PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Man comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Meridius has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Paco Da Man has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paco Da Man seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Da Man
vs
Meridius

201 cm
35
262 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

187 cm
34
227 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Da Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Man connects with a crisp jab.
Da Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
Meridius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Man at a distance.
Da Man is looking to chop away at Meridius's legs.
Nice defenses there by Da Man.
Meridius avoids the head kick by Da Man.
Meridius lands the left hand.
Meridius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meridius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
Da Man avoids the body shot from Meridius.
Meridius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Da Man is able to avoid easily.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Da Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Man.
Da Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meridius. Meridius obviously looking to wear him down.
Meridius checks a leg kick.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius throws the kick towards the body but Da Man avoids it.
Da Man keeps Meridius at a distance using the push kick.

Meridius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Meridius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meridius wants to pass the guard but Da Man is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meridius stopping the sweep attempt from Da Man.
Meridius trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meridius's guard.
Da Man is looking to advance position but Meridius has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Da Man regains half guard.
Da Man regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Meridius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a big right hand that misses.
Meridius stopping the sweep attempt from Da Man.
Da Man working a defensive guard here.
Da Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meridius scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meridius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Man keeping moving, preventing Meridius from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meridius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius cracks Da Man with a solid left hand.
Meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Man is keeping the position for now.
Da Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Man, not yet.
Da Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meridius advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius throws a strike aimed at the side of Da Man's head but Da Man avoids it well.
Da Man regains half guard, as Meridius was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Man is doing well to control the position and prevent Meridius from advancing to side control.
Da Man is looking to control Meridius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da Man avoid being mounted?
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 Paco Da Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Da Man defending well as Meridius loads up on a big left hand.
Meridius blocks a leg kick.
Da Man checks a leg kick.
Meridius slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Da Man down.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da Man has time to react.
Da Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meridius throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Meridius misses.
Da Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meridius throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
Da Man has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Da Man missing with a left hand there. Meridius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Man misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Da Man.
Da Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Man throws a hook to the side of Meridius's head but Meridius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Man throws a head kick that misses
and Meridius counters with an inside leg kick.
Da Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meridius moves out of range of the strikes.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Da Man saw that one coming.
Da Man scores with a head kick. Meridius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Man checks a leg kick.
Paco Da Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Meridius.
Da Man lands a jab to the nose.
Meridius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Da Man is able to avoid easily.
Meridius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Man scores with a hook to the body. Meridius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Man tries to clinch up but Meridius circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meridius lands a leg kick that knocks Da Man off balance momentarily.
Da Man throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Man manages to avoid it.
Paco Da Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meridius lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Meridius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Man.
Meridius takes a swing at Da Man's ribcage but misses.
Meridius scores with a nice right hand.
Meridius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Da Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Man throws a chopping leg kick but Meridius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meridius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Man lands with a good body shot.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Da Man blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Man scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meridius throws the left hand but Da Man avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Da Man catches Meridius right on the button with a cross.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Da Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meridius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Man tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Da Man.
Da Man takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Da Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meridius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Man lands with a hook. Meridius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Da Man looks for the body kick but Meridius saw that one coming.
Da Man misses with a wild body shot.
Da Man works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Da Man dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Da Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meridius to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Man throws a poor cross that misses
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Da Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Man closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Meridius! Da Man dives in looking to finish! Meridius is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Da Man!
A victorious Paco Da Man thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.