PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Samurian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenton Meeks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milo Samurian's chin.

Samurian
vs
Meeks

225 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

muscle health
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milo Samurian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
Samurian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samurian avoids the head kick by Meeks.
Samurian is looking to clinch but Meeks is avoiding it.
Meeks tries to clinch up.

Meeks clinches.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samurian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meeks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samurian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks is trying to break the clinch but Samurian has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Meeks breaks the clinch.
Samurian tries to clinch
and Meeks counters with a one-two to the body.
Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks throws a body kick that misses.
Samurian swats away the attempt to clinch by Meeks.
Samurian shoots for a takedown but Meeks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Samurian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Samurian misses its intended target.
Meeks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samurian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meeks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Samurian.
Meeks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samurian has time to react.
A head kick misses from Samurian.

Samurian gets caught flat footed, as Meeks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samurian is pulling down on Meeks's head. It's preventing any offense from Meeks, at least for the moment.
Samurian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meeks wants to control from the top but Samurian keeps moving.
Samurian working a defensive guard here.

Samurian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meeks passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks wants to control but Samurian is keeping him busy.
Samurian is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Samurian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meeks is looking to take a break and control but Samurian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Meeks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurian prevents Meeks from moving into mount.
Meeks taking a break here but Samurian is having none of it and regains half guard.
Samurian gets full guard.
Samurian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meeks's guard.
Meeks 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.
Meeks looks gassed!
Samurian stops Meeks from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meeks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meeks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samurian chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samurian thows a big elbow that misses.
Samurian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Meeks pushes Samurian off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Samurian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Samurian has taken the fight to the clinch.

Samurian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
That's time! Samurian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Samurian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meeks counters with a one-two to the body.

Samurian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Meeks!
Meeks is desperately trying to improve his position but Samurian has a good base and remains in mount.
Meeks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Samurian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samurian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Samurian tries to control but Meeks wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurian is really struggling to control Meeks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Meeks is looking to get to half guard.
Samurian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Samurian landing strikes from the mount and Meeks is in trouble!
Meeks is trying desperately to improve position.
Samurian tries to control but Meeks wriggling away.
Samurian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Samurian prevents Meeks from getting the reversal.
Meeks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Samurian. What's that going to do exactly?
Samurian controlling his opponent.
Samurian with a couple of short strikes.
Samurian with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurian cracks Meeks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Samurian tries to control but Meeks wriggling away.
Samurian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Meeks is desperately trying to improve his position but Samurian has a good base and remains in mount.
Meeks tries to lock up and control but Samurian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meeks is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Meeks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Samurian.
Samurian 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.
Meeks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meeks is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Meeks is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Samurian connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Samurian working for a guillotine from mount but Meeks is in no mood to give up.
Samurian avoids the attempt from Meeks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Samurian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Samurian instigates a clinch.
Meeks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Samurian ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Samurian no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Samurian managing to control the position.
Meeks trying to control the position from guard on top but Samurian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samurian looking for a sweep. Not yet Samurian, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samurian is working hard here to advance position.
Meeks wants to stand but Samurian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Meeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeks tries to free his leg and advance position but Samurian is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurian is trying to control the position but Meeks postures up.
Meeks passes Samurian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Meeks is keen to just control but Samurian is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samurian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samurian fails with the takedown
and Meeks counters with a three punch combo that has Samurian backing up. Samurian nods at Meeks to acknowledge the strikes.
Meeks misses with a few strikes there.
Samurian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meeks misses with a double jab

so Samurian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samurian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurian trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.

Meeks is looking for a triangle but Samurian pushes his legs off easily.
Meeks wants to stand and escape but Samurian is having none of it.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Samurian from controlling successfully.
Samurian controls from within his opponent's guard.

Meeks looking for a guillotine here but Samurian defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurian is pushing down on Meeks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meeks is fighting to maintain full guard but Samurian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meeks is trying to get back to full guard.
Samurian controlling the action here.
Meeks wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samurian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Samurian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samurian looking to finish Meeks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Meeks!
Samurian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meeks tries to reverse the position but Samurian maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Samurian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samurian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Samurian!