PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egan comes to the cage accompanied by for those about to rock. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Egan
vs
Meeks

196 cm
20
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Egan scores with a takedown into Meeks's guard.
Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet.
Egan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeks is keeping the position for now.
Meeks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meeks wants to sweep but no luck.

Egan stands up and waves to Meeks to follow him.
A jab-cross combination lands for Meeks and sends Egan crashing to the mat! Meeks follows him down to the mat - Egan regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Egan is rocked!
Meeks passes to full mount!
Oh Egan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Egan is looking to get to half guard.
Meeks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Egan is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks dominating with strikes here.
Meeks is stalling here but it's allowed Egan to get half guard.
Meeks is controlling the pace.
Egan seems to have got his legs back now.
Egan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meeks scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meeks gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Egan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meeks.

Egan instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.

Meeks breaks the clinch.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Egan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Egan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Meeks wants to control but Egan is having none of it.
Meeks looks gassed!
Meeks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Egan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meeks defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan prevents Meeks from improving his position.
Meeks is trying to control but can't.
Egan tries to stand and escape but Meeks is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meeks trying to control but Egan postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Egan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Egan showed some decent athleticism there.

Egan is looking for a kimura but Meeks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Egan to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meeks defending well though.
Meeks wants to get back to full guard.
Meeks wants to control but Egan is keeping busy.

Egan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meeks manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fenton Meeks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meeks fails to land with a series of punches.
Meeks cracks Egan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick

so Egan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Egan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Egan postures up.
Egan throws a strike but Meeks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Meeks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meeks lands with an uppercut that bounces Egan off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Egan counters with a single leg into guard. Meeks didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Egan stopping the sweep attempt from Meeks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan tries to stand but Meeks is controlling from the bottom.
Meeks managing to control the position.
Tom Egan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Meeks is looking for a triangle but Egan pushes his legs off easily.
Meeks throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meeks looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Meeks wriggles free and stands up.
Meeks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks lands with a kick to the temple. Egan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Egan misses with a double jab.
Egan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meeks pinned against the cage. Meeks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meeks throws a left and a right that both miss

and Egan counters with a single leg into guard. Meeks didn't expect that.
Meeks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meeks trying to control but Egan is having none of it.
Egan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meeks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Meeks with shots to the head and body - Egan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Egan is desperately trying to improve his position but Meeks has a good base and remains in mount.
Meeks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Egan manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Egan is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Egan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meeks is standing up over Egan. Egan looks to escape but Meeks dives into side control.
Egan tries to bench press Meeks off him but Meeks keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan wants to get back to his feet.
Egan tries to bench press Meeks off him but Meeks keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Egan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Meeks misses with a series of wild punches.

Meeks moves into the clinch.

Egan manages to break the clinch.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Egan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Meeks.

Meeks gets caught flat footed, as Egan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meeks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egan preventing the sweep.
Meeks looking to control.
Egan passes Meeks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks is looking to control Egan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meeks avoid being mounted?
Egan is looking to take a break and control but Meeks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Egan decides to stand and escape the position.
Tom Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egan closes the distance and clinches up with Meeks, looking for a takedown. Egan pushes Meeks against the cage but Meeks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meeks throws a right and a left that Egan avoids nicely.
Egan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meeks counters with a left right combination that sends Egan crashing to the mat - Meeks wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Egan out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenton Meeks!