3244 p4p, 4795 weight class) and Paul Vandorne (ranked 392 p4p, 471 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meeks
vs
Vandorne

177 cm
25
182
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
175
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Vandorne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.

Vandorne has Meeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Vandorne is struggling to control the position.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Meeks works on Vandorne's body with a couple of short punches.
Meeks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vandorne up against the cage.
Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meeks after a bit of a struggle.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vandorne jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Vandorne around his waist. Vandorne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vandorne looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meeks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meeks landing knees to the body.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks controlling the action here for a moment.
Vandorne is looking for a takedown.
Vandorne throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Vandorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandorne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vandorne tries to stall but Meeks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Vandorne.
Meeks misses with a body punch.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vandorne misses with a body punch.
Vandorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandorne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meeks stalling in the clinch.
Meeks gets underhooks to prevent Vandorne's takedown attempt.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks tries a body shot but Vandorne blocks it.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Meeks to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Vandorne has been cut.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards.
Meeks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meeks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vandorne blocks a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vandorne scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Vandorne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks scores with a knee to the head.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vandorne is breathing heavily.
Vandorne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Vandorne manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meeks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vandorne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vandorne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meeks pushes Vandorne away with a front kick.
Meeks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meeks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vandorne avoids a kick to the body.
Vandorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Vandorne misses with a leg kick
and Meeks counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks lands a leg kick that knocks Vandorne off balance momentarily.
Meeks cracks Vandorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meeks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meeks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Vandorne is rocked!
Meeks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Meeks throws a front kick aimed at Vandorne's knee but Vandorne avoids it well.
Vandorne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meeks's waist but Meeks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vandorne off to one side.
Vandorne seems to have recovered his senses.
Meeks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vandorne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meeks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vandorne scrambles back to his feet.

Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Vandorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vandorne can do to turn this around?
Vandorne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meeks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne leaning against his opponent.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vandorne tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.

Vandorne wants the takedown. Meeks is fighting it off but Vandorne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meeks's guard against the cage.
Meeks seems keen to control Vandorne's posture.
Vandorne wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving.
Vandorne postures up.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Vandorne from controlling successfully.
Vandorne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fenton Meeks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Vandorne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vandorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meeks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meeks walks away with a smile on his face. Vandorne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vandorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paul Vandorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Vandorne.
Vandorne slows down the pace here.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vandorne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vandorne can't break the clinch.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Vandorne looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks with a knee to the head.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meeks avoiding damage as Vandorne throws knees to the body.
Vandorne is looking to control Meeks's arms but Meeks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vandorne has his back to the cage.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks misses with a knee strike.

Vandorne breaks from the clinch.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Meeks has managed to clinch.
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandorne controls his hands.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
Vandorne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vandorne jumps into guard, dragging Meeks to the mat.
Meeks wanted to stand there but Vandorne had control of the position.
Vandorne is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vandorne's guard.
Meeks stopping the sweep attempt from Vandorne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandorne trying to control the position.
Paul Vandorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fenton Meeks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meeks is looking to stand up but Vandorne won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meeks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks!