PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaken Hgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hgar
vs
Meridius

196 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
218 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 Los Angeles, Jaken Hgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hgar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Meridius clinches.
Hgar lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hgar on the inside.
Hgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hgar has Meridius pressed against the cage, preventing Meridius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Meridius manages to break the clinch.
Hgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meridius throws out the jab.
Hgar misses the shot to the body.
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hgar lands a nice shot that snaps Meridius's head back.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hgar.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Hgar saw that one coming.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meridius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hgar misses with a looping right.
Hgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.

Meridius takes the fight into the clinch.
Hgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meridius is trying to force a seperation but Hgar has the dominant position.
Hgar keeps control of Meridius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius tries to break the clinch but Hgar is controlling the position.
Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Hgar backwards.
Meridius blocks a body shot from Hgar.
A short body shot lands from Hgar as the two fighters clinch.
Hgar scores with a shoulder strike.
Hgar lands a shot to the body.
Meridius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meridius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hgar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meridius looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Hgar - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Hgar on the inside.
Hgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meridiuss head.
Meridius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hgar lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Hgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hgar dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a looping left.

Hgar drives through and clinches with Meridius against the cage.
Hgar working aggressively here.
Meridius takes a shot to the head.
Meridius wants to get back to striking at distance but Hgar won't allow it.

Hgar breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hgar with a hook.
Meridius moves away from the strike by Hgar.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hgar looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Hgar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Hgar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meridius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Hgar misses.
Hgar misses with the combination.
Hgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hgar throws a right hand that misses
enabling Meridius to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hgar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hgar.
Meridius wants to clinch.
Meridius sizes up Hgar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hgar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meridius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius wants to clinch up but Hgar keeps it at a distance.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Hgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Hgar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaken Hgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hgar connects with a nice looking jab.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Hgar circles away.
Hgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.

Meridius moves into the clinch.
Hgar tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Meridius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meridius tries to break free but Hgar pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius can't break the clinch.
Meridius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hgar lands a hook that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
Meridius is trying to break free.
Hgar pushes Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Meridius is rocked!
Hgar cracks Meridius with a nice body shot.
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Hgar finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hgar misses with some punches.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Hgar keeps control of Meridius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meridius seems to have recovered his senses.
Hgar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meridius's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Hgar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hgar dips a shoulder and cracks Meridius with a mighty uppercut! Meridius falls back against the cage and Hgar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Meridius is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hgar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaken Hgar!