PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Meshkov (ranked 2731 p4p, 3788 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 329 p4p, 445 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meshkov
vs
Bjoergen

195 cm
24
245
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
24
270
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Meshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meshkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Bjoergen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bjoergen takes one to the chin there.
Meshkov misses with a hook. Bjoergen ducked under it nicely.
Meshkov throws a hook but Bjoergen blocks it.
Bjoergen throws a counter combo.
Meshkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bjoergen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meshkov connects with a jab.

It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Meshkov misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bjoergen.
Meshkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Bjoergen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meshkov. Bjoergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meshkov cracks a nice hook into Bjoergen's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meshkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjoergen in his tracks.
Bjoergen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meshkov.
Bjoergen avoids the body shot from Meshkov.
Bjoergen staying out of range there.
Bjoergen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjoergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meshkov.
Bjoergen is looking for the big counter here.
Meshkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bjoergen misses with a leg kick
and Meshkov counters with a left to the body.
Bjoergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meshkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjoergen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bjoergen throws a sloppy head kick and Meshkov moves out of range easily.
Bjoergen cracks Meshkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bjoergen misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bjoergen circles away quickly and effectively.
Meshkov lands a jab to Bjoergen's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meshkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjoergen.
Meshkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meshkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Bjoergen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Meshkov misses with a looping left.
Meshkov scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Meshkov.
Meshkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjoergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Meshkov.
Bjoergen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meshkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bjoergen - that will leave a mark!
Bjoergen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meshkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjoergen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen moves out of range as Meshkov strikes.
Bjoergen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Bjoergen drives through and clinches with Meshkov against the cage.
Meshkov blocks an uppercut.
Bjoergen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meshkov up against the cage.
Bjoergen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meshkov lands with a light punch inside.
Bjoergen just leaning against Meshkov, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meshkov backwards.
Bjoergen tries to throw a body punch but Meshkov avoids it by throwing Bjoergen back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bjoergen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bjoergen lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bjoergen.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeppe Bjoergen.
A lazy left from Meshkov finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meshkov, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjoergen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meshkov works over Bjoergen's head and body with a nice combination.
Anton Meshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjoergen misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Meshkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Meshkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeppe Bjoergen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meshkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meshkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meshkov lands the left hand.
Meshkov throws a looping overhand right but Bjoergen ducks down to avoid it.
Bjoergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anton Meshkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjoergen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meshkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjoergen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bjoergen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meshkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meshkov scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meshkov thuds a left hand into Bjoergen's body.
Jeppe Bjoergen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meshkov throws a jab when Bjoergen was well out of range.
Meshkov throws a shot from downtown. Bjoergen moves away and avoids it.
Bjoergen throws a counter combo.
Meshkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Meshkov backs off Bjoergen throws a huge counter combo but Meshkov manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen walks into a left hand.
Meshkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjoergen can do to turn this around?
Bjoergen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meshkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bjoergen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bjoergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meshkov.
Meshkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meshkov throws a jab when Bjoergen was well out of range.
Meshkov jabs at Bjoergen's body.
Bjoergen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meshkov.
Meshkov looks to land a left hand but Bjoergen moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bjoergen.
Meshkov cracks Bjoergen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That has opened up Jeppe Bjoergen's cut even more.
Meshkov misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meshkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjoergen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bjoergen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meshkov lands a really nice looking cross but Bjoergen seems unphased.
A nice leg kick from Bjoergen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meshkov scores with a jab to the head.
Meshkov cracks Bjoergen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bjoergen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meshkov throws out the jab.
Meshkov scores with the left hand. Bjoergen knows he should have avoided that one.
Bjoergen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bjoergen misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Meshkov scores with a hook.
Meshkov scores with a jab. Bjoergen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meshkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bjoergen throws a lazy body kick
and Meshkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meshkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meshkov connects with a looping right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bjoergen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Meshkov lands a jab to the head.

The cut above Jeppe Bjoergen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meshkov scores with a jab to the body.
Meshkov throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bjoergen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Bjoergen misses.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut. Bjoergen saw that one coming.
As Meshkov backs off Bjoergen throws a huge counter combo but Meshkov manages to avoid it all.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut
and Bjoergen counters with a straight right hand.
Meshkov scores with the left hand. Bjoergen knows he should have avoided that one.
Bjoergen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meshkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjoergen wants to land a leg kick but Meshkov is out of range.
Bjoergen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bjoergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meshkov misses with an uppercut.
Bjoergen wants to counter the offense by Meshkov and move into the clinch position.
Meshkov lands with a straight right. Bjoergen didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Meshkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeppe Bjoergen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Meshkov looks to land a left hand but Bjoergen moved out of range nicely.
Bjoergen moves away from the strike by Meshkov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meshkov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bjoergen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjoergen takes a swing at Meshkov's ribcage but misses.
Meshkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meshkov misses with a straight right.
Meshkov works Bjoergen's body with a nice hook.
Bjoergen moves out of range as Meshkov strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meshkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjoergen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjoergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
Meshkov misses with a hook. Bjoergen ducked under it nicely.
Meshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Bjoergen's shoulder, as Bjoergen tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meshkov throws the left hand but Bjoergen avoids the punch easily.
Meshkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meshkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjoergen.
Meshkov misses with a shot to the body
and Bjoergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meshkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bjoergen at a distance.
Meshkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meshkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meshkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjoergen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bjoergen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meshkov misses with a looping right.
Bjoergen misses with a body shot.
Bjoergen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Meshkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meshkov.

Jeppe Bjoergen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bjoergen thows a leg kick but Meshkov checks it
letting Meshkov counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Meshkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meshkov connects with a body shot.
Bjoergen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bjoergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meshkov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meshkov with a jab.
Meshkov lands with an overhand left.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeppe Bjoergen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anton Meshkov!