PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franziskus Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Vera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franziskus Meier's chin.

Meier
vs
Vera

210 cm
28
286 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

215 cm
27
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franziskus Meier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Vera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meier misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Meier. Those never looked like landing.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Meier circles away.
Meier throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Vera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meier throws out the jab.
Meier misses the shot to the body.
Meier throws a looping overhand right but Vera ducks down to avoid it.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Meier moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vera!
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.

Vera has Meier up against the cage in a clinch.
Meier wants to break free but Vera has control.
Meier is trying to force a seperation but Vera has the dominant position.
Meier tries to circle away but Vera has him pinned against the cage.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera prevents Meier from breaking the clinch.
Vera scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Meier is breathing heavily.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier wants to break free but Vera has control.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Meier blocks it.
Meier is trying to break free.
Vera scores with a knee to the head.
Vera crunches a lovely knee into Meier's ribcage.
Vera trying to control the position but instead, Meier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vera into the cage.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.

Meier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Meier.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meier looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.

Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meier, pushing him back against the cage.
Vera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meier is defending well for now.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meier is keeping busy.

Meier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes from Meier. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meier takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera tries to clinch up but Meier circles away and keeps his distance.
Meier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vera lands a head kick!
Vera is looking to clinch but Meier is avoiding it.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vera counters with a good, hard body kick but Meier shrugs it off.

Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meier is trying to break free.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meier's face.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Meier blocks it.
Vera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meier is trying to break the clinch but Vera is controlling him.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meier's face.

Meier breaks the clinch.
Meier avoids the head kick by Vera.
Meier throws a shot to the body.
Vera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meier throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meier swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Meier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Vera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vera connects with an inside leg kick.
Vera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meier counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Meier pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vera.
Vera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meier's head.
Meier looks to throw the jab but Vera is out of range.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meier was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera throws a front kick that sends Meier stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vera throws a nice outside leg kick.

Vera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Meier is trying to defend but Vera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Vera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Meier dodges the punch combination from Vera.

Vera drives through and clinches with Meier against the cage.

Meier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from Meier.
Meier stuffs the takedown.
Meier looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Meier misses with a combination
and Vera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Vera misses
and Meier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meier blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera is looking to slow Meier down with leg kicks.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera scores with a sloppy right hand. Meier should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera wants to clinch up but Meier keeps it at a distance.

Vera clinches with his opponent.
Vera scores with a knee to the head.
Vera has Meier pressed against the cage, preventing Meier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meier wants to get back to striking at distance but Vera won't allow it.
Vera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meier tries to break the clinch but Vera is controlling the position.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meier blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meier tries to circle away but Vera has him pinned against the cage.

Meier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Meier stalks Vera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vera's face. Vera staggers backwards, shaken.
Meier throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Vera throws out a loose jab but Meier uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Vera lands a high kick!
Meier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Meier checks it.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Meier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meier pinned against the cage. Meier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meier swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Meier throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a left to the body.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera misses with a double jab
and Meier counters with a stiff right hand.
Meier's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meier duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch but Meier is having none of it.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Meier throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vera moves into the clinch.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Meier blocks it.
Meier tries to circle away but Vera has him pinned against the cage.
Vera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vera lands with a right to the head.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Meier blocks it.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meier.

Meier breaks the clinch.
Meier throws a jab but it's blocked by Vera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vera.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Meier shows good takedown defense.
Franziskus Meier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Vera.
Vera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Meier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meier.
Meier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meier throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a big head kick but Meier shrugs it off.
Meier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Vera is looking to score with low kicks.
Vera blocks a jab.
Vera throws a head kick but Meier moves out of range.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vera counters by moving into the clinch.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Meier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Meier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from Meier.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Vera.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Meier.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Meier blocks with his arms.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Meier is looking to break free of the clinch but Vera has double underhooks.
Vera prevents Meier from breaking the clinch.
Meier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meier's face.
Meier is trying to push Vera away but Vera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vera crunches a lovely knee into Meier's ribcage.
Vera working Meier over with knees to the body.
Vera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meier is defending well for now.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Meier is trying to push Vera away but Vera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meier's face.
Vera looking to slow down the pace here.
Vera keeps control of Meier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Meier blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meier wants to break free but Vera has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meier tries to circle away but Vera has him pinned against the cage.
Meier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meier blocks it with crossed arms.
Meier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meier's efforts to push away.
Vera prevents Meier from breaking the clinch.
Meier wants to get back to striking at distance but Vera won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meier blocks it with crossed arms.

Meier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Meier pushes him off.
Meier misses with a double jab
and Vera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meier misses with the combination.
Meier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christian Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Franziskus Meier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meier.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Meier.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera throws a head kick that Meier semi-blocks.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Meier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meier throws a series of strikes that have Vera backpedaling.
A slow jab from Meier misses its intended target.
Vera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franziskus Meier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Meier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meier counters with a left and a right that stings Vera.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meier paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vera.
Meier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Vera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meier counters with a two punch combo.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Meier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meier dips to his left and cracks Vera with an uppercut!
Meier tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera tries to clinch there but Meier circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meier.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meier.
Meier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meier avoids the head kick by Vera.
Meier throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vera - the referee stops the clock and Meier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vera. Meier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meier misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Meier misses with a double jab
and Vera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Vera closes the distance and clinches.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Meier blocks it.
Christian Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Vera!