PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith's entrance music is Four Kicks. A fine choice. Audet has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Pump it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meredith
vs
Audet

180 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

173 cm
27
157 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Audet instigates a clinch.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
Meredith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Audet.
A bit of stalling here from Audet.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Audet is defending well for now.
Audet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Meredith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meredith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Audet is defending well for now.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Audet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meredith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Audet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Audet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meredith has Audet pressed against the cage.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Audet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meredith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meredith lands an elbow that stopped Audet in his tracks for a moment.
Audet throws an elbow but it misses.
Audet blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet lands a knee to the head.
Audet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Audet misses with a knee strike.
Audet looks gassed!
Audet is pressed up against the cage. Meredith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Audet down to the mat. Audet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch

so Meredith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meredith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Audet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
Meredith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Audet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Meredith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Meredith just wasn't active enough.
Audet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Audet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meredith throws a looping overhand right but Audet ducks down to avoid it.
Meredith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Meredith counters by clinching up.
Audet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meredith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Audet pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Meredith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Meredith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meredith.
Audet trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Audet.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith trying to stall but Audet improves his position.
Meredith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Audet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Audet.

Meredith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meredith darts in trying to clinch

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Audet.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.

Meredith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nathan Audet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meredith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Audet counters with a nice body shot.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Audet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meredith tries to clinch up
and Audet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet tries to clinch

and Meredith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Audet avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
Audet wants to stall.
Audet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Meredith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Audet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Audet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meredith is keeping busy.
Audet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meredith is defending well for now.
Meredith misses with a knee strike.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meredith's face.
Meredith has Audet pushed against the cage.
Meredith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Audet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Audet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Audet avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Audet obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Meredith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Meredith moves to clinch but Audet breaks away
enabling Audet to counter with a crisp jab.
Meredith with a poor takedown
letting Audet counter with a right hand.
Meredith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Audet is fending him off so far but Meredith persists. Nope, Audet circles away and we're back to standing.
Meredith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Audet does no damage.
Audet lands with a kick to the temple. Meredith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meredith moves to clinch but Audet breaks away

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch.
Audet managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Audet misses with an elbow over the top.
Meredith taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meredith tries to work over Audet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Audet managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Meredith is blocking nicely.
Audet misses with an elbow strike.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Audet avoids it.
Audet lands a knee to the head.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Audet is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meredith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Audet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Meredith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet avoids a wild elbow strike from Meredith.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meredith throws an elbow but misses.
Meredith can't get the takedown.
Audet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meredith is defending well for now.
Meredith avoiding damage as Audet throws knees to the body.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audet with a knee to the head.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Audet avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Audet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meredith is struggling to control the position.
Audet wants to stall.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Meredith scores with a knee to the head.
Meredith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Audet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Audet prevents the takedown attempt.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audet avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
Meredith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Meredith.
Audet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith stalling in the clinch but Audet improves position.

Meredith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meredith shoots in for a takedown but Audet shows good takedown defense.
Meredith throws a push kick but Audet slaps the foot to one side.
Meredith moves to clinch but Audet breaks away

and Audet counters by clinching up.
Audet landing knees to the head.
Audet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Audet is defending well for now.
Meredith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Audet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the head but Audet blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Audet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Audet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet dodges an elbow strike from Meredith.
Meredith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Audet prevents it.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet avoids a wild elbow strike from Meredith.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
Meredith avoiding damage as Audet throws knees to the body.
Audet managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith avoiding damage as Audet throws knees to the body.
Audet throws an elbow that misses.
Meredith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Audet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Audet is defending well for now.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Meredith blocks it.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Audet shrugs off.
Meredith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Audet prevents it.
Audet trying to control the position but instead, Meredith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Audet into the cage.
Audet missing with knees to the body.
Meredith works on Audet's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four 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.
Audet managing to block the knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Meredith blocks with his arms.
Audet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meredith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith crunches a lovely knee into Audet's ribcage.

Meredith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Meredith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Audet won't allow Meredith to get back to his feet.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Meredith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meredith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Meredith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Audet 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!

Audet tries to keep at a distance but Meredith has taken the fight into the clinch.

Meredith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Audet keeps the fight on the outside.
Meredith tries to clinch but Audet moves out of range.
Audet wants to clinch

and Meredith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meredith avoids the elbow strike from Audet, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Meredith.
Meredith tries to stall but Audet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.

Meredith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Meredith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Audet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meredith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Audet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Meredith wants to work for an arm triangle but Audet is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Meredith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Audet!
Meredith looking to ground and pound but Audet is blocking nicely.

Meredith goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Audet turns into him and now he's in Meredith's guard.
Meredith pulls Audet in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith working a defensive guard here.
Meredith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Audet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meredith trying to control the position.
Audet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meredith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet stands and throws Meredith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meredith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Audet off and has taken his back!
Audet is trapped and Meredith is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Meredith throws strikes from the back but Audet rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Audet.
Meredith landing with the ground and pound.
Meredith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Audet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.
Meredith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meredith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Meredith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Audet is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Meredith, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Meredith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meredith 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!