PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer has chosen Genesis - Justice as his entrance music. Marcus Meyer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Haye
vs
Meyer

186 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer takes one to the side of the head.
Haye throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
Haye throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Haye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haye misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer moves out of range as Haye throws a body kick.
Haye shoots in but no luck this time.

Haye tries to keep at a distance but Meyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haye effectively controlling the action here.
Meyer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Meyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
Meyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haye scores with the left hand. Meyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Haye lands a jab.
Haye throws a combination that misses

so Meyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
Meyer prevents Haye from getting back to his feet.
Meyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haye wants to stand up but Meyer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyer throws a strike but Haye rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Meyer wants to stand but Haye is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meyer looks gassed!
Meyer takes one to the side of the head.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Haye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Haye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haye.
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!
Haye lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haye swinging wilding here.
Haye connects with the punch.
Haye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haye tries to clinch up but Meyer circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Haye.
Jab, jab by Haye - just one landing.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haye works over Meyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Haye.
Haye cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
Haye lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Meyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haye avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haye pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haye is trying to break free.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.

Meyer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Meyer manages to end up in side control.
Meyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Meyer trying to control the action but Haye is working from the bottom.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Meyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is pushing Meyer's head away, looking to escape. Meyer manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Meyer crashes against the mat.
Haye tries to bench press Meyer off him but Meyer keeps the position.
Haye is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meyer.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Meyer.
Meyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haye throws a head kick that misses.
Haye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haye scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Haye scores with a four punch combination!
Meyer misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Haye both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Haye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haye but Haye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meyer misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a nice uppercut.

Meyer gets a takedown into half guard.
Meyer wants to control but Haye is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Haye dodges it nicely.
Haye pushes Meyer off but Meyer dives into side control.
Check out the look on Meyer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Meyer cracks Haye with a big elbow.
Haye tries to escape but Meyer is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Meyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body kick there by Haye.
Haye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haye is working the combinations to good effect here.

Meyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haye to the mat! Haye manages to get full guard.
Haye is pulling down on Meyer's head to control his posture.
Meyer won't allow Haye to get back to his feet.
Meyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyer is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands a couple of digs.
Meyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer advances to half guard.
Haye misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Meyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is tying to control. Haye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyer working Haye over with strikes.
Haye tries to kick Meyer off but Meyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meyer lands strikes from half guard.
Meyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haye's head.
Meyer trying to mount his opponent but Haye defends it.
Haye is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Haye dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Haye pushes him off.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyer goes for a takedown attempt but Haye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haye throws a left and a right that both miss

and Meyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Meyer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Meyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Meyer!