PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Meth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dront (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dront has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The Dront will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Meth
vs
Dront

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 27 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doc Meth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dront!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dront tries to clinch up but Meth circles away and keeps his distance.
Dront wants to clinch.
The Dront seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meth circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meth.
Dront rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dront's head.

Meth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meth lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Meth stands up.
Dront tries to clinch but Meth is having none of it.
Dront throws a jab but it's blocked by Meth.
Dront tries to clinch there but Meth circles away.
Dront fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dront throws a right and a left that Meth avoids nicely.
Dront looks gassed!
Dront moves in looking to clinch but Meth pushes him off.
Dront throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Dront coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dront looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront throws a right hand that Meth ducks under and follows up with a left that Meth also avoids with ease.

Meth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dront's guard.
Meth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meth controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meth lands a couple of elbows.
Meth distracts Dront with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dront swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meth scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dront's head.
Dront trying to keep a closed guard but Meth is proving a slippery customer.
Meth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Meth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dront's head.
Meth scoring with some ground and pound.
Dront really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dront wants to get back to his feet but Meth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth is in close to Dront's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dront working a defensive guard here.
Dront working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meth.
Meth lands a couple of digs.

Meth gets to his feet. Dront looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - Meth circles away.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - Meth circles away.
Meth tries to bum rush Dront with a series of wild strikes but Dront uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dront scores with a decent looking hook.
Dront tries to clinch but Meth is having none of it.
Dront jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meth misses with a body shot.
Dront tries to close the distance and clinch but Meth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dront goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dront is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meth.
Meth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meth swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Dront throws a body punch but Meth moves out of range.
Dront is looking to clinch but Meth is avoiding it.

Meth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dront is looking to escape.
Meth working over Dront with some ground and pound. Dront looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Meth wants to pass the guard but Dront is defending well.
Meth is looking to take a break and control but Dront is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Meth dominated that 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.

Meth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Meth lands a couple of digs.
Meth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dront works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dront looking for a sweep. Not yet Dront, not yet.
Meth 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.
Dront being controlled here, momentarily.
Dront has momentary wrist control but Meth slips an elbow through the middle.
Dront preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dront has momentary wrist control but Meth slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dront's head.
Meth won't allow Dront to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meth swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Meth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dront looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Meth gets a takedown into half guard.
Dront looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dront tries to get to full guard but Meth has control of the leg.
Meth working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth lands with a punch from half guard.
Dront trying to control but Meth postures up.
Dront is looking for a sweep. Meth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dront keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dront misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dront tries to close the distance and clinch but Meth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dront throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dront closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dront wants to clinch up but Meth keeps it at a distance.
Dront wants to clinch.
Dront swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meth swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Dront rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dront gets caught flat footed, as Meth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dront is trying to keep Meth in close.
Meth looking to pass the guard.
Meth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meth wants to control from the top but Dront keeps moving.
Meth stops Dront from standing up.

Meth stands and steps away. Dront gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dront lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Meth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dront is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meth is controlling him.
Meth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meth distracts Dront with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dront looking to control.
Dront keeping moving, preventing Meth from controlling successfully.
Dront is trying to keep Meth in close.
Meth trying to control but Dront is working from the bottom.
Dront looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meth is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Meth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dront thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meth misses with a looping right.

Meth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dront looking to control.
Meth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doc Meth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meth lands a couple of elbows.
Meth trying to control the position from guard on top but Dront is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dront wants to stand up but Meth is controlling him.
Dront keeping moving, preventing Meth from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meth stops Dront from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dront works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dront.

Meth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dront tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meth controlling the position from side mount.
Dront wants to control but Meth postures up.
Dront is trying to buck Meth off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meth lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dront takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Meth is putting a hurting on Dront here, landing some big shots from side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - Meth circles away.

Meth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meth winds up and cracks Dront with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dront regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront trying to control the position.
Dront wants to stand up but Meth is controlling him.
Meth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meth wants to control from the top but Dront keeps moving.
Meth won't allow Dront to get back to his feet.
Dront controls Meth momentarily but Meth frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meth swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.

Meth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meth with a couple of short strikes.
Dront is in a horrible position here. Meth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meth controlling from the full mount.
Meth avoids the attempt from Dront to control.
Doc Meth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meth controlling the pace for now.
Dront is looking to improve his position but Meth isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Meth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Meth!