PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meyers
vs
Sykloni

187 cm
25
198 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

188 cm
26
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Meyers. Beautiful body shot.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sykloni but Sykloni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sykloni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sykloni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meyers tries to pull guard but Sykloni holds him up against the cage and eventually Meyers drops back down to his feet.
Meyers is trying to pull guard but Sykloni has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sykloni walks away with a smile on his face. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers keeps the fight on the outside.
Sykloni leaves Meyers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meyers showed some decent athleticism there.
Sykloni wants to improve his position but Meyers is controlling well.
Sykloni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
Sykloni wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers working Sykloni over with strikes.
Meyers is pressing down on Sykloni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sykloni is holding on for now.

Meyers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers not doing much here.
Meyers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyers is looking to advance position but Sykloni won't allow it.
Sykloni trying to hold on to Meyers's head to control him but Meyers postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Meyers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sykloni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sykloni won't allow Meyers to pass to mount.
Sykloni wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sykloni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers with a nice head shot there.
Sykloni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Meyers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sykloni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sykloni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sykloni wants to sweep but no luck.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
Sykloni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meyers trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
Meyers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meyers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Meyers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sykloni's half guard.
Sykloni is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Meyers working the head and body with strikes.
Sykloni keeping control of the position.
Sykloni wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sykloni works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meyers postures up.
Sykloni 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Meyers 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.

Sykloni slaps away a takedown attempt from Meyers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sykloni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykloni is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykloni fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Meyers finds it's target.
Sykloni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sykloni moves away.
Sykloni looks to clinch
and Meyers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sykloni's sensitive parts.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meyers counters with a body kick that stops Sykloni in his tracks momentarily.
Meyers misses with a looping right.
Sami Sykloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykloni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyers missing with a left hand there. Sykloni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Meyers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sykloni is trying to defend but Meyers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sykloni trying to control here.
Sykloni holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sykloni sees it coming and defends easily.
Sykloni has hold of Meyers's hands but Meyers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sykloni tries to get to full guard but Meyers has control of the leg.
Sykloni is staying active underneath Meyers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sykloni defending well though.
Sykloni is looking to improve his position.

Meyers wants to work for an arm triangle but Sykloni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sykloni tries to roll over but Meyers keeps him under control.

Meyers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sykloni defends it well.
Meyers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Charlie Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is pressing down on Sykloni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sykloni is holding on for now.
Sykloni wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meyers wants to pass to mount but Sykloni is defending the position.

Sykloni actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meyers landing shots from mount.
Sykloni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Meyers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!

Meyers looking to secure an arm triangle but Sykloni defends it well.
Sykloni tries to lock up and control but Meyers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meyers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That has opened up Sami Sykloni's cut even more.

Sykloni defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyers.
Meyers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sykloni bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Meyers and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Meyers!