PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willis
vs
Meridius

180 cm
25
212 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

185 cm
25
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis lands a body shot.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Meridius misses.
Willis needs to keep his hands up - Meridius had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Willis.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a leg kick
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willis looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willis eats them both and turns towards Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis works Meridius's body with a nice hook.
Meridius throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meridius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meridius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis missing with a left hand there. Meridius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis digs a good body shot into Meridius's ribs.
Willis moves out of range of the leg kick from Meridius.
Nice cross by Willis.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
Willis swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Willis counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Willis swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Willis lands a head shot.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Meridius misses with a kick to the body
and Willis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meridius.
Willis lands with a cross.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Willis jabs at Meridius's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws out a leg kick but Willis moves out of range and Meridius only half commits.
Meridius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Willis is out of range.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willis counters with a right hand to the body.
Willis defending well as Meridius loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Willis.
Willis scores with a nice head shot.
Willis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Willis avoids the head kick by Meridius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Willis checks it well.
Meridius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Willis is out of range and Meridius settles back down.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
Meridius throws a leg kick that is checked

and Willis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Meridius!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Willis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chay Willis dominated that 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.

The crowd cheers as Meridius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willis doesn't seem phased though.
Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
Maximus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chay Willis is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a combination that misses
and Willis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meridius thinking.
Willis connects with a crisp jab.
Willis throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Meridius scores with a head kick. Willis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Willis lands a really nice looking cross but Meridius seems unphased.
Meridius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meridius cracks the inside of Willis's front leg.
Willis blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Willis, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meridius wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis cracks Meridius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meridius - that will leave a mark!
Meridius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meridius - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Meridius!
No joy there for Willis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meridius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meridius throws a solid leg kick but Willis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meridius.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius thows a leg kick but Willis checks it
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
Willis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meridius cracks Willis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Willis is looking to wear down Meridius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Willis.
A head kick by Meridius misses
and Willis counters with a left to the body.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Willis swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridius throws a low kick, looking for Willis's leg but Willis calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maximus Meridius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
Willis thuds his right hand into Meridius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meridius throws a solid leg kick but Willis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meridius.
A jab from Willis does it's job there.
Meridius throws a solid leg kick but Willis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meridius.
Willis lands a jab to the head.
Willis scores with a nice head shot.
Willis throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meridius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Willis lands a nice looking body shot.
Meridius throws a low kick but Willis moves out of range easily.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Willis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Willis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Willis checks a leg kick.
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Meridius counters with a solid body kick.
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!

Willis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meridius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Meridius wants to control the action here but instead Willis manages to pass to full mount!
Willis scoring with strikes but Meridius is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
Willis lands with some strikes.

Meridius is rocked!
Willis drops a big elbow. That's hurt Meridius! More shots from Willis and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chay Willis!
Chay Willis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.