PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Decimus Meridius
vs
Veres

182 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

180 cm
26
188 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Invictus

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus Meridius blocks a jab.
Decimus Meridius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decimus Meridius avoids a kick to the body.
Veres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimus Meridius throws a body punch but Veres moves out of range.
Veres counters with a body kick.
Decimus Meridius swings for the body but Veres moves out of range.
Veres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimus Meridius.
Veres throws a leg kick but Decimus Meridius sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Decimus Meridius misses its target.
Decimus Meridius misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Veres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decimus Meridius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Veres wants to land a leg kick but Decimus Meridius is out of range.

Oooooh!!! Decimus Meridius has knocked Veres down with a huge combo! Decimus Meridius steps away and waves a wobbly Veres back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Veres is rocked!

It looks like Romulus Veres has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veres is still on wobbly legs! Can Decimus Meridius finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius throws a chopping leg kick but Veres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veres seems to have recovered his senses.
That kick from Veres tenderised Decimus Meridius's leg. Decimus Meridius is trying to keep his angry face on.

Decimus Meridius has Veres up against the cage in a clinch.
Veres takes a shot to the head.
Veres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Decimus Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
A head punch on the inside from Veres fails to land.
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Veres manages to break the clinch.
Decimus Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Decimus Meridius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veres throws an off balance right hand
enabling Decimus Meridius to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veres lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Decimus Meridius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Decimus Meridius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Decimus Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Decimus Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veres.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decimus Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Decimus Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Veres motions for Decimus Meridius to come forward. Veres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Decimus Meridius finds it's target.
Veres lands a front kick.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decimus Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decimus Meridius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decimus Meridius throws out a powerful jab.
Veres just misses with a punch to the body.

Veres tries to keep at a distance but Decimus Meridius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
Decimus Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Decimus Meridius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decimus Meridius moves in looking to clinch but Veres pushes him off.
Veres throws a sloppy head kick and Decimus Meridius moves out of range easily.
It looked like Decimus Meridius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veres.
Veres dodges the punch combination from Decimus Meridius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Veres motions for Decimus Meridius to come forward. Veres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimus Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veres jabs at Decimus Meridius's body.

Decimus Meridius closes the distance and clinches.
Veres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Veres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Veres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decimus Meridius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Veres is able to avoid easily.
Veres misses with a leg kick.
Decimus Meridius avoids the head kick by Veres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maximus Decimus Meridius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Decimus Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Decimus Meridius moves into range and clinches up with Veres.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veres tries to break the clinch but Decimus Meridius is controlling the position.
Veres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Decimus Meridius is pushing Veres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Veres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Decimus Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Veres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Veres misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veres.
A shot in the inside from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
A frustrated look appears on Veres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Decimus Meridius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
A short right from Veres on the inside.
Decimus Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decimus Meridius has Veres pressed against the cage, preventing Veres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Decimus Meridius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Decimus Meridius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Veres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Decimus Meridius stalling the fight.
Veres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
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!
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Veres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.

Veres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decimus Meridius moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Decimus Meridius misses the target.
Veres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decimus Meridius.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Veres scores with a jab to the body.
Decimus Meridius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veres in his tracks.
Decimus Meridius blocks a low kick nicely.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veres swings widly with a right hand
and Decimus Meridius counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Decimus Meridius has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veres gets through Decimus Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veres has a couple of punches blocked by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decimus Meridius.
Veres tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
Veres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Decimus Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
Decimus Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimus Meridius pushes Veres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Veres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veres is looking to break free of the clinch but Decimus Meridius has double underhooks.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres is looking to break free of the clinch but Decimus Meridius has double underhooks.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimus Meridius digs a right hand into Veres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Veres's gas tank.
Veres lands an uppercut.

Veres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decimus Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veres can do to turn this around?

Veres clinches up with Decimus Meridius and pushes him back against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Decimus Meridius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veres up against the cage.
Decimus Meridius lands an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus Meridius dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Decimus Meridius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veres.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch there but Veres circles away.
Veres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decimus Meridius lands with a cross.
Decimus Meridius swings for the body but Veres moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Decimus Meridius - just one landing.
Decimus Meridius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veres throws a front kick aimed at Decimus Meridius's knee but Decimus Meridius avoids it well.
Decimus Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decimus Meridius throws a series of punches but Veres avoids them all with ease.
Decimus Meridius tries a low kick but Veres avoids it.
A low kick from Veres misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres fakes the leg kick and cracks Decimus Meridius in the body.
Veres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decimus Meridius misses with an uppercut. Veres saw that one coming.
Decimus Meridius misses with a head kick.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decimus Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decimus Meridius connects with a crisp jab.
Decimus Meridius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Decimus Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Veres lands a big head kick that sends Decimus Meridius tumbling to the mat! Veres takes a step backwards and waves Decimus Meridius back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Decimus Meridius is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Oh Decimus Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veres checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Veres lands a jab to Decimus Meridius's midsection.
Romulus Veres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Decimus Meridius square on the jaw! Damn, Decimus Meridius is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres thanked the fans post fight for their support.