PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between denis meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bronze has chosen yes as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that denis meacham has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily denis meacham seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

meacham
vs
bronze

188 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, denis meacham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr bronze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
meacham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
meacham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by bronze.
meacham lands a jab-cross combination.
bronze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for bronze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from bronze does it's job there.
bronze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from meacham.
bronze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from bronze misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bronze throws a body punch but meacham moves out of range.
mr bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
meacham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
meacham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
meacham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from bronze.
An inside leg kick from meacham misses.
denis meacham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
meacham misses with a double jab.
bronze scores with a jab. meacham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
meacham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from bronze finds it's way round the side to connect with meacham's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from bronze misses the target.
bronze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bronze tries to score a power double leg takedown but meacham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten bronze somewhat.
bronze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
bronze throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze throws a right hand that meacham ducks under and follows up with a left that meacham also avoids with ease.
A combination from bronze does no damage.
bronze loads up on a big right hand but meacham slips the punch.
meacham throws a leg kick that misses.

meacham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bronze tries to score a body lock takedown but meacham shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, meacham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from meacham.
bronze tries to circle away but meacham has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for meacham.
bronze has had enough of the clinch but meacham keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

bronze pulls meacham into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now bronze is on top in guard.
meacham looking to control.
bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. meacham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bronze wants to control from the top but meacham keeps moving.
meacham wants to stand but bronze is controlling the position.
bronze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. meacham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bronze looking to sit in guard and control but meacham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

meacham looks to throw the jab but bronze is out of range.
bronze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from meacham as bronze shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bronze dives in and grabs meacham's left leg, looking for a takedown. meacham pushes down on bronze's head and hops out.
bronze closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meacham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
bronze swats away the attempt to clinch by meacham.
mr bronze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
bronze connects with a body shot.
meacham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bronze checks it well.
bronze lands with a nice combination. meacham backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
meacham defending well as bronze loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze looks to land a right hand but meacham moved out of range.
meacham moves away from the strike by bronze.
bronze moves out of range of the strikes.
bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but meacham circles away.
denis meacham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr bronze.
meacham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from bronze.
bronze loads up on a big right hand but meacham slips the punch.
meacham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but bronze manages to avoid it.
bronze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. meacham sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from bronze.
bronze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
meacham slips a jab from bronze.
bronze connects with a body shot.
bronze throws a left and a right that both miss
and meacham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
bronze misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from bronze misses.
bronze shoots in for a takedown but meacham shows good takedown defense.
bronze shoots in for a takedown but meacham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
meacham takes a swing at bronze's ribcage but misses.
bronze throws a jab when meacham was well out of range.
bronze throws a looping overhand right but meacham ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr bronze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

bronze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but meacham circles away quickly and effectively.
bronze slips a jab from meacham.
bronze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bronze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
bronze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
bronze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
bronze fails to land with a series of punches.
meacham tries to clinch but bronze is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from bronze. meacham does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bronze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but meacham moves away.
bronze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from bronze misses
and meacham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
bronze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts meacham as he jumps to the side.
bronze shoots in looking for a takedown. meacham tries to sprawl out of it but bronze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. meacham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
meacham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
bronze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze misses with a wild body shot.

bronze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
meacham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if meacham tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bronze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
bronze wants to lay and pray for a moment but meacham keeps working.
meacham regains half guard, as bronze was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
meacham keeps control of the position for the meantime.
meacham wants to control but bronze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
bronze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
bronze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
meacham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from bronze.
bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but meacham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
bronze throws and elbow that misses. meacham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bronze's guard. Nice move by meacham!
bronze wants to sweep but no luck.
bronze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
bronze is trying to control the position but meacham postures up.
bronze wants to sweep here but meacham controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but denis meacham did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

bronze misses with a hook.
bronze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
bronze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
meacham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
meacham slips under a jab from bronze.
bronze throws a hook but meacham avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meacham leaves bronze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
meacham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
bronze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from bronze misses
and meacham counters with a right hand to the body.
bronze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
meacham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
meacham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as bronze throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as bronze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
meacham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but bronze is out of range.
meacham tries to close the distance and clinch but bronze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bronze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
bronze tries to clinch up but meacham circles away and keeps his distance.
meacham tests bronze's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze scores with the left hand. meacham knows he should have avoided that one.
meacham fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops bronze to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! bronze looks to clinch but meacham throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! bronze taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). denis meacham!
denis meacham retains his light heavyweight title!