PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus Meallan (ranked 6651 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dark Passenger (ranked 6663 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Passenger's choice of entrance music: XOXO. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Meallan
vs
Dark Passenger

178 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Vikai Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheamus Meallan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Dark Passenger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meallan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passenger.
Sheamus Meallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch but Meallan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Passenger on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like The Dark Passenger has been cut.
Passenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Passenger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meallan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Meallan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meallan.
The fighters circling - Meallan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Passenger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Passenger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meallan, pushing him back against the cage.
Passenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Passenger.
Passenger misses with the head strike.
Passenger misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meallan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Passenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Meallan.
Passenger looking to slow down the pace here.
Passenger lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Passenger misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Passenger.
Passenger is looking to control Meallan's arms but Meallan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Passenger has his back to the cage.
Passenger is looking to break free of the clinch but Meallan has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meallan.
Meallan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Passenger has him pressed against the cage.
Passenger tries to throw a body punch but Meallan avoids it by throwing Passenger back against the cage.
Passenger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Passenger lands a left hand.
Meallan tries to break the clinch but Passenger is controlling the position.
Meallan is trying to break the clinch but Passenger has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meallan manages to break the clinch.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Passenger slips under a jab.
Passenger is looking to clinch.
Meallan misses with a left hand
and Passenger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Passenger is looking to clinch.
Meallan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Passenger tries to clinch up but Meallan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Passenger defending well as Meallan loads up on a big left hand.
Meallan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passenger sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Passenger moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meallan blocking some punches.
Meallan blocks an uppercut.
Meallan prevents a body shot from Passenger.
Meallan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meallan has had enough of the clinch but Passenger keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passenger has Meallan pressed against the cage, preventing Meallan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Passenger prevents Meallan from breaking the clinch.
Meallan tries to break free but Passenger pushes him back against the cage.

Passenger breaks from the clinch.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meallan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Passenger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meallan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
letting Passenger counter with a right hand.
Passenger tries to clinch up.
Meallan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meallan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Passenger. Passenger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meallan misses the jab.
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Passenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Passenger wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passenger moves away from the strike by Meallan.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passenger wants to clinch.
Passenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meallan.
Meallan keeps the fight on the outside.
Meallan missing with a left hand there. Passenger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Passenger slips a jab from Meallan.
Passenger fails with an attempt to clinch.

Passenger clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meallan can't break the clinch.
Passenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Passenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Passenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Passenger working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Dark Passenger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Dark Passenger'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.

Meallan misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Meallan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Passenger is looking to clinch but Meallan is avoiding it.
Meallan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meallan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Passenger clinches up with Meallan and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Passenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Passenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Passenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meallan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Passenger breaks from the clinch.
Passenger moves out of range as Meallan strikes.
Meallan 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.
Passenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meallan looks to land a left hand but Passenger moved out of range nicely.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meallan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meallan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Passenger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Meallan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan misses with a hook. Passenger ducked under it nicely.

Passenger clinches up with Meallan and pushes him back against the cage.
Passenger scores with a shot to the side of Meallan's head.
Meallan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Passenger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Passenger misses with some punches.
Meallan tries to break the clinch but Passenger is controlling the position.
Passenger scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Sheamus Meallan has been cut.
Meallan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Passenger has him pressed against the cage.
Passenger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meallan blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Passenger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Passenger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Passenger.
Meallan can't break the clinch.
Meallan blocks an uppercut.
Passenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meallan.
Passenger looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meallan.
Passenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Passenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Meallan.
Passenger keeps control of Meallan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Passenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meallan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Passenger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meallan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Passenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Meallan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meallan misses with a hook.
Passenger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Meallan misses.
Meallan throws a lazy uppercut
and Passenger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Passenger tries to clinch up but Meallan circles away and keeps his distance.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meallan misses with a looping right.
Passenger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Passenger wants to clinch up but Meallan keeps it at a distance.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Passenger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Passenger defending well as Meallan loads up on a big left hand.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meallan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meallan throws an off balance right hand
and Passenger counters with a stiff right hand.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passenger wants to clinch up but Meallan keeps it at a distance.
Passenger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meallan swats away the attempt to clinch by Passenger.
Passenger is looking to clinch but Meallan is avoiding it.
Passenger is looking to clinch but Meallan is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meallan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meallan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passenger.
Passenger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Passenger is looking to clinch but Meallan is avoiding it.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passenger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Meallan misses the target.
Passenger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.

Passenger closes the distance and clinches.
Passenger misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dark Passenger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Passenger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meallan.
Passenger defending well as Meallan loads up on a big left hand.
Meallan throws a hook but Passenger blocks it.
Passenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meallan.
It seemed like Passenger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meallan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Passenger tries to clinch but Meallan moves out of range.
Passenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meallan throws a lazy uppercut
and Passenger counters with a stiff right hand.
Meallan throws a shot from downtown. Passenger moves away and avoids it.
Passenger wants to counter the offense by Meallan and move into the clinch position.
Meallan loads up on a big right hand but Passenger slips the punch.
Meallan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Passenger ducks under a wild hook from Meallan.
Meallan throws an off balance right hand
and Passenger counters with a left to the body.
Meallan swats away the attempt to clinch by Passenger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passenger is looking to clinch.
Meallan misses with a straight left.
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Passenger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meallan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Passenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meallan.
Meallan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand

and Passenger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Passenger.

Passenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meallan throws a lazy right hand but Passenger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meallan keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Meallan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Passenger cracks Meallan with a good jab.
Meallan throws out a loose jab but Passenger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meallan lands with an uppercut that bounces Passenger off the cage and back into range.
Passenger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Passenger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Passenger wants to clinch.
It looked like Meallan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meallan swats away the attempt to clinch by Passenger.
Sheamus Meallan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passenger fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Meallan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Passenger moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheamus Meallan is winning the standup battle so far.
Passenger tries to clinch up but Meallan circles away and keeps his distance.
Passenger wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meallan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Passenger moves into the clinch.

Meallan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meallan misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meallan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meallan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meallan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Meallan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Passenger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Passenger tries to clinch up but Meallan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meallan.
Meallan keeps the fight on the outside.
Passenger doesn't manage to clinch there - Meallan circles away.
Passenger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Passenger counters with a straight right hand.
Passenger ducks under a wild hook from Meallan.
Passenger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meallan looks to throw the jab but Passenger is out of range.
Passenger moves away from the strike by Meallan.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Dark Passenger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passenger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meallan misses with a left hand
and Passenger counters with a stiff right hand.
Meallan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meallan misses with a hook.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passenger tries to clinch there but Meallan circles away.
Meallan misses with a straight left.
Passenger tries to clinch but Meallan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passenger slips under a jab from Meallan.
Meallan swats away the attempt to clinch by Passenger.
Meallan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meallan throws a jab when Passenger was well out of range.
Passenger tries to counter with a clinch but Meallan shakes him off and moves away.
Passenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meallan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Meallan misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meallan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meallan throws an overhand right that lands on Passenger's shoulder, as Passenger tries to avoid the shot.
Meallan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Passenger tries to clinch up.
Passenger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Passenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meallan.
Passenger moves in looking to clinch but Meallan pushes him off.
A big left from Meallan misses.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
and Passenger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meallan misses with a right hand
and Passenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheamus Meallan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Passenger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!