PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Favre Merlinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Merlinius
vs
Andrew

175 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Favre Merlinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew tries to clinch up but Merlinius circles away and keeps his distance.
Merlinius throws a hook but Andrew avoids it easily.
Merlinius wants to clinch

and Andrew moves into the clinch.
Andrew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrew has had enough of the clinch but Merlinius keeps him there for the moment.
Merlinius lands a nice elbow.
Merlinius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Merlinius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Merlinius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Merlinius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Merlinius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrew fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Merlinius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrew wants to clinch but Merlinius slips to the side
and Merlinius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrew keeps the fight on the outside.
Merlinius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Merlinius counters with a three punch combo that has Andrew backing up. Andrew nods at Merlinius to acknowledge the strikes.
Andrew tries to clinch up
and Merlinius counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Merlinius to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrew looks to clinch
and Merlinius counters with an inside leg kick.
Merlinius dodges the punch combination from Andrew.
Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Merlinius counters with a nice leg kick.
Andrew clinches but Merlinius breaks the clinch
and Merlinius counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrew closes the distance looking to clinch

and Merlinius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Merlinius sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew pushes Merlinius off looking to stand but Merlinius dives back in and keeps control.
Merlinius is controlling the pace.
Merlinius tries to pass to full mount but Andrew defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlinius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrew's head.
Merlinius is looking to advance position but Andrew won't allow it.
Andrew is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Andrew rushes Merlinius and presses him up against the cage.
Andrew lands with a left to the head.
Merlinius wants to stall.
Merlinius being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andrew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merlinius is breathing heavily.
Andrew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Merlinius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merlinius.
Andrew avoids a wild elbow strike from Merlinius.
Merlinius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andrew pulls his leg out and moves away.
Merlinius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Favre Merlinius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrew closes the distance but Merlinius moves to the side
and Merlinius counters with an inside leg kick.
Andrew tries to clinch there but Merlinius circles away.

Andrew clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Favre Merlinius dominated that 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.

Andrew instigates a clinch.
Andrew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrew lands a hook that snaps the head of Merlinius backwards.
Merlinius trying to stall but Andrew improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Merlinius throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Merlinius backwards.
Andrew lands with a short shot to the head.
Merlinius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Andrew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merlinius looking to throw knees to the head but Andrew is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Andrew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andrew.
Andrew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Merlinius backwards.

Merlinius is rocked!
Andrew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Merlinius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrew throws a big uppercut that drops Merlinius! More strikes from Andrew and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Merlinius lies dazed against the cage as Andrew celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Andrew!