PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Heracles
vs
Meyer

188 cm
23
273 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

186 cm
26
267 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zeus Heracles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heracles lands with a right hand.

It looks like Thijs Meyer has been cut.
Heracles scores with a jab.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Heracles.
Heracles fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heracles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meyer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meyer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Heracles gets caught flat footed, as Meyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Meyer trying to control but Heracles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heracles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Meyer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two 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.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Heracles keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thijs Meyer.
Heracles stuns Meyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heracles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heracles throws a leg kick but Meyer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heracles throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Heracles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Heracles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heracles.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heracles.
Heracles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heracles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Meyer scores with the left hand. Heracles knows he should have avoided that one.
Meyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heracles is fending him off so far but Meyer persists. Nope, Heracles circles away and we're back to standing.

Meyer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heracles tries to get to full guard but Meyer has control of the leg.
Meyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Heracles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Meyer not doing much here.
Heracles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Heracles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Heracles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heracles cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heracles circles away.
Heracles digs a good body shot into Meyer's ribs.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zeus Heracles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Heracles was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Heracles controlling Meyer's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer won't allow Heracles to sweep him here.
Heracles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Heracles wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heracles keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Heracles working a defensive guard here.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Heracles keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heracles throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer sizes up Heracles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heracles swings away with a body shot that misses

and Meyer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heracles's guard now.
Meyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Heracles is retaining full guard.
Meyer trying to control but Heracles is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Meyer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thijs Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Meyer scores a takedown into full mount!
Meyer looking to ground and pound but Heracles is blocking nicely.
Meyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Heracles is looking to improve his position but Meyer isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer trying to control but Heracles is having none of it.
Heracles tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heracles gets back to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thijs Meyer.
Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heracles at a distance.
Meyer throws a right hand that Heracles ducks under and follows up with a left that Heracles also avoids with ease.
Meyer has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Heracles moved out of range.
Heracles throws a leg kick but Meyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heracles.
A shot to the body from Heracles misses

and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meyer.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Heracles.
Meyer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Meyer as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Meyer.
Meyer cracks Heracles with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heracles tries to throw a body punch but Meyer avoids it by throwing Heracles back against the cage.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heracles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meyer taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Meyer - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Meyer as the two fighters clinch.

Meyer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heracles is trying to keep an underhook but Meyer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Meyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meyer is pressing down on Heracles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heracles is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meyer passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heracles is looking to improve his position but Meyer isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thijs Meyer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meyer is defended easily by Heracles.
Heracles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heracles throws a sloppy head kick
and Meyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Heracles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heracles takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Heracles looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Heracles gets caught flat footed, as Meyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Heracles keeps moving.
Meyer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer is pushing down on Heracles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heracles is fighting to maintain full guard but Meyer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meyer trying to control from half guard but Heracles is working away.
Meyer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Heracles reverses the position - he's now on top in Meyer's guard.

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.
Heracles wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
Heracles postures up in Meyer's guard and throws a big left but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer managing to control the position.
Heracles looking to pass the guard.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Heracles postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heracles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Heracles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heracles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Heracles misses its intended target.
Heracles misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
Heracles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heracles throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
Heracles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heracles misses with a body shot.
Zeus Heracles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heracles misses with a wild combination.
Meyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Thijs Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Heracles misses.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Heracles.
Heracles misses the shot to the body.
Heracles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heracles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heracles throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.

Meyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Heracles did well to prevent Meyer getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thijs Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 37:39
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 37:39
Judge George Francis scores the fight 37:39

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