PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hager Meister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Meister's choice of entrance music: Amazing. ImA Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hager Meister's chin.

Man
vs
Meister

170 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ImA Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hager Meister!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a nice strike.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Meister if he has to take too many more of those.
Meister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt.
Meister closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Meister pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hager Meister.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meister slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Meister shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Meister gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Man regains guard.

Meister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man wants to stand but Meister is controlling the position.

Man looking for a guillotine here but Meister defends easily.
Man controls Meister momentarily but Meister frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Meister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Meister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man pushes Meister off looking to stand but Meister dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man stuffs the takedown.
ImA Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meister looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt.
Man tries to clinch but Meister is having none of it.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Meister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man tries to clinch there but Meister circles away.
Man lands a head kick!
Man misses with a head kick.
Meister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man connects with a high kick.
Hager Meister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man lands with a nice combination. Meister backs away looking to recover.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meister swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man tries to clinch but Meister moves out of range.
Man throws a front kick that sends Meister stumbling back into the cage.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Meister down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Man darts in and clinches Meister up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Meister keeps him there for the moment.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meister.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meister as Man tries to tie him up.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Meister has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Meister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
Meister blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meister takes a step back to recover.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to clinch there but Meister circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Meister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meister blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Meister shoots in but no luck this time.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ImA Man dominated that round.
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.

Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Meister keeps the fight on the outside.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt.
Meister fails with the takedown.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meister thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
Meister swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man scores with a one two! Meister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meister is breathing heavily.
Meister steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man tries to clinch up but Meister circles away and keeps his distance.
Meister takes a kick to the side of the head.
ImA Man is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hager Meister.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meister tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Man tries to circle away but Meister has him pinned against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Meister is controlling him.
Meister has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meister goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Man pushes Meister up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break free.
Meister prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Meister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meister avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Meister tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Meister tries to tie him up.
Meister can't get the takedown.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meister is defending well for now.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man jumps guard but Meister stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Meister drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Meister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Meister is blocking nicely.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Meister won't allow it.
Meister jumps guard but Man stands there with Meister around his waist. Meister gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man trying to stall but Meister improves his position.
Meister tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Meister avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Meister prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meister blocks it with crossed arms.
Meister blocks an elbow strike.

Meister has clasped his hands together around Man's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Meister tries to advance to mount but can't.
Meister working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Meister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meister on the ground.

Meister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.

Meister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meister working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ImA Man dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Meister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Meister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meister with a poor takedown
and Man counters with a big head kick but Meister shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Man.
Meister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man feints and then cracks Meister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meister down.
Man connects with a jab.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man is looking to clinch but Meister is avoiding it.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hager Meister.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to clinch there but Meister circles away.
Meister fails with the takedown
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man is looking to wear down Meister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man rushes Meister and presses him up against the cage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Meister pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meister can do to turn this around?
Meister shoots and misses
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Meister 's knee.
Man lands a front kick.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man lands a nice hook to Meister's body. Meister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meister has time to react.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
ImA Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Meister sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man tries to clinch there but Meister circles away.
Meister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Meister doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick. Meister smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hager Meister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man throws a wild body kick that Meister sees coming a mile off.
Meister shoots in but no luck this time.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Meister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to clinch but Meister moves out of range.
ImA Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man throws a head kick that Meister semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown by Meister or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Meister has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Meister's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Meister misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Meister swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meister.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man looks to land a combination but Meister avoids it well.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meister paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
ImA Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ImA Man!