PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuriy Kuznetmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kuznetmedov
vs
Meyer

188 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer moves out of range as Kuznetmedov strikes.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Kuznetmedov misses with a straight right.

Kuznetmedov clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but misses.
Meyer blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuznetmedov presses Meyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetmedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meyer tries a body shot but Kuznetmedov blocks it.
Meyer tries to stall but Kuznetmedov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meyer dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Meyer letting Kuznetmedov take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meyer takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Josh Meyer has been cut.
Meyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuznetmedov gets an underhook and turns Meyer into the cage.
Meyer blocks the elbow strike.
Meyer is trying to break free.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetmedov throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Meyer avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetmedov, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuznetmedov as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Kuznetmedov lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov digs a right hand into Meyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meyer's gas tank.
Kuznetmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuznetmedov as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Kuznetmedov is controlling the position.
Meyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Meyer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Meyer tries to break free but Kuznetmedov pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Meyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetmedov.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Kuznetmedov is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer stalling in the clinch but Kuznetmedov improves position.
Kuznetmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetmedov.
Meyer can't break the clinch.
Meyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetmedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuznetmedov has Meyer pressed against the cage.
Meyer is looking to control Kuznetmedov's arms but Kuznetmedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meyer has his back to the cage.
Meyer stalling in the clinch but Kuznetmedov improves position.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside that Meyer shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Meyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuznetmedov won't allow it.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuznetmedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyer takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow that stopped Meyer in his tracks for a moment.
Kuznetmedov is pushing Meyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kuznetmedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuznetmedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetmedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuriy Kuznetmedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Meyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kuznetmedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Meyer off the cage and back into range.

Kuznetmedov darts in and clinches Meyer up against the cage.
Kuznetmedov has Meyer pressed against the cage, preventing Meyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyer blocks the elbow strike.
Meyer has had enough of the clinch but Kuznetmedov keeps him there for the moment.
Meyer is looking to control Kuznetmedov's arms but Kuznetmedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meyer has his back to the cage.
Kuznetmedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Meyer avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetmedov, against the cage.
Kuznetmedov prevents Meyer from breaking the clinch.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuznetmedov keeps control of Meyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetmedov is controlling him.
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.
Kuznetmedov tries to work over Meyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetmedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow just above Meyer 's eye.
Yuriy Kuznetmedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Meyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
Kuznetmedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer looking to stall.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyer's brow.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Kuznetmedov is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
Meyer is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetmedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Josh Meyer's cut even more.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Kuznetmedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuznetmedov can't find room to land a body shot as Meyer controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyer's brow.
Meyer takes an elbow to the temple.
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetmedov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyer's brow.
Meyer wants to break free but Kuznetmedov has control.
Meyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuznetmedov gets an underhook and turns Meyer into the cage.
Meyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuznetmedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetmedov cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyer's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetmedov.

Meyer is rocked!
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuznetmedov finish him?
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Kuznetmedov lands a big elbow that drops Meyer! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Meyer is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
Post fight, Yuriy Kuznetmedov took to the microphone: 'How's that for a debut?! Shout out to my boys Jared and Brett, they cool mother fuckers!'.