PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes into the arena with Now We Are Free blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Meridius
vs
Blaze

187 cm
31
244 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

205 cm
31
277 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

$10

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Meridius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meridius connects with an inside leg kick.
Meridius tries to work over Blaze's front leg with a kick but Blaze checks it.
Meridius keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Meridius's belly button to the back.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws a leg kick that misses.

Blaze tries to keep at a distance but Meridius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meridius.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Meridius blocks an uppercut.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Meridius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meridius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Meridius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blaze is keeping busy.
Meridius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blaze goes for a takedown attempt but Meridius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blaze motions for Meridius to come forward. Blaze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Meridius lands a really nice looking cross but Blaze seems unphased.
Meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze lands a body shot.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Meridius tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blaze tries to bum rush Meridius with a series of wild strikes but Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Meridius tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius digs a good hook to Blaze's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Nice shot by Blaze.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze thuds his right hand into Meridius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaze throws a low kick but Meridius moves out of range easily.
Meridius moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Meridius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meridius staying out of range there.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Meridius throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meridius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meridius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meridius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meridius throws a chopping leg kick but Blaze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Meridius pushes Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.

Meridius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick.
Blaze misses the jab.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Meridius throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meridius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meridius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meridius looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meridius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meridius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blaze throws a low kick but Meridius moves out of range easily.
Blaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meridius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meridius lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaze walks into a stiff left hand from Meridius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
Blaze throws a shot to the body.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meridius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Blaze.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Meridius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze cracks Meridius with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Meridius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meridius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Meridius misses with a double jab.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meridius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meridius - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meridius. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Meridius counters with a right hand to the body.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meridius's sensitive parts.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Meridius moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaze.
Meridius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaze misses with a hook. Meridius ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meridius looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meridius slips a jab from Blaze.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaze.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Meridius's leg. Meridius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Meridius tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Meridius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a jab when Meridius was well out of range.
Blaze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meridius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius scores with a jab.
Blaze swings widly with a right hand
and Meridius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blaze is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meridius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaze is looking to chop away at Meridius's legs.
Blaze takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meridius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meridius pushes Blaze away with a front kick.
Blaze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaze swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
A big left from Blaze misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Meridius.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meridius scores with a leg kick.
Blaze wants to slow Meridius down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meridius lands with an overhand left.
Blaze jabs Meridius right on the nose. Meridius blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Meridius scores with a hook.
Meridius scores with a spinning back kick!
Meridius catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meridius lands an overhand right.
Blaze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Blaze is rocked!

Meridius moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Blaze goes for a takedown attempt but Meridius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blaze seems to have recovered his senses.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Meridius throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Meridius! Blaze is out on his feet! Meridius rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blaze is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blaze is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Maximus Meridius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.