PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Anadrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech has chosen shear it maybe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patches Meech was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anadrade
vs
Meech

190 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
33
190 lbs
13 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Anadrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech throws a right hand that Anadrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Anadrade also avoids with ease.
Anadrade changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anadrade shoots for a takedown but Meech saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meech let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meech misses with a wild combination.
Meech misses with a wild body shot.
Anadrade shoots in for a double leg but Meech sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meech throws a right hand that Anadrade ducks under and follows up with a left that Anadrade also avoids with ease.
Meech moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anadrade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meech defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Anadrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anadrade shoots in for a takedown but Meech shows good takedown defense.
Meech feints the counter takedown.
Anadrade shoots in and drives through. Meech sprawls well.
Meech throws a right and a left that Anadrade avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Anadrade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meech is fending him off so far but Anadrade persists. Nope, Meech circles away and we're back to standing.
Meech throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anadrade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meech circles away.
Anadrade shoots in looking for a takedown. Meech tries to sprawl out of it but Anadrade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meech manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Meech both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Anadrade tries for a takedown but Meech sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Anadrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meech.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anadrade.
Meech misses with a wild combination.

Anadrade scores with a takedown into Meech's guard.
Meech wants to stand but Anadrade is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anadrade.
Meech wants to stand but Anadrade is controlling the position.
Anadrade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anadrade makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anadrade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anadrade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anadrade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anadrade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anadrade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anadrade is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Barracks - LOD that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Meech really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anadrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anadrade prevents Meech from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade throws an elbow that misses. Meech uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anadrade's guard. Nice move by Meech!

Anadrade has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Meech is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Anadrade has him pressed against the cage.

Anadrade has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Meech is trying to keep an underhook but Anadrade manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anadrade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meech's head.
Meech keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anadrade is keen to just control but Meech is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anadrade lands a nice short elbow.
Anadrade throwing shots but Meech is blocking nicely.
Anadrade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anadrade 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.
Anadrade slips a nice elbow through Meech's hands, connecting with Meech's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anadrade thows a huge punch but Meech dodges it nicely.
Anadrade throwing shots but Meech is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meech can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anadrade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meech avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anadrade.
Anadrade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meech with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anadrade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anadrade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anadrade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meech has hold of Anadrade's hands but Anadrade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anadrade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patches Meech will probably get the nod.
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.

Meech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anadrade.
Anadrade shoots in for a double leg but Meech sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anadrade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anadrade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meech's waist but Meech gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anadrade off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Meech's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Anadrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anadrade avoids the body shot from Meech.
Anadrade appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Anadrade has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Meech regains guard immediately.
Meech working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anadrade.
Anadrade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anadrade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meech working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anadrade.
Anadrade postures up in Meech's guard and throws a big left but Meech blocks it.
Anadrade is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anadrade tries to free his leg and advance position but Meech is retaining full guard.
Anadrade works over Meech with some ground and pound from guard.
Anadrade trying to control but Meech is working from the bottom.
Anadrade postures up and lands a big shot to Meech's brow.
Anadrade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anadrade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meech utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anadrade throws a big elbow that misses.
Anadrade makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anadrade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anadrade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meech working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anadrade.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anadrade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Meech gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anadrade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anadrade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anadrade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anadrade throws a big right hand that misses.
Anadrade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anadrade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anadrade postures up and lands a big shot to Meech's brow.
Meech preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anadrade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anadrade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anadrade distracts Meech with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anadrade works over Meech with some ground and pound from guard.
Anadrade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meech avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anadrade postures up in Meech's guard and throws a big left but Meech blocks it.
Anadrade with a nice head shot there.
Anadrade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meech works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anadrade throws a big elbow that misses.
Anadrade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anadrade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anadrade throws a big elbow that misses.
Meech keeping moving, preventing Anadrade from controlling successfully.
Anadrade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anadrade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anadrade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anadrade is looking to work some ground and pound but Meech has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Anadrade dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Anadrade shoots in but no luck this time.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anadrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anadrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anadrade tries to counter with a takedown but Meech is quick to defend against it.

Anadrade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anadrade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Anadrade.
Anadrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meech can do to turn this around?
Anadrade throws a strike aimed at the side of Meech's head but Meech avoids it well.
Anadrade working the head with strikes.
Meech defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anadrade is working Meech over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anadrade misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anadrade throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Meech wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anadrade cracks Meech with a big right hand but Meech just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from Anadrade crashes against the mat.
Anadrade in side control, throwing shots but Meech defends.
Meech takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Meech takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anadrade scores with a couple of short elbows.
Meech dodges the ground and pound from Anadrade.
Anadrade working the ground and pound.
Marcos Anadrade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anadrade lands an elbow.
Anadrade cracks Meech with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade looks up at the clock and then as Meech takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anadrade smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Anadrade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anadrade cracks Meech with a big right hand but Meech just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Meech is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anadrade lands a strong strike to the head of Meech. That's dazed him! Anadrade looking to finish here. Meech is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Anadrade lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Anadrade!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Anadrade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.