PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Fietsora (ranked 940 p4p, 130 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 763 p4p, 104 weight class). Romulus Fietsora could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ulrik Meyer's chin.

Fietsora
vs
Meyer

172 cm
30
177 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
32
180 lbs
23 - 8 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Fietsora!
Meyer throws a leg kick but Fietsora checks it.
Meyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fietsora misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Meyer finds it's target.
Fietsora misses with a body kick.
Meyer cracks Fietsora with an open hand slap.
Meyer throws a solid leg kick but Fietsora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meyer.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Meyer scores with a four punch combination!
Fietsora looks to throw a body kick
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
Fietsora has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora tries to land a front kick but Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fietsora connects with a leg kick. Meyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crunch! Fietsora slams his shin into Meyer's torso.
Fietsora checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora moves away from the strike by Meyer.
Meyer tries to score with a low kick but Fietsora moves his leg out of the way.
Fietsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Fietsora counters with a right hand to the body.
Fietsora scores with a leg kick.

Meyer moves into the clinch.
Fietsora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Fietsora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Fietsora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meyer walks away with a smile on his face. Fietsora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fietsora tries to clinch there but Meyer circles away.
Fietsora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meyer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fietsora takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Meyer takes a swing at Fietsora's ribcage but misses.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fietsora's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Fietsora misses
and Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fietsora is looking to slow Meyer down with leg kicks.
Fietsora throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer slips under a jab from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a front kick that sends Meyer stumbling back into the cage.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fietsora moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMeyer.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Fietsora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fietsora.
Fietsora takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Meyer tries to score with a low kick but Fietsora moves his leg out of the way.
Fietsora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fietsora.
Meyer tries to land a leg kick but Fietsora saw it coming and moves away.
Fietsora misses with a straight right.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fietsora's sensitive parts.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Fietsora moved out of range.
Fietsora tried to counter with a leg kick but Meyer avoided it.
Meyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fietsora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Fietsora.
Fietsora with a nice cross.
Fietsora is looking to score with low kicks.
Meyer misses with a body shot
enabling Fietsora to counter with a crisp jab.
Fietsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fietsora lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
Meyer looks for the body kick but Fietsora saw that one coming.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fietsora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fietsora cracks Meyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Fietsora has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer stalling against the cage.

Fietsora successfully pulls guard.
Fietsora wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fietsora is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fietsora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fietsoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fietsora moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fietsora looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fietsora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fietsora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Meyer throws a body punch but Fietsora moves out of range.
Fietsora is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Meyer.
Fietsora scores with a push kick.
Fietsora scores with a nice body kick.
Fietsora throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora scores with a push kick.
Fietsora tries to clinch but Meyer moves out of range.
Fietsora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Fietsora seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands with an overhand left.
Fietsora is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
Fietsora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fietsora connects with the punch.
Fietsora misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
Fietsora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fietsora scrambles back to his feet.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Fietsora.
Fietsora takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fietsora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fietsora 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.
Meyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meyer throws a combination that misses

and Fietsora moves into the clinch.
Fietsora lands a left hand.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but Fietsora is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meyer leaning against his opponent.
Fietsora misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with the head strike.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fietsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Meyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fietsoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fietsora half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fietsora scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Fietsora.
Meyer cracks Fietsora with a good jab.
Fietsora tries to land a front kick but Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Meyer blocks the low kick.
Meyer throws a chopping leg kick but Fietsora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Fietsora off balance momentarily.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with the body kick
and Fietsora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fietsora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fietsora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fietsora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fietsora scoring well with a low kick there.

Fietsora moves into the clinch.
Meyer taking a breather.
Fietsora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Fietsora has double underhooks.
Meyer lands with a left to the head.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer dodges an elbow strike from Fietsora.

Meyer breaks the clinch.

Fietsora moves into the clinch successfully.
Romulus Fietsora has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Fietsora decides to pull guard.
Fietsora might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Meyer gets to his feet - Fietsora follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
enabling Fietsora to counter with a crisp jab.
Fietsora 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fietsora - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Meyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
Fietsora is looking to counter punch.
Fietsora misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fietsora throws a low kick, looking for Meyer's leg but Meyer calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Meyer misses its intended target.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fietsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Meyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Meyer misses.
Fietsora seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fietsora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fietsora throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fietsora checks a low kick from Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ulrik Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fietsora blocks a jab.
Fietsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer throws a body punch but Fietsora moves out of range.
Fietsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Fietsora thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Meyer.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fietsora.
Meyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Meyer wants to slow Fietsora down by chopping away at his legs.
Fietsora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fietsora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fietsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fietsora connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer tests Fietsora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fietsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fietsora.
Fietsora moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Fietsora blocks the leg kick.
Fietsora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Fietsora feints and then cracks Meyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meyer down.
Meyer takes one on the button.
Fietsora cracks Meyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Fietsora seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fietsora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fietsora lands.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Fietsora.
Meyer feints a counter leg kick.
Fietsora is looking to land body kicks.
Fietsora slips under a jab.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
Fietsora misses with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fietsora!
Fietsora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Fietsora coming out on top.
Fietsora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Fietsora moves away from the strike by Meyer.
A jab from Meyer misses.
Romulus Fietsora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Fietsora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meyer's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fietsora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Fietsora is out of range.
Fietsora throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meyer.
Meyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fietsora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fietsora.
Fietsora takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fietsora.
Fietsora walks into a stiff left hand from Meyer.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fietsora moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meyer under the eye.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Meyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Fietsora counters with an inside leg kick.
Meyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fietsora.
Fietsora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
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!
Fietsora defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Fietsora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Fietsora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fietsora throws a wild body kick that Meyer sees coming a mile off.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Fietsora's shoulder, as Fietsora tries to avoid the shot.
Fietsora half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fietsora takes one to the chin there.
Meyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fietsora.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora scores with a hook.
Meyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Fietsora counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romulus Fietsora.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fietsora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Fietsora!
Our winner, Romulus Fietsora, 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.
Ulrik Meyer was interviewed post fight and said 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.