PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blame It on the Alcohol by Of Mice & Men. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
Meadows

177 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

166 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meadows clinches with his opponent.
Meadows pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meadows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meadows has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows trying to land knees to the body.
Meadows jumps guard but Powell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meadows is trying to pull guard but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows tries for a takedown but Powell manages to get underhooks.
Jake Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Meadows.
Meadows drops down looking for an ankle pick but Powell pulls his leg out and moves away.

Powell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meadows!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to stand but Meadows is controlling his arm.
Meadows is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Powell off and has taken his back!
Powell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Meadows tries to keep control of the position but Powell is staying busy.

Meadows is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Powell defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Powell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Meadows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell covering up well under a barage of strikes.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell prevents Meadows from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Meadows punches the canvas rather than the man.
Meadows missing with punches from the back.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.

Powell showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell staying busy and making it hard for Meadows to control.
Meadows missing with strikes.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but Meadows has full control of the position and if anything, Powell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Meadows dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Powell tries for a takedown but Meadows circles away easily

and Meadows counters with a shoot takedown. Powell fights it but they end up in guard.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meadows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meadows not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meadows on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Powell wants to stand but Meadows is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Meadows was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Powell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Meadows's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is looking to stand up but Powell isn't so interested in that idea.
Powell won't allow Meadows to sweep him here.
Meadows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Powell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Powell tries to stand but Meadows is controlling from the bottom.
Meadows controls Powell momentarily but Powell frees himself.
Meadows is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Powell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meadows's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Meadows was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Powell shoots in for a double leg but Meadows sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Powell shoots in for a takedown but Meadows shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell leaves Meadows with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Powell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meadows is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meadows wants to stand but Powell has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Powell kicks Meadows off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meadows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meadows's waist but Meadows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.

Meadows closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Powell did well to prevent Meadows getting side control.
Meadows is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Meadows is looking for a kimura here.
Meadows prevents Powell from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David Meadows has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meadows throws a strike but Powell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Meadows is pushing down on Powell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Powell is fighting to maintain full guard but Meadows has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meadows sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meadows trying to mount his opponent but Powell defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Meadows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Powell fails with the takedown.
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
Meadows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meadows shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Powell as he jumps to the side.
Powell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powell as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into Meadows's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Powell gets to his feet. Meadows looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Powell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powell lands in his opponent's guard.

Powell stands and steps away. Meadows gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Meadows closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Powell quickly recovers to half guard.

Meadows is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Powell is just riding it out for now. Meadows eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell is trying to stand back up but Meadows is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powell is staying active underneath Meadows, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meadows wants to stand up but Powell is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to escape.
Powell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Powell tries to get out of the position.
Meadows wants to free his trapped foot but Powell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Meadows hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Meadows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Meadows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powell wants to stand but Meadows is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jake Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meadows 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meadows has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Meadows!