PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Putman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bik Mesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Putman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Putman
vs
Mesh

186 cm
25
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

210 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Putman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bik Mesh!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesh slips a jab from Putman.
Putman scores with a body shot.
Putman is looking to clinch but Mesh is avoiding it.
Putman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesh.
Putman is looking to clinch but Mesh is avoiding it.
Putman tries to clinch but Mesh moves out of range.
Putman looks to land a right hand but Mesh moved out of range.
Mesh slips under a jab.
Mike Putman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putman works the jab nicely.
Mesh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Putman counter with a right hand.
Mesh drops his hands momentarily and Putman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Putman connects with a jab.
Mesh throws a head kick but Putman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mesh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putman wants to clinch up but Mesh keeps it at a distance.
Putman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mesh on the side of the head.
Mesh misses with a lunging right hand
and Putman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Putman throws a lazy right hand but Mesh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mesh swinging wildly here.
Mesh throws a push kick but Putman slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Mesh.
Putman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mesh circles away.
Putman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesh counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putman lands a head shot.
Mesh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mesh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mesh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mesh back to the cage. Putman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Putman misses with a looping right.
Putman scores with a nice head shot.
Putman thows a body shot but no joy.
Putman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesh walks into a jab.
Putman misses the shot to the body.
Putman throws an off balance right hand

and Mesh counters with a crisp one two that drops Putman! Mesh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Putman to his feet! Putman is in big trouble!

Putman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesh Throws a clean left jab. Mesh Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Putman's chin! Putman crumbles to the ground and Mesh follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mesh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bik Mesh!