PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Gorny (ranked 23076 p4p, 519 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 2771 p4p, 263 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gorny
vs
Meridius

210 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

194 cm
23
223 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Gorny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meridius counters with a right hand to the body.
Gorny tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Meridius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rio Fight Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Gorny misses with a hook to the body
and Gorny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Meridius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gorny looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.

Meridius staggers Gorny with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Gorny looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Mateusz Gorny has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Meridius closes the distance and pushes Gorny back into the ropes.
Meridius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meridius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorny backwards.
Gorny swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius works on Gorny's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meridius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorny backwards.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorny or not.
Gorny is breathing heavily.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius digs a right hand into Gorny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorny's gas tank.
Gorny tries to work over Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meridius works on Gorny's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Meridius.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meridius.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meridius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorny.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius works on Gorny's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meridius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gornys head.
A nice left hand lands by Gorny.
Meridius lands a body shot.
Meridius pushes Gorny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius pushes Gorny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorny's elbow.
Meridius prevents a body shot from Gorny.
Gorny misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Meridius on the inside.
Gorny tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Gorny wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Gorny.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the ropes.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Gorny avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Maximus Meridius should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Gorny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Meridius throws an overhand right that lands on Gorny's shoulder, as Gorny tries to avoid the shot.
Gorny seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Meridius.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meridius dodges the punch combination from Gorny.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorny is looking to counter the offense by Meridius and move into the clinch.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorny misses with a double jab.
Gorny throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gorny slips a jab from Meridius.
As Meridius looks to move away, Gorny throws a big counter combo but Meridius just gets out of the way.
Maximus Meridius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Meridius.
Meridius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meridius loads up on a big right hand but Gorny slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Gorny seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorny swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius cracks Gorny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gorny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
Gorny is looking to clinch.
Gorny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorny misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorny moves away.
Gorny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius scores with the left hand. Gorny knows he should have avoided that one.
Gorny throws a sloppy body shot
and Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Meridius moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Gorny! Meridius continues to tee off on Gorny, landing with a left and a right! Meridius connects with a right hand that leaves Gorny sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Meridius!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maximus Meridius!
Our winner, Maximus Meridius, 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.