PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itof Meyachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyachev comes to the cage accompanied by Pussy by Rammstein. Morehead comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Mystery of Chess Boxing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Itof Meyachev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meyachev
vs
Morehead

172 cm
30
174 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Itof Meyachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Morehead!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morehead throws a one two combo.

Meyachev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Morehead breaks the clinch.
Morehead takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morehead.
Meyachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morehead misses with a two punch combination.
Morehead throws a right and a left that Meyachev avoids nicely.
Meyachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyachev closes the distance and clinches up with Morehead, looking for a takedown. Meyachev pushes Morehead against the cage but Morehead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meyachev avoids the head kick by Morehead.
Meyachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Morehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyachev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Meyachev has closed the distance and engaged Morehead in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyachev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meyachev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morehead trying to land knees to the body.
Morehead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyachev has him pressed against the cage.
Morehead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Meyachev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morehead!
Morehead jabs at Meyachev's body.
Morehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyachev fails with the takedown.
Meyachev moves in looking to clinch but Morehead pushes him off.
Meyachev throws a nice looking combination but Morehead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meyachev tries to clinch there but Morehead circles away.
Meyachev tries to clinch but Morehead moves out of range.
Meyachev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Morehead shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morehead was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Meyachev is trying desperately to improve position.
Morehead breaks from Meyachev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morehead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyachev can't escape the position.
Meyachev wants to hold on but Morehead pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyachev can't escape the position.
Meyachev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morehead unloads with some shots from mount but Meyachev bucks and avoids them well.
Morehead takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meyachev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morehead controlling his opponent.
Morehead working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyachev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morehead.
Morehead with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meyachev is looking to improve his position but Morehead isn't that keen on the idea.

Meyachev defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morehead.
Meyachev is trying to escape the mount.
Meyachev regains half guard.
Meyachev is looking to improve his position.
Morehead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meyachev's head.
Meyachev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morehead stops Meyachev from getting back to his feet.

Morehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meyachev sees it coming and defends easily.
Meyachev is not content to let Morehead control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyachev is trying to stand.
Morehead trying to mount his opponent but Meyachev defends it.
Morehead wants to control but Meyachev is keeping him busy.
Morehead trying to mount his opponent but Meyachev defends it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Craven Morehead hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Meyachev takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Morehead breaks from the clinch.
Morehead misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morehead shoots in for a takedown but Meyachev shows good takedown defense.
Meyachev wants to clinch up but Morehead keeps it at a distance.
Meyachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morehead throws a right and a left that Meyachev avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Craven Morehead will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meyachev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meyachev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morehead is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meyachev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Meyachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Morehead rushes Meyachev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morehead tries to circle away but Meyachev has him pinned against the cage.
Meyachev scores with a shot to the side of Morehead's head.
Morehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Meyachev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morehead tries to work over Meyachev's front leg with a kick but Meyachev checks it.
Meyachev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morehead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyachev tries to clinch but Morehead moves away
and Morehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Morehead drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Meyachev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morehead throwing strikes but missing.

Meyachev has his feet on Morehead's thighs here. He's pushed Morehead off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Morehead screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Itof Meyachev!