PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait). Matti Meikalainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Elric
vs
Meikalainen

196 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Meikalainen checks it.
A low kick from Elric is predictable there

and Meikalainen counters with a crisp one two that drops Elric! Meikalainen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Elric to his feet! Elric is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Elric does no damage.
A head kick misses from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen checks the leg kick.
Meikalainen throws a looping overhand right but Elric ducks down to avoid it.
Meikalainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elric. Elric obviously looking to wear him down.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meikalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elric.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Elric.
Meikalainen throws a lazy right hand but Elric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meikalainen.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Elric blocks a head kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut.
Elric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meikalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Meikalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Meikalainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Elric should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meikalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Elric.
Meikalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Meikalainen misses.
Elric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen misses with a hook
and Elric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meikalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elric.
Meikalainen checks a leg kick.
Meikalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Elric slips under a jab.
Elric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meikalainen.
Elric is looking to land body kicks.
Elric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meikalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Elric counters with a low kick, right behind Meikalainen 's knee.
Elric lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elric lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meikalainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meikalainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Elric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric avoids the head kick by Meikalainen.

Elric has managed to clinch.
Meikalainen working aggressively here.
Elric tries to land a knee to the head but Meikalainen blocks with his arms.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elric struggles to land a body shot inside as Meikalainen controls his hands.
Meikalainen tries a body shot but Elric blocks it.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meikalainen blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meikalainen gets through Elric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meikalainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meikalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elric struggles to land a body shot inside as Meikalainen controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Elric has the dominant position.
Elric lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Meikalainen on the inside.
Elric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meikalainen.
Elric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meikalainen is defending well for now.
Elric throws an elbow but it misses.
Meikalainen is working Elric over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric misses with a punch on the inside.
Elric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elric throws an elbow that misses.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Meikalainen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric misses with a low kick.
Meikalainen misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Elric. Those never looked like landing.
Elric throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Meikalainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Meikalainen checks a leg kick.
Elric throws a nice head kick!
Elric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meikalainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Elric is out of range.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Elric avoids the head kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elric lands a body shot.
Meikalainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elric's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meikalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Meikalainen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Elric scores with a decent looking hook.
Meikalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meikalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elric's calf.
Meikalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elric throws a sloppy head kick and Meikalainen moves out of range easily.
Meikalainen takes a swing at Elric's ribcage but misses.

Meikalainen lands a big head kick that sends Elric tumbling to the mat! Meikalainen takes a step backwards and waves Elric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Meikalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Elric throws an overhand right that lands on Meikalainen's shoulder, as Meikalainen tries to avoid the shot.

Meikalainen tries to keep at a distance but Elric has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meikalainen's brow.
A short right from Elric.
Elric lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Elric fails to land.
Elric gets through Meikalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edward Elric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Elric.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric blocks a body shot from Meikalainen.
A left hand lands to the body for Elric.
Meikalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Elric.
Elric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meikalainen.
Elric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elric 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.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Elric is controlling him.
Elric blocking some punches.
Elric tries to work over Meikalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Meikalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meikalainen misses with a straight left.
Meikalainen is looking to slow Elric down with leg kicks.
Elric chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Elric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric ducks under a wild hook from Meikalainen.
Elric scores with a jab to the body.
Elric thows a body shot but no joy.
Elric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Elric has managed to clinch.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Elric has the dominant position.
Meikalainen taking a breather.
Elric lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elric.
Elric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Elric misses with the head strike.
Elric misses with a body punch.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Elric has him pressed against the cage.
Meikalainen effectively controlling the action here.
Meikalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric takes a shot to the head.
Meikalainen lands a shot to the body.
Elric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meikalainen's elbow.
Elric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
Elric misses with the head strike.
Meikalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meikalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Elric.
Elric tries a knee to the head but Meikalainen blocks it.
Elric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Elric.
A hook to the body from Elric.
Elric misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Meikalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Elric.
Meikalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Elric's shoulder, as Elric tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Meikalainen throws the left hand but Elric avoids the punch easily.
Elric on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Meikalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meikalainen throws a shot from downtown. Elric moves away and avoids it.
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Meikalainen checks it.
Jab, jab by Meikalainen - just one landing.
Meikalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meikalainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meikalainen lands a big head kick that sends Elric tumbling to the mat! Meikalainen takes a step backwards and waves Elric back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Elric is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elric throws a leg kick but Meikalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Elric misses.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Meikalainen misses.
A low kick from Meikalainen is predictable there
and Elric finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Elric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meikalainen lands a right hook to the body.
Meikalainen throws a low kick, looking for Elric's leg but Elric calmly moves out of range.
Elric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meikalainen misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Elric.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meikalainen misses with a hook.
Elric throws a front kick aimed at Meikalainen's knee but Meikalainen avoids it well.
Meikalainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elrics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen works Elric's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elric misses with the body kick
and Meikalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meikalainen lands a big right hand that sends Elric crashing to the mat! Meikalainen stays standing though and waves Elric back to his feet!
Oh Elric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Elric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Elric seems to have got his legs back now.
Elric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric throws a low kick but Meikalainen avoids it.
Meikalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elric.

Meikalainen cracks Elric with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Meikalainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elric to stand back up!
Meikalainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meikalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elric is looking to chop away at Meikalainen's legs.
Elric throws a poor cross that misses
and Meikalainen counters with a body kick that stops Elric in his tracks momentarily.
Elric walks into a straight right hand from Meikalainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a slapping body shot.
Meikalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meikalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Elric gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Meikalainen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Elric is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!