PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Meyer (ranked 5413 p4p, 21964 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 501 p4p, 570 weight class). Emperor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Emperor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Meyer
vs
Emperor

199 cm
33
270
10 - 21 - 0

183 cm
26
223
0 - 2 - 0

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World class MT
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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 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emperor.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emperor looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emperor with a hook.
Emperor throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emperor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
Emperor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emperor as he avoids it easily.
Emperor throws out a counter right but Meyer avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emperor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
A nice side step and Emperor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emperor catches Meyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Emperor.
Emperor punishes Meyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emperor.
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emperor.
Emperor misses with an uppercut
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emperor throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Meyer misses.
Emperor misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
Emperor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emperor.
Fedor Emperor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emperor connects with a body shot.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Emperor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Emperor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Meyer.
Emperor jabs Meyer right on the nose. Meyer blinks but takes it well.
Emperor throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emperor lunges at Meyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyer's hand.
Emperor throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Meyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Emperor throws out a counter right but Meyer avoids it with no problem.

Meyer clinches.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Emperor controls the action.
Emperor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meyer breaks from the clinch.
Emperor looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Emperor wants to clinch.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emperor as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Meyer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Emperor. Those never looked like landing.
Meyer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Meyer shoots in and drives through. Emperor sprawls well.
Emperor throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
A slow jab from Emperor misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meyer has Emperor up against the cage in a clinch.

Meyer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Emperor uses from the top position.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Emperor from controlling successfully.
Emperor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emperor's guard.

Emperor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emperor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emperor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emperor pulls Meyer in close to his closed guard and prevents Meyer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Emperor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emperor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Emperor lands a nice hook to Meyer's body. Meyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meyer tries to clinch but Emperor moves out of range.
Emperor throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Emperor there.
Meyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emperor swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyer.
Fedor Emperor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor misses with a looping left.
Meyer tries to clinch but Emperor moves out of range.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emperor as he jumps to the side.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emperor. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Meyer misses the target.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emperor! But no joy.
Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oscar Meyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Emperor as Meyer shoots in.
Emperor throws out a counter right but Meyer avoids it with no problem.
Meyer walks into a left hand.
Emperor throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Emperor does it's job there.
Emperor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emperor.
Emperor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meyer's head backwards.
Meyer slips under a jab from Emperor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Emperor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emperor continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Emperor managing to block the knees to the body from Meyer.
Emperor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meyer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emperor throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
As Emperor tries to get set, Meyer tries to push him back and clinch up but Emperor manages to avoid the attempt.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emperor sprawls well. Emperor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Emperor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emperor misses with a looping left.
Meyer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Emperor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emperor throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Emperor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Emperor.
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emperor.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emperor but Emperor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Meyer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Emperor.

Meyer gets a clinch.
Emperor tries to stall but Meyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meyer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer gets underhooks to prevent Emperor's takedown attempt.
Emperor is looking to control Meyer's arms but Meyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emperor has his back to the cage.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emperor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
It seemed like Emperor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Emperor misses its intended target.
Emperor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emperor throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Emperor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emperor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emperor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meyer is defended easily by Emperor.
Emperor leaves Meyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meyer looks for a takedown but Emperor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emperor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emperor throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Meyer attempts a counter takedown but Emperor avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
Emperor throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emperor throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emperor misses with a body shot.
Emperor throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Meyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emperor looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emperor finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Meyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emperor! But no joy.
Emperor shoots in but Meyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meyer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Emperor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor throws a right hand that misses
and Meyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Emperor throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Emperor.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emperor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emperor clobbers Meyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Emperor moves into the clinch successfully.
Meyer slowing the pace effectively.

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

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emperor throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Meyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emperor throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
As Emperor looks to move away, Meyer throws a big counter combo but Emperor just gets out of the way.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Emperor.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Meyer darts in and clinches Emperor up against the cage.
Meyer blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emperor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meyer up against the cage.
Meyer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emperor up against the cage.
Meyer looking to throw knees to the head but Emperor is blocking nicely.
Meyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emperor just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emperor tries for a takedown but Meyer manages to get underhooks.
Emperor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oscar Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Emperor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meyer has Emperor pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emperor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emperor 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emperor!
An out of breath Fedor Emperor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.