PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polite Efficient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Myers
vs
Efficient

192 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polite Efficient!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efficient takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.

Efficient clinches with his opponent.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Efficient lands a right hand.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Efficient has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the cage.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myers working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Myers misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Efficient tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Myers.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Efficient lands a body punch.
Efficient misses with some punches.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mercy Myers has been cut.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Efficient tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers misses with the head strike.
A short left from Myers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Efficient struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Efficient throws a head punch that misses.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Myers.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Efficient's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Efficient throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Efficient has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Myers lands a left hand.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Myers closes the distance and pushes Efficient back into the cage.
Efficient misses with a body punch.
Myers tries a body shot but Efficient blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Myers.
A short left from Myers.
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!
Myers tries a body shot but Efficient blocks it.
Myers scores with a shot to the side of Efficient's head.
Myers misses with some punches.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Efficient misses with an elbow strike.
Myers wants to break free but Efficient has control.
Efficient tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Efficient back against the cage.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient misses with a hook to the ribs.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Myers is leaning against Efficient and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Efficient.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Polite Efficient will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Efficient moves into the clinch.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Efficient misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Polite Efficient seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Efficient blocks an uppercut.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Efficient lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Efficient misses with an elbow strike.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Efficients head.
A body shot lands from Efficient.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Efficient avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Efficient.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Efficient makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Efficient lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Myers tries to stall but Efficient uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Efficient.
Myers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Efficients jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Myers.

Efficient clinches.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient is leaning against Myers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Myers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Efficient blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Efficient.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
Myers working aggressively here.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Efficient.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Efficient lands an uppercut.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
A right handed body shot lands from Efficient.
A short right from Myers on the inside.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Myers takes a shot to the head.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polite Efficient showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers's cut.
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.

Myers misses the jab.
Myers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Efficient thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Efficient is out of range.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Efficient tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myers is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Efficient misses.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Efficient misses the target.
Efficient keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Efficient takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.

Efficient gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Efficient in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Efficient lands a hook that snaps the head of Myers backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myers.
Myers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Efficient or not.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Efficients head.
Efficient blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient lands a damaging elbow.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myers blocks a body shot from Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efficient tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Efficient on the inside.
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!
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Efficient lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Myers can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Efficient.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Efficient.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Efficient is working Myers over against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Efficient pushes Myers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Myers is trying to break the clinch but Efficient is controlling him.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Efficient creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Myers misses with some punches.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
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!
A short right from Myers.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Efficient lands with a short shot to the head.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Efficient's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Efficient tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Efficient back against the cage.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polite Efficient really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Efficient staying out of range there.
Myers staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Efficient finds it's target.

Myers is rocked!

Efficient rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Myers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Efficient.
Myers avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers tries to work over Efficient's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Efficient lands a big right hand that drops Myers! The killer instinct kicks in and Efficient finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Efficient!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polite Efficient! Polite Efficient retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Polite Efficient started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.