PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Meechum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fritz Hobbs's chin.

Hobbs
vs
Meechum

174 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritz Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs tries to clinch but Meechum moves away
and Meechum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meechum looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Hobbs drives through and clinches with Meechum against the cage.
Hobbs blocking some punches.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum won't allow it.
Meechum struggles to land a body shot inside as Hobbs controls his hands.
Meechum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hobbs is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobbs scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum lands a shot to the body.
Hobbs throws a punch but it's blocked by Meechum.
Hobbs is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hobbs can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hobbs after a bit of a struggle.
Meechum scores with a shot to the side of Hobbs's head.

Meechum breaks the clinch.

Meechum gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hobbs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hobbs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hobbs can't get the takedown.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Meechum has managed to clinch.
Meechum tries to circle away but Hobbs has him pinned against the cage.

Meechum manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is looking to clinch.
Hobbs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Meechum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hobbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hobbs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meechum avoids it really well and circles away.

Hobbs closes the distance and pushes Meechum back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Meechum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meechum lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobbs backwards.
Hobbs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meechum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hobbs has him pressed against the cage.
Meechum goes for a takedown attempt but Hobbs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meechum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hobbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hobbs clinches up against the cage.
Hobbs tries for a takedown but Meechum manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meechum is pressed up against the cage. Hobbs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Meechum down to the mat. Meechum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danny Meechum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meechum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Meechum dominated that round.
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.

Hobbs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Meechum's guard.
Hobbs stops Meechum from standing up.

Hobbs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Meechum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hobbs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meechum sprawls well. Meechum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hobbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Hobbs tries to clinch there but Meechum circles away.
Meechum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meechum avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Meechum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Meechum is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum throws a right hand that Hobbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hobbs also avoids with ease.
Meechum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hobbs misses the target.

Hobbs closes the distance and pushes Meechum back into the cage.
Meechum stops a takedown attempt from Hobbs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meechum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobbs's elbow.
Meechum prevents the takedown attempt.

Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hobbs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meechum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hobbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hobbs.
Hobbs is trying to maintain a safe position but Meechum gets an underhook and turns Hobbs into the cage.
Meechum has a couple of punches blocked by Hobbs.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hobbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meechum to keep the fight standing.
Meechum misses with a punch to the body.
Hobbs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meechum lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meechum working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Meechum breaks the clinch.

Meechum drives through and clinches with Hobbs against the cage.
Hobbs wants a takedown but no success here.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meechum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meechum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hobbs is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Hobbs gets tackled into the cage by Meechum. Meechum maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meechum lands with a short shot to the head.

Meechum breaks the clinch.

Meechum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hobbs, pushing him back against the cage.
Meechum prevents a takedown attempt there.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meechum throws a front kick that sends Hobbs stumbling back into the cage.
Meechum throws a nice looking combination but Hobbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hobbs is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Meechum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hobbs forces Meechum back against the cage and clinches.
Hobbs has Meechum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meechum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hobbs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meechum tries to circle away but Hobbs has him pinned against the cage.
Hobbs can't get the takedown.
Hobbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Meechum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meechum tries to throw a body punch but Hobbs avoids it by throwing Meechum back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meechum is trying to pull guard but Hobbs has him pressed against the cage.
Hobbs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meechum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meechum is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobbs has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meechum is pressed up against the cage. Hobbs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Meechum down to the mat. Meechum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Meechum gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hobbs pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meechum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hobbs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meechum is aware though and is defending well.

Meechum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Meechum moves into the clinch successfully.
Hobbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Meechum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meechum manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Meechum as Hobbs shoots in.
Hobbs shoots in for a takedown but Meechum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hobbs tries to keep at a distance but Meechum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danny Meechum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meechum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobbs is looking for a takedown.
Meechum scores with a shoulder strike.
Hobbs wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meechum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Meechum closes the distance and pushes Hobbs back into the cage.
Hobbs is looking for a takedown.

Meechum breaks the clinch.

Meechum instigates a clinch.
Hobbs jumps guard but Meechum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Meechum won't allow it.
Hobbs looking for a takedown.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hobbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Meechum circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meechum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs tries for a takedown but Meechum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meechum unleashes a big counter combination but Hobbs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hobbs moves in looking to clinch but Meechum pushes him off.
Hobbs tries to clinch up.
Meechum throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hobbs closes the distance and clinches.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Meechum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meechum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Meechum!