PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Graham (ranked 2437 p4p, 2639 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 307 p4p, 330 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Graham
vs
Meeks

186 cm
27
212
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
220
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Angus Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meeks's head backwards.

It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Meeks tries to clinch up
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Graham throws a head kick but Meeks moves out of range.
Graham lands the left hand.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Meeks takes the fight into the clinch.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graham takes an elbow to the temple.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graham's defenses.

It looks like Angus Graham has been cut.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Graham swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Graham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Graham shrugs off.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graham.
A nice left hand lands by Graham.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Graham.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Graham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meeks up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meeks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
Graham stalling in the clinch but Meeks improves position.
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 cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Graham shrugs off.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graham stalling the fight.
Graham misses with some punches.
Graham blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Graham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Graham in his tracks for a moment.

Angus Graham's cut is getting worse.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meeks drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Graham trying to control the position but instead, Meeks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graham into the cage.
Graham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham cracks Meeks with a good jab.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meeks wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meeks has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Meeks clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Turner Meeks will probably get the nod.
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!

Meeks drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Meeks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graham avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graham's defenses.

Graham breaks from the clinch.

Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Graham manages to pull guard.

Graham is working an open guard so Meeks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
Turner Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Graham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graham avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graham.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Graham working aggressively here.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Graham is working for takedown but Meeks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Graham 's eye.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Angus Graham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meeks drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
Meeks has Graham pressed against the cage, preventing Graham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graham is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Graham avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Graham lands an uppercut.
Graham avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham trying to stall but Meeks improves his position.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Meeks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Turner Meeks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graham is looking to break free of the clinch but Meeks has double underhooks.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Angus Graham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Graham avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graham's brow.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Graham in his tracks for a moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turner Meeks!
An intense looking Turner Meeks took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where's my wife? Guess who's getting some butt-stuff tonight, ba-baaayyy!!!'.