PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannie Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Meier
vs
Mann

190 cm
24
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
209 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Meier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mannie Mann!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meier will feel that in the morning.
Mann scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mann.
Meier is breathing heavily.
Meier misses with a right hand
and Mann counters with a good low kick that Meier was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mann. That's going to slow Meier down.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Meier circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mann.
Mann scores with a leg kick.
Mann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mann.
Mann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Mann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mann.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.
Meier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mann lands a leg kick that knocks Meier off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mannie Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mann. Meier shrugs it off though.
Mann throws a front kick that sends Meier stumbling back into the cage.
Meier keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Mann catches Meier right on the button with a cross.
Meier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.
Mann tries to clinch there but Meier circles away.
Meier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
A good leg kick by Mann.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
Mann throws a leg kick which misses Meier's front leg but catches the back leg as Meier tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mann.
A solid body kick from Mann.
Mann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meier's calf.
Mann is looking to clinch but Meier is avoiding it.
Meier looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Meier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mann can pounce on him.
Meier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meier misses with a body shot.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Mann connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Mann lands but Meier takes it in his stride.

Meier shoots in and bounces Mann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Meier stands and steps away. Mann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a nice inside leg kick.

Meier clinches.
Mann prevents Meier from breaking the clinch.

Meier wants the takedown. Mann is fighting it off but Meier persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mann's guard against the cage.

Meier stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mann connects with a solid leg kick.
Mann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Mann slams his shin into Meier's torso.

Mann gets caught flat footed, as Meier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Meier stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meier will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meier takes the fight into the clinch.

Meier manages to break the clinch.

Meier feints and as Mann raises his hands in defense, Meier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meier throwing strikes but missing.
Meier won't allow Mann to get back to his feet.
Meier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mann is working an open guard so Meier takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Meier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mannie Mann dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mann misses with a looping right.
Meier throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
Meier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mann.
Meier shoots in but no luck this time.
Mann scoring well with a low kick there.
Meier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mann scores with a push kick.
Mann throws a leg kick which misses Meier's front leg but catches the back leg as Meier tries to avoid it.
Mannie Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Mann.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann throws a front kick that sends Meier stumbling back into the cage.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Mann.
Mann throws a head kick that Meier semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann misses with a head kick.

Meier gets a takedown into half guard.
Meier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Meier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meier connects with a nice short shot to Mann's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier trying to control the pace.

Meier stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mann to get to his feet.
Meier lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Meier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mann sprawls well initially but Meier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Meier stands up from half guard.
No joy there for Meier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Mann.
Mann misses with a hook to the body

and Meier counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mann!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meier content just to control the position here.
Meier throwing strikes here but Mann is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meier looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meier controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Meier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Meier closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mann did well to prevent Meier getting side control.
Mann is trying to stand up here but Meier is controlling him well.
Mann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meier.
Meier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mann tries to kick Meier off but Meier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Meier.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mann enables Meier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mann manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mann being controlled here, momentarily.
Mann wants to stand up but Meier is controlling him.
Peter Meier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meier stands up and waves to Mann to follow him.

Meier clinches up against the cage.
Meier tries to pull guard but Mann holds him up against the cage and eventually Meier drops back down to his feet.
Meier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Meier breaks the clinch.
Meier misses with a body kick.
Meier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Mann gets tackled into the cage by Meier. Meier maintains the clinch.

Meier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Mann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mann.

Meier moves into the clinch.

Meier manages to pull guard.

Meier manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick by Meier misses
and Mann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meier throws a leg kick
and Mann counters with an inside leg kick.
Meier dodges the punch combination from Mann.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann avoids the head kick by Meier.
Meier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Meier shoots in and gets a takedown into Mann's guard.
Meier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meier gets to his feet. Mann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peter Meier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mann tries to sprawl but Meier drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Meier decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meier tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann tries to clinch there but Meier circles away.

Meier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mann is trying to defend but Meier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Meier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mann defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meier passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Meier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Meier!