PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bart Meesters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Pfeife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Meesters has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Meesters
vs
Pfeife

180 cm
28
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

169 cm
26
140 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Meesters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernard Pfeife!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pfeife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meesters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meesters tries to close the distance and clinch but Pfeife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pfeife connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meesters. Meesters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meesters shoots in looking for a takedown. Pfeife tries to sprawl out of it but Meesters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pfeife manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pfeife shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meesters eats them both and turns towards Pfeife to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Pfeife.

It looks like Bart Meesters has been cut.
Pfeife connects with a body shot that sends Meesters's belly button to the back.
Meesters slips a straight right by Pfeife.
Meesters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meesters misses with a low kick.
Meesters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeife.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeife throws a series of punches but Meesters moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesters with a poor takedown
and Pfeife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meesters tries for a takedown but Pfeife circles away easily
and Pfeife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Meesters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meesters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pfeife goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Meesters is rocked!
Pfeife fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meesters on the side of the head.
Oh Meesters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfeife cracks Meesters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pfeife swinging wildly here.
Pfeife lands a nice hook to Meesters's body. Meesters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meesters fails to land the takedown.
Pfeife works Meesters's body with a nice hook.
Meesters seems to have got his legs back now.
Meesters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pfeife avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeife jabs Meesters right on the nose. Meesters blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Pfeife.
Pfeife misses with a wild combination.
Meesters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pfeife scores with a sloppy right hand. Meesters should have avoided that one.
Pfeife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Pfeife.
Pfeife sizes up Meesters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meesters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pfeife scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meesters in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesters takes one to the side of the head.
Meesters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pfeife jabs at Meesters's body.
Meesters is breathing heavily.
Pfeife cracks Meesters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pfeife cracks Meesters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Pfeife as he connects with a hook.
Pfeife ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pfeife lands with a big left! Meesters is wobbled badly! Pfeife comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Meesters to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bernard Pfeife!