PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayatollah Khomeini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer comes to the cage accompanied by The Renegade by Styx. Ayatollah Khomeini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Meyer
vs
Khomeini

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 Montreal, Jacob Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayatollah Khomeini!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Meyer. No joy for Khomeini on that attempt.
Khomeini throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Khomeini shoots for a takedown but Meyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khomeini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khomeini tries for a takedown but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacob Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayatollah Khomeini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer lands a two punch combo.
Khomeini fails with a takedown attempt.

Meyer gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khomeini missing with knees to the body.
Khomeini looking for a takedown.
Meyer scores with a knee to the head.
Meyer is working for takedown but Khomeini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khomeini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Meyer jumps guard and drags Khomeini to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Khomeini tries to stand but Meyer is controlling from the bottom.
Meyer is trying to keep Khomeini in close.
Khomeini is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyer has wrist control.
Khomeini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Meyer looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khomeini is pushing down on Meyer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meyer is fighting to maintain full guard but Khomeini has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Khomeini throwing shots but Meyer is blocking nicely.
Khomeini wants to pass to mount but Meyer is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Khomeini looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khomeini wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
Khomeini trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khomeini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khomeini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khomeini won't allow Meyer to get back to his feet.
Khomeini passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khomeini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meyer keeps working.

Khomeini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Khomeini has an Americana. Meyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Khomeini is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Khomeini hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ayatollah Khomeini!