PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didier Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Bildt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Carl Bildt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Meyer
vs
Bildt

178 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Didier Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Bildt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer looks for a takedown but Bildt sprawls well.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Meyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Bildt, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Bildt against the cage but Bildt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bildt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bildt wants to advance to full mount but Meyer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bildt lands a couple of elbows.
Bildt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Meyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bildt trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.
Bildt stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer has Bildt pulled in close to control his posture.
Bildt wanted to stand there but Meyer had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bildt fails to land the takedown.

Meyer pushes Bildt up against the cage in a clinch.
Bildt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bildt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bildt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meyer. Meyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bildt avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bildt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bildt blocks the body kick.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Didier Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer fails to land the takedown.
Bildt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meyer circles away.
Bildt avoids the body shot from Meyer.
Bildt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer misses with a takedown
enabling Bildt to counter with a crisp jab.

Meyer clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.

Meyer is looking for a triangle but Bildt pushes his legs off easily.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Bildt from controlling successfully.
Meyer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bildt wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.

Meyer has his foot on Bildt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bildt works his way back into a safe position though.
Bildt prevents Meyer from getting back to his feet.
Bildt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meyer pulls Bildt in close to his closed guard and prevents Bildt from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meyer trying to keep a closed guard but Bildt is proving a slippery customer.
Meyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bildt trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.

Meyer has an active guard here but Bildt has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Didier Meyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Bildt's cut.
That's time! Meyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meyer fails with the takedown.
Bildt doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Meyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bildt has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer throws a body punch but Bildt moves out of range.
Meyer throws a body kick that misses.

Meyer closes the distance and clinches.

Meyer breaks the clinch.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bildt as he jumps to the side.
Meyer stuffs the takedown.
Didier Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bildt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Bildt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bildt tries for a takedown but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bildt tries to keep at a distance but Meyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyer stalling.

Meyer jumps into guard, dragging Bildt to the mat.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bildt.
Bildt tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
Meyer trying to keep a closed guard but Bildt is proving a slippery customer.

Meyer wriggles free and stands up.

Meyer feints and as Bildt raises his hands in defense, Meyer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bildt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meyer is one step ahead there.
Bildt is looking to sweep but instead, Meyer has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Meyer there.
Meyer is tying to control. Bildt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyer is thwarting Bildt's attempts to control the position.

Meyer decides to stand up.
Bildt tries for a takedown but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bildt tries to break the clinch but Meyer is controlling the position.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Bildt won't allow it.
Meyer trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bildt tries to pull guard but Meyer won't allow it.
Bildt tries to pull guard but Meyer holds him up against the cage and eventually Bildt drops back down to his feet.
Meyer looking for a takedown.
Bildt tries for a takedown but Meyer manages to get underhooks.
Meyer controlling the action here for a moment.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Bildt won't allow it.

Bildt manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer trying to control but Bildt is working from the bottom.
Meyer wants to pass the guard but Bildt is keeping the position.
Meyer postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meyer trying to control but Bildt is working from the bottom.
Bildt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meyer's guard.
Meyer working a defensive guard here.
Meyer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meyer tries to get out of the position.
Meyer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bildt manages to get himself to full guard.
Meyer won't allow Bildt to get back to his feet.
Bildt trying to control the position.
Meyer with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Meyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Bildt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Bildt in a clinch.
Bildt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Meyer manages to break the clinch.

Meyer scores with a takedown into Bildt's guard.
Meyer stands up over Bildt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bildt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Meyer gets to his feet. Bildt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bildt has his takedown stuffed

and Meyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer wants to take a breather but Bildt is having none of it.
Didier Meyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer prevents Bildt from improving his position.
Meyer not doing much here.
Bildt is trying to maintain the position but Meyer is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Meyer.
Meyer is looking to take a break and control but Bildt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Meyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Meyer looks to land a strike but Bildt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meyer trying to control but Bildt is working from the bottom.
Bildt looking for a sweep. Not yet Bildt, not yet.
Meyer trying to control but Bildt is working from the bottom.
Meyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bildt is trying to control the position but Meyer postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bildt stuffs the takedown attempt from Meyer. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer misses with a takedown
and Bildt counters with a good low kick that Meyer was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bildt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Bildt won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Didier Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bildt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bildt is trying to break free.
Bildt wants to stall.

Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Bildt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Bildt in a clinch.

Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.

Meyer is looking for a triangle but Bildt pushes his legs off easily.

Meyer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bildt escapes and throws Meyer's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Bildt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Meyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a combination
and Bildt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Bildt, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Bildt against the cage but Bildt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bildt looks to clinch

and Meyer counters with a shoot takedown. Bildt fights it but they end up in guard.
Bildt controls Meyer momentarily but Meyer frees himself.

Meyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Bildt keeps moving.
Meyer is really struggling to control Bildt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bildt is trying to control the position but Meyer postures up.
Carl Bildt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyer, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didier Meyer!