PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demi Dawn (ranked 25819 p4p, 693 weight class) and Nash Meckley (ranked 25688 p4p, 672 weight class). Meckley has chosen Weili Zhang walkout as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nash Meckley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dawn
vs
Meckley

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demi Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nash Meckley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn swinging wildly here.
Meckley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Dawn. Those never looked like landing.
Dawn throws a series of punches but Meckley moves out of range.

Meckley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meckley can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Dawn fails to land.

Meckley lands a takedown into guard.
Meckley trying to control but Dawn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dawn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meckley is one step ahead there.
Meckley throws a big elbow that misses.
Meckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawn wants to get back to his feet but Meckley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meckley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meckley pushes down on Dawn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Meckley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meckley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meckley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawn tries to get to full guard but Meckley has control of the leg.
Meckley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Meckley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dawn gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meckley prevents Dawn from getting back to his feet.
Dawn keeping moving, preventing Meckley from controlling successfully.
Meckley throws a strike but Dawn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dawn stopping the sweep attempt from Meckley.
Dawn wants to stand but Meckley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meckley has Dawn pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is looking to stand up but Meckley won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meckley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawn.
Meckley scores with a nice right hand.
Dawn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meckley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Meckley moves into the clinch.
Meckley can't break the clinch.
Meckley tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meckley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawn can't find room to land a body shot as Meckley controls the action.
Meckley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meckley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meckley goes for a takedown attempt but Dawn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Demi Dawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nash Meckley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Nash Meckley has been cut.
Dawn misses with a double jab

and Meckley counters by moving into the clinch.
Meckley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Dawn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meckley wants a takedown but no success here.
Meckley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dawn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dawn lands an elbow inside that Meckley shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dawn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meckley.
Meckley looks winded!
Dawn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dawn misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demi Dawn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nash Meckley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meckley dodges the punch combination from Dawn.
Meckley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meckley or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawn, which made it look bad.

Meckley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dawn is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meckley cracks Dawn with a big elbow.
Meckley slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Dawn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meckley can do to turn this around?
Dawn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dawn is looking to reverse the position.
Dawn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawn is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meckley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dawn to see if he's OK.
Meckley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dawn tries to buck Meckley off but Meckley is having none of it.
Dawn can't do much from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dawn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meckley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn misses with a wild body shot.
Meckley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dawn.
Demi Dawn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meckley circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawn misses with a wild body shot.
Meckley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dawn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Meckley moves into range and clinches up with Dawn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawn.
Dawn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meckleys head.
Dawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meckley blocks an elbow strike.
Meckley prevents a body shot from Dawn.
Dawn tries to throw a body punch but Meckley avoids it by throwing Dawn back against the ropes.
Meckley tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meckley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demi Dawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nash Meckley.
Dawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meckley.
Dawn is pressed up against the ropes. Meckley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dawn down to the mat. Dawn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dawn gets caught napping as Meckley dives in and scores a takedown. Dawn manages to retain guard.
Meckley is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawn is looking to stand up but Meckley isn't so interested in that idea.
Meckley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meckley trying to control but Dawn is working from the bottom.
Dawn wants to stand and escape but Meckley is having none of it.
Meckley wants to control from the top but Dawn keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demi Dawn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nash Meckley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Meckley shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawn tries to sprawl out of it but Meckley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dawn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demi Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meckley closes the distance and clinches up with Dawn, looking for a takedown. Meckley pushes Dawn against the ropes but Dawn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meckley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawn as he jumps to the side.
Demi Dawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nash Meckley.
Meckley thuds a left hand into Dawn's body.
Meckley slips a jab and a cross from Dawn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meckley finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawn's head.
Sloppy strikes from Dawn. Those never looked like landing.
Meckley shoots in but Dawn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meckley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meckley with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meckley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawn.
Dawn looks to land a combination but Meckley avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Dawn. No joy for Meckley on that attempt.
Dawn misses with a few strikes there.
Meckley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dawn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A combination from Dawn does no damage.
Meckley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Meckley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meckley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dawn is looking to control Meckley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawn avoid being mounted?
Nash Meckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn wants to sweep but Meckley has passed to side control!
Dawn is looking for a sweep.
Meckley trying to control the position but Dawn is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meckley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dawn is not content to let Meckley control the position.
Dawn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meckley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meckley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Meckley misses with the ground and pound.
Dawn tries to bench press Meckley off him but Meckley keeps the position.
Meckley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Meckley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Meckley is putting a hurting on Dawn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dawn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meckley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meckley throws a strike aimed at the side of Dawn's head but Dawn avoids it well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dawn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn tries to clinch but Meckley moves away

and Meckley counters with a shoot takedown. Dawn fights it but they end up in guard.
Dawn keeping full guard, as Meckley tries to pass.

Meckley gets to his feet - Dawn follows without any prompting.
Dawn wants to clinch.

Meckley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meckley connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nash Meckley.
I think Dawn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demi Dawn!
Our winner, Demi Dawn, 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.
In defeat, Nash Meckley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gonna come back stronger!'.