PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jahn Van Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naikrul Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahn Van Meyer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Van Meyer
vs
Dream

225 cm
26
295 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

212 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Venom Combat Sports
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jahn Van Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naikrul Dream!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dream is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Van Meyer rushes Dream and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Van Meyer has picked Dream up - he's going for a ride! Van Meyer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Van Meyer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Van Meyer cracks Dream with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Naikrul Dream has been cut.

Van Meyer lands a left and a right that send Dream crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Meyer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dream tries to clinch but Van Meyer moves out of range.
Van Meyer throws a head kick but Dream moves out of range.
Van Meyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dream counters with a left and a right that stings Van Meyer.
Van Meyer with a poor takedown
and Dream counters with a left and a right that stings Van Meyer.
Van Meyer is breathing heavily.
Van Meyer fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Dream.
We've been hearing reports that Van Meyer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Van Meyer misses with a combination
and Dream counters with a three punch combo that has Van Meyer backing up. Van Meyer nods at Dream to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Meyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dream counters with a left and a right that stings Van Meyer.
Van Meyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dream as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahn Van Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Meyer throws a combination that misses
and Dream counters with a left and a right that stings Van Meyer.

Van Meyer is rocked!
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!
Van Meyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dream counters with a left and a right that stings Van Meyer.
Oh Van Meyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Dream's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dream. That's going to slow Van Meyer down.

Oooooh!!! Dream has knocked Van Meyer down with a huge combo! Dream steps away and waves a wobbly Van Meyer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Van Meyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dream.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Meyer misses with a double jab.
Van Meyer throws a head kick that misses
and Dream counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Van Meyer badly! Dream follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Van Meyer out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Dream finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Naikrul Dream!
Our winner, Naikrul Dream, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.