PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meeks
vs
Bacon

171 cm
34
154 lbs
26 - 20 - 0

172 cm
32
152 lbs
29 - 11 - 2

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacon throws out a loose jab but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks wants to clinch up but Bacon keeps it at a distance.
Meeks tries to clinch up but Bacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bacon, as that shot connected.
Meeks is looking to clinch but Bacon is avoiding it.
Bacon thuds a left hand into Meeks's body.
Bacon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bacon digs a good body shot into Meeks's ribs.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacon scores with a three punch combo!
Meeks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bacon.
Bacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meeks circles away quickly and effectively.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Bacon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meeks slips under a jab from Bacon.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meeks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meeks wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meeks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bacon.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Bacon fails to land with a series of punches.
Bacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Meeks clinches up against the cage.
Meeks keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Bacon controls the action.
Meeks has Bacon pressed against the cage, preventing Bacon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks works on Bacon's body with a couple of short punches.
Meeks digs a right hand into Bacon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacon's gas tank.
Meeks is looking to control Bacon's arms but Bacon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meeks has his back to the cage.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meeks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bacon's efforts to push away.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks tries a body shot but Bacon blocks it.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Meeks prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Bacon 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Meeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon blocks the elbow strike.
Bacon tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Bacon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meeks lands an elbow just above Bacon 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Meeks.

Bacon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacon tries to bum rush Meeks with a series of wild strikes but Meeks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bacon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meeks at a distance.
Bacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meeks.
Bacon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Bacon blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Bacon misses.
Meeks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bacon swinging wildly here.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.

Meeks has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Meeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bacon is defending well for now.
Bacon tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the cage.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Meeks.

Bacon breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meeks misses with a looping right.

Meeks has managed to clinch.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Meeks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Bacon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bacon misses with the combination.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Meeks avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon slips under a jab from Meeks.
Meeks throws a jab but it's blocked by Bacon.
Chris Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacon misses with an uppercut. Meeks saw that one coming.
Bacon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Meeks.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacon scores with a shot to the body.
Meeks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bacon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Meeks counters with a nice right hand that sends Bacon toppling to the canvas! Bacon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Meeks finish him?!

Bacon is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Meeks points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bacon wakes up just in time to hear Meeks thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fenton Meeks!
A very excited looking Fenton Meeks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.