PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is shear it maybe. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Meech
vs
Jaa

183 cm
30
190 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.

Jaa darts in and clinches Meech up against the cage.
Meech is trying to break free.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Jaa landing knees to the head.

It looks like Patches Meech has been cut.
Jaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Jaa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tien Jaa.
Meech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a front kick that sends Meech stumbling back into the cage.
Meech looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Meech tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jaa drives through and clinches with Meech against the cage.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Meech's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa lands an elbow just above Meech 's eye.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meech's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Meech's ribcage.
Meech is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa working Meech over with knees to the body.
Meech tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Meech wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meech in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa stalling in the clinch.
Meech takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa working Meech over with knees to the body.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Meech's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meech's defenses.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Meech won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Meech can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meech's face.
Jaa stalling the fight.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tien Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patches Meech's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jaa has managed to clinch.
Meech wants to break free but Jaa has control.
Jaa is pushing Meech up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jaa.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tien Jaa.

Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Meech in a clinch.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Meech's ribcage.
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Meech in his tracks for a moment.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meech tries to circle away but Jaa has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Meech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meech can't break the clinch.
Jaa keeps control of Meech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meech's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.

Meech is rocked!
Meech letting Jaa take a breather here.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Meech is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meech seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meech tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Meech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Meech being controlled against the cage.
Jaa has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Meech - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jaa, and another! Meech is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tien Jaa!
Post fight, Tien Jaa stared into the camera and said 'I commend my opponent for giving up a good fight. I thank all those who supported me. Now I am the champion and those who want to challenge, I have three words for you. "Get it on"!'.