PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 1129 p4p, 2418 weight class) and Artyom Meyer (ranked 171 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Averyanov
vs
Meyer

195 cm
23
205
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
208
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Averyanov.
A thudding body kick lands there by Meyer!
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
Meyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and Averyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer connects with a body shot that sends Averyanov's belly button to the back.
Artyom Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer throws a body kick that misses.
Meyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Averyanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averyanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.

Meyer clinches up against the cage.
Averyanov wants to break free but Meyer has control.
Meyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Averyanov's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Averyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Averyanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Averyanov drops his hands momentarily and Meyer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick by Averyanov misses
and Meyer counters with a nice body shot.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Averyanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Averyanov misses with a hook
and Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Averyanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyer.
Averyanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyer misses with a looping right.
Averyanov misses with a body shot.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Averyanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer blocks a head kick by Averyanov.
A nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Meyer misses
and Averyanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Averyanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meyer thumps Averyanov with a low kick.
Averyanov scores with a punch to the head.
Averyanov looks to throw the jab but Meyer is out of range.
Meyer takes a swing at Averyanov's ribcage but misses.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Averyanov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Averyanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meyer cracks Averyanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer throws a low kick but Averyanov moves out of range easily.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Averyanov ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Meyer.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand

and Averyanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Meyer toppling to the canvas! Meyer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Averyanov finish him?!

Meyer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Averyanov.
Meyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Meyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Averyanov tries to keep at a distance but Meyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Averyanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Averyanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Averyanov tries to break the clinch but Meyer is controlling the position.
Averyanov takes a shot to the head.

Averyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Averyanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Meyer wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Averyanov misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Averyanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
Meyer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Averyanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Artyom Meyer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meyer misses with the body kick
and Averyanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Averyanov.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Averyanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meyer throws a hook but Averyanov blocks it.
Averyanov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Averyanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Meyer counters with a good low kick that Averyanov was not able to check.
Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Averyanov slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer throws a shot to the body.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Averyanov throws a right hand that misses
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Averyanov takes one to the chin there.
Artyom Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Averyanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Meyer misses
and Averyanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Averyanov with the inside leg kick.
Averyanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Averyanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Averyanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Averyanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meyer.
Meyer lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to clinch up.
Meyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Averyanov looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
Meyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Averyanov throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Andrei Averyanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyer blocks a jab.
Averyanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meyer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Averyanov counters with a leg kick.
Averyanov looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Averyanov misses with a looping left.
Averyanov throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Averyanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Meyer rushes Averyanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Averyanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Averyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Averyanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Averyanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meyer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Averyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Averyanov throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Averyanov slips under a jab from Meyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses the body punch
and Averyanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Averyanov misses the target.
Meyer scores with a nice head shot.
Averyanov connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Averyanov thuds his right hand into Meyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meyer throws a low kick but Averyanov moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Averyanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andrei Averyanov will probably get the nod.
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!

Averyanov throws a big shot that misses.
Averyanov cracks Meyer with a good jab.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Averyanov finish him?
Meyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Averyanov.
Averyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Averyanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer misses the jab.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Meyer takes one to the chin there.
Meyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Averyanov counters with a huge left! Meyer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Averyanov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Meyer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Averyanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Averyanov!
A relieved looking Andrei Averyanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.