PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven has chosen People of the sun - R.A.T.M. as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Meyers
vs
Van Duijnhoven

187 cm
32
198 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

180 cm
36
192 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meyers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Van Duijnhoven keeps moving.
Van Duijnhoven looking to control.
Van Duijnhoven is adopting a defensive guard.
Meyers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Duijnhoven wants to stand and escape but Meyers is having none of it.
Van Duijnhoven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Van Duijnhoven is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Duijnhoven pulls Meyers in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Duijnhoven wants to get back to his feet but Meyers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Duijnhoven circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven shows good takedown defense.
Van Duijnhoven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meyers defends it well.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches up with Van Duijnhoven, looking for a takedown. Meyers pushes Van Duijnhoven against the cage but Van Duijnhoven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Van Duijnhoven. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Meyers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Duijnhoven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meyers working away.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to reverse the position.
Meyers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Meyers working away.
Meyers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Van Duijnhoven tries to escape but Meyers is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is putting a hurting on Van Duijnhoven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Meyers prevents Van Duijnhoven from escaping the position.
Meyers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Duijnhoven will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Van Duijnhoven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Meyers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Duijnhoven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control Meyers's posture but Meyers avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meyers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Duijnhoven has managed to free his arm - good work.
Meyers stops Van Duijnhoven from getting back to his feet.

Meyers seems to be working for a kimura but Van Duijnhoven defends the submission attempt.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand back up but Meyers is controlling him
Meyers wants to control but Van Duijnhoven is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Duijnhoven looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meyers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meyers shoots for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyers shoots in but Van Duijnhoven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Meyers tries to clinch but Van Duijnhoven is having none of it.
Meyers dives in and grabs Van Duijnhoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Duijnhoven pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Duijnhoven as he avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Meyers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Duijnhoven on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Duijnhoven's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Duijnhoven keeping moving, preventing Meyers from controlling successfully.
Meyers with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Meyers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meyers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Duijnhoven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyers somewhat.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Duijnhoven keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meyers fails to land the takedown.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Duijnhoven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charlie Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Meyers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand up here but Meyers is controlling him well.
Van Duijnhoven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand back up but Meyers is controlling him

Meyers wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Duijnhoven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control here.
Meyers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand up here but Meyers is controlling him well.
Van Duijnhoven manages to get to full guard.
Charlie Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Duijnhoven has control of Meyers's left arm, preventing Meyers from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Duijnhoven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Duijnhoven can do to turn this around?
Meyers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meyers shoots in for a double leg but Van Duijnhoven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Duijnhoven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyers.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Duijnhoven stuffs the takedown.
And Van Duijnhoven tries to counter it with a takedown but Meyers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meyers or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Duijnhoven, which made it look bad.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyers scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Duijnhoven should have avoided that one.
Meyers darts in looking for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven gets double underhooks and turns Meyers into the cage.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
Meyers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyers just misses with a punch to the body.
And Van Duijnhoven tries to counter it with a takedown but Meyers pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Nice sprawl there from Van Duijnhoven as Meyers shoots in.

Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Duijnhoven's guard.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Van Duijnhoven keeps moving.

Van Duijnhoven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Van Duijnhoven. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Meyers has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Meyers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meyers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Meyers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Duijnhoven was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Duijnhoven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to stand up but Meyers isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Duijnhoven is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Van Duijnhoven is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers being controlled here momentarily.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meyers tries to clinch up.

Meyers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Duijnhoven is refusing to be controlled, as Meyers sits in half guard.

Meyers in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Van Duijnhoven tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Meyers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Meyers!