PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Meoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana comes to the cage accompanied by Candyshop. Meoff has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Paul Meoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Huana
vs
Meoff

188 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Meoff!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huana pushes Meoff up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Huana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Huana manages to break the clinch.

Huana closes the distance and pushes Meoff back into the cage.
Huana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Huana keeps control of Meoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Huana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Huana gets a clinch.

Huana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Huana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Huana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Huana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meoff, pushing him back against the cage.
Meoff looks gassed!
Huana misses with an elbow strike.

Huana breaks the clinch.
Meoff wants to clinch but Huana slips to the side

and Huana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meoff fails to land the takedown.
Huana stalks Meoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meoff's face. Meoff staggers backwards, shaken.
That kick from Huana tenderised Meoff's leg. Meoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Huana throws a series of punches but Meoff moves out of range.
Huana lands a leg kick that knocks Meoff off balance momentarily.
Huana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meoff on the side of the head.

Oooooh!!! Huana has knocked Meoff down with a huge combo! Huana steps away and waves a wobbly Meoff back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Meoff is rocked!

It looks like Paul Meoff has been cut.
Huana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Huana finish him?
Huana throws a right hand that Meoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Meoff also avoids with ease.
That kick from Huana tenderised Meoff's leg. Meoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Huana. Those never looked like landing.
Mari Huana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huana misses with a two punch combination.
Huana throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Meoff stumbling backwards into the cage! Meoff bounces back off the cage towards Huana, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Huana lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Huana celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mari Huana!