PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Paiyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Paiyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meyers
vs
Paiyn

190 cm
21
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Paiyn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches up with Paiyn, looking for a takedown. Meyers pushes Paiyn against the cage but Paiyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meyers swats away the attempt to clinch by Paiyn.
Paiyn looks to land a combination but Meyers avoids it well.
Paiyn misses with a takedown

and Meyers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paiyn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiyn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Meyers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paiyn tries to lock up and control but Meyers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meyers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paiyn can't escape the position.
Paiyn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers working Paiyn over with strikes here.
BOOM! Meyers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paiyn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paiyn looks gassed!
Meyers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Meyers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paiyn is looking to improve his position but Meyers isn't that keen on the idea.
Meyers landing strikes from the mount and Paiyn is in trouble!
Meyers lands a heavy elbow.
Meyers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paiyn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Meyers working Paiyn over with strikes here.
Paiyn is desperately trying to improve his position but Meyers has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers avoids the attempt from Paiyn to control.
Paiyn tries to reverse the position but Meyers maintains control.
Paiyn tries to lock up and control but Meyers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paiyn is looking to improve his position but Meyers isn't that keen on the idea.
Paiyn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Paiyn tries to lock up and control but Meyers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meyers scoring with strikes but Paiyn is staying in there.
Paiyn tries to hold on but Meyers pushes him away.
Paiyn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Meyers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Paiyn gets to his feet. Meyers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Meyers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control the position but Paiyn is working away.
Paiyn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meyers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Paiyn can't do much from the bottom here.
Paiyn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Meyers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Meyers prevents Paiyn from standing back up.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paiyn on the ground.
Paiyn wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paiyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Meyers counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers wanted to stand there but Paiyn had control of the position.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Paiyn is keeping the position.
Meyers is working Paiyn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paiyn is on top in guard.
Meyers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Meyers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paiyn!
Paiyn is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Meyers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meyers showed some decent athleticism there.
Meyers is keen to just control but Paiyn is a slippery customer.
Paiyn taking some punishment here, with Meyers in his half guard.
Meyers passes to side control.
Mike Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meyers lands an elbow.
Meyers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paiyn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Meyers working over Paiyn with some ground and pound. Paiyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Meyers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meyers winds up and cracks Paiyn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paiyn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meyers.
Paiyn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paiyn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is desperately trying to improve his position but Paiyn has a good base and remains in mount.
Meyers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paiyn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meyers's face.
Meyers is trying to reverse the position but instead Paiyn has taken his back - oops!
Paiyn controlling well, preventing Meyers from escaping the position.
Meyers turns into Paiyn and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiyn is trying to control the position but Meyers postures up.
Paiyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meyers is one step ahead there.
Meyers throwing strikes from guard but Paiyn blocks nicely.
Meyers stopping the sweep attempt from Paiyn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paiyn fails with the takedown

and Meyers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paiyn's guard now.
Meyers won't allow Paiyn to sweep him here.
Paiyn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Meyers!
Paiyn tries to control but Meyers wriggling away.
BOOM! Paiyn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paiyn tries to control but Meyers wriggling away.
Meyers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Paiyn.
Paiyn lands a big elbow.
Meyers tries to lock up and control but Paiyn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paiyn manages to capitalize on a mistake by Meyers to take his back!
Paiyn wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is trying to break free.
Meyers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Meyers won't allow Paiyn to pass to mount.
Meyers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meyers tries to strike from the bottom.
Paiyn postures up in Meyers's guard and throws a big left but Meyers blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meyers is on top in guard.
Paiyn has momentary wrist control but Meyers slips an elbow through the middle.
Paiyn working a defensive guard here.
Paiyn can't keep his opponent in guard - Meyers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Meyers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meyers is looking to advance position but Paiyn won't allow it.
Paiyn gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiyn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paiyn lands a nice short elbow.
Paiyn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Meyers.
Paiyn works his way into side control.
Meyers is not content to let Paiyn control the position.
Meyers is looking to regain half guard here but Paiyn keeps moving and retains side control.

Paiyn decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiyn blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Meyers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Meyers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paiyn scores with a jab to the body.

Meyers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paiyn tries to improve position but can't.
Meyers tries to advance to mount but Paiyn denies him.
Check out the look on Meyers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Meyers is staying tight to Paiyn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Meyers is chipping away with strikes.
Meyers is chipping away with strikes.
Paiyn can't do much from the bottom here.
Meyers working the body and head with strikes.
Paiyn tries to buck Meyers off but Meyers is having none of it.
Paiyn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meyers's best efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paiyn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meyers blocks the strikes from Paiyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is thwarting Paiyn's attempts to control the position.
Paiyn wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paiyn avoids the head kick by Meyers.
Paiyn slips a jab and a cross from Meyers.
Paiyn has his takedown stuffed

and Meyers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meyers.
Meyers forces his way into half guard.
Meyers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paiyn moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paiyn is on top in guard.
Paiyn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meyers's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiyn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paiyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyers is keeping the position for now.
Paiyn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Meyers wants to improve his position but Paiyn is controlling well.
Meyers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paiyn is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paiyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meyers swivels and escapes.
Paiyn wants to clinch.
Paiyn shoots and misses

and Meyers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mike Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Paiyn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiyn is looking to stand up but Meyers isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiyn wants to stand but Meyers is controlling the position.
Meyers is working Paiyn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paiyn controls Meyers momentarily but Meyers frees himself.
Meyers landing some decent shots from guard.
Meyers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meyers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meyers works over Paiyn with some ground and pound from guard.
Meyers pushing down on Paiyn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paiyn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paiyn.
Meyers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paiyn wants to sweep here but Meyers controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paiyn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Meyers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meyers stops Paiyn from standing up.
Meyers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paiyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Meyers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paiyn's guard.
Meyers wants to control but Paiyn is keeping him busy.
Paiyn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Paiyn is trying to maintain the position but Meyers is very close to passing his half guard.
Thiago Paiyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Paiyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Meyers!