PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 3215 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 405 p4p, 354 weight class). Peter Dinklage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Meeks
vs
Dinklage

182 cm
27
220
3 - 4 - 0

210 cm
31
196
13 - 11 - 1

Great elbows
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinklage scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Meeks throws a hook to the side of Dinklage's head but Dinklage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Dinklage clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.

Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dinklage takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dinklage paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dinklage lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Peter Dinklage has been cut.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinklage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Meeks.

Dinklage manages to break the clinch.

Dinklage forces Meeks back against the ropes and clinches.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dinklage has Meeks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinklage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Turner Meeks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meeks tries to clinch up but Dinklage circles away and keeps his distance.
Meeks loads up on a big right hand but Dinklage slips the punch.

Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dinklage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Dinklage avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Dinklage lands an elbow inside that Meeks shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Turner Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dinklage dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.

Dinklage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Meeks moves into range and clinches up with Dinklage.
Dinklage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meeks has him pressed against the ropes.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.

Dinklage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinklage takes one on the button.
Dinklage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meeks misses with an uppercut
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Turner Meeks's cut is getting worse.
Meeks throws a sloppy body shot
and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dinklage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meeks loads up on a big right hand but Dinklage slips the punch.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Dinklage circles away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dinklage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dinklage counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Meeks is rocked!
Dinklage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meeks's sensitive parts.
Oh Meeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meeks misses with a hook

and Dinklage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dinklage.
Meeks seems to have got his legs back now.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.

Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dinklage moves into range and clinches up with Meeks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Dinklage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A shot to the body from Meeks misses
and before Meeks has any time to reset, Dinklage cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Peter Dinklage!
Turner Meeks was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the Ivermectin'.