PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huffy Meadows (ranked 23946 p4p, 658 weight class) and John Hedes (ranked 22223 p4p, 655 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meadows
vs
Hedes

176 cm
26
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

174 cm
29
157 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hedes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meadows forces Hedes back against the cage and clinches.

Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meadows.

Meadows has Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hedes stalling in the clinch but Meadows improves position.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meadows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hedes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meadows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meadows misses with a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a two punch combo.
Hedes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hedes.
Meadows throws a combination that misses
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hedes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meadows is out of range and Hedes settles back down.
Meadows tries a head kick but it misses.
Meadows backing away here, and Hedes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meadows clinches up with Hedes and pushes him back against the cage.
Meadows has Hedes pressed against the cage, preventing Hedes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meadows works on Hedes's body with a couple of short punches.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Meadows misses
and Hedes counters with a nice uppercut.
Meadows throws a leg kick that misses.
Hedes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meadows under the eye.
Meadows misses with a jab to the body
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand.
Meadows throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meadows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Hedes tries to sprawl but Meadows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Meadows is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Meadows is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hedes is refusing to be controlled, as Meadows sits in half guard.

Meadows decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Hedes counters with a straight right hand.

Meadows has closed the distance and engaged Hedes in a clinch.

Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meadows tries for a takedown but Hedes circles away easily
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meadows pushes Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedes lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Meadows does no damage.
Meadows misses with a two punch combination.
Meadows tries a head kick but it misses.
John Hedes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Hedes saw that one coming.
Hedes scores with a jab to the jaw.

Hedes gets tackled into the cage by Meadows. Meadows maintains the clinch.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling him.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling him.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Meadows misses.
Meadows misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Meadows moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hedes defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.
Hedes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meadows eats them both and turns towards Hedes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hedes misses with a hook.
Hedes checks a low kick from Meadows.
Meadows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meadows misses the body punch
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meadows connects with a solid leg kick.
Meadows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedes throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meadows's hands.
Hedes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meadows had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meadows connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Hedes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Meadows on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meadows defending well as Hedes loads up on a big left hand.
Meadows was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Meadows.
Hedes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meadows misses with a head kick.

Meadows closes the distance and clinches.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows digs a right hand underneath Hedes's ribcage. Hedes let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meadows throws a head kick that misses
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meadows lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meadows thows a leg kick but Hedes checks it
and Hedes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meadows thinking.

Meadows closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedes tries to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling the position.

Meadows breaks from the clinch.
John Hedes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedes cracks Meadows with an open hand slap.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a left and a right that stings Meadows.
Meadows throws a lazy body kick
letting Hedes counter with a right hand.
Meadows lands a nice shot that snaps Hedes's head back.
Meadows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hedes pinned against the cage. Hedes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hedes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meadows.
Huffy Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Hedes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hedes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huffy Meadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meadows works Hedes's body with a nice hook.
Meadows scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hedes throws a looping overhand right but Meadows ducks down to avoid it.
Meadows is looking to chop away at Hedes's legs.
Hedes throws a jab but it's blocked by Meadows.
Meadows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meadows throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedes counters with an inside leg kick.
Meadows is looking to chop away at Hedes's legs.
Hedes throws the left hand but Meadows avoids the punch easily.
Hedes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meadows.
Hedes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Meadows looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hedes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Meadows is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Meadows.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows slips a jab from Hedes.
Meadows takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hedes lands a jab to Meadows's midsection.
Hedes misses with a two punch combination.
Hedes punishes Meadows's body with a nice straight punch.
Meadows scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hedes misses the target.
Hedes scores with a decent looking hook.
Meadows avoids a punch combination nicely.

Meadows rushes Hedes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four 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!
Meadows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hedes is breathing heavily.

Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Meadows there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meadows, right into the meat.
Meadows throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meadows pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hedes is out of range and Meadows settles back down.

Meadows has taken the fight to the clinch.

Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meadows takes a swing at Hedes's ribcage but misses.
Meadows gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hedes counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Hedes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Meadows looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hedes is fending him off so far but Meadows persists. Nope, Hedes circles away and we're back to standing.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a two punch combo.
Meadows misses with a left hand
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hedes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meadows takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hedes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meadows. Meadows obviously looking to wear him down.
Hedes looks to land a combination but Meadows avoids it well.

Meadows feints and as Hedes raises his hands in defense, Meadows changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meadows passes Hedes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hedes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Meadows stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hedes to get to his feet.
A nice combination there by Hedes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand.

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

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedes checks a low kick from Meadows.
Meadows lands a head kick. Hedes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meadows throws a leg kick
and Hedes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meadows, right into the meat.
Meadows throws a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a one-two to the body.
Meadows throws a chopping leg kick but Hedes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hedes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hedes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meadows.
Hedes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows thows a leg kick but Hedes checks it
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meadows throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hedes slips a jab and a cross from Meadows.
Hedes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hedes connects with a jab.
Meadows slips a jab from Hedes.

Meadows pushes Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meadows in his tracks.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Hedes's shoulder, as Hedes tries to avoid the shot.
Hedes unleashes a big counter combination but Meadows bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Hedes misses.
The fighters circling - Meadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Meadows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meadows tries to score a body lock takedown but Hedes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meadows wants the takedown. Hedes is fighting it off but Meadows persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hedes's guard against the cage.
Hedes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meadows dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hedes is looking for a sweep.

Meadows has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A leg kick checked by Meadows.
Meadows throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hedes throws a jab but it's blocked by Meadows.
Meadows wants to land a leg kick but Hedes is out of range.
Meadows backing away here, and Hedes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Meadows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hedes, pushing him back against the cage.
Meadows keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Meadows shoots and misses
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huffy Meadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows throws a leg kick
letting Hedes counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Meadows has closed the distance and engaged Hedes in a clinch.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.

Meadows moves into the clinch.
Meadows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedes moves away.
Meadows misses with a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a straight right hand.
Hedes connects with the punch.
Meadows has his takedown stuffed
and Hedes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedes.
Meadows has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huffy Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hedes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hedes scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hedes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hedes 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hedes!