PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brasco
vs
Meyer

183 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Brasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Brasco or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer which made him look bad.
Brasco dodges the punch combination from Meyer.
Meyer looks to land a combination but Brasco avoids it well.
Meyer thows a body kick. Brasco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Brasco avoids nicely.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Meyer both land. Nice combination.
Meyer feints and then cracks Brasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasco down.
Meyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Brasco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brasco is stalling in the full guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Brasco from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
Brasco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brasco stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meyer trying to keep a closed guard but Brasco is proving a slippery customer.
Brasco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brasco controlling from the top position.
Brasco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brasco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meyer is fending him off so far but Brasco persists. Nope, Meyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Brasco shoots in for a double leg but Meyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Brasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brasco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brasco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meyer circles away.
Meyer scores with a one two! Brasco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brasco misses with a combination
and Meyer counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Meyer slams his shin into Brasco's torso.
Brasco misses with a takedown
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brasco tries for a takedown but Meyer circles away easily
and Meyer counters with a series of strikes. Brasco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donnie Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco tries for a takedown but Meyer circles away easily
and Brasco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brasco is breathing heavily.
Brasco misses with a takedown
and Meyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meyer!

It looks like Donnie Brasco has been cut.
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!
Brasco fails with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a two punch combo.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brasco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meyer darts in trying to clinch

and Brasco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meyer's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer is pulling down on Brasco's head. It's preventing any offense from Brasco, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Meyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Brasco's cut.
That's time! Brasco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meyer with a hook.
Brasco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a body kick.
Meyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brasco. That did some damage!
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Brasco with a poor takedown
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
Brasco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brasco takes a step back to recover.
Brasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
Brasco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Brasco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Brasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
Jacob Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brasco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Meyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Brasco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brasco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is looking to escape.
Meyer tries to roll over but Brasco keeps him under control.
Brasco is taking a breather. Meyer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brasco tries to pass to full mount but Meyer defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brasco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brasco's back!
Meyer is trying to stick to Brasco's back but Brasco is turning into Meyer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Meyer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brasco.
Brasco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brasco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meyer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brasco, into his guard.
Brasco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brasco tries to get out of the position.

Brasco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brasco trying to control the position here.
Meyer wants to get up but he can't break Brasco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Brasco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brasco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a body kick.
Brasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Meyer tries to sprawl out of it but Brasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brasco doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyer circles away.
Meyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brasco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Brasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasco slips a jab and a cross from Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brasco counters with a takedown into side control.

Brasco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brasco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyer throws Brasco to one side and escapes!
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brasco throws out the jab.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
A punch combination from Meyer misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brasco tries to clinch but Meyer moves away
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacob Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brasco checks a low kick from Meyer.
Brasco with a poor takedown
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
Brasco fails with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a two punch combo.

Brasco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Meyer is doing well to control the position and prevent Brasco from advancing to side control.
Meyer wants to control but Brasco is keeping busy.

Brasco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Meyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brasco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brasco is looking for a kimura but Meyer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brasco to get the leverage.
Meyer is trying to control but can't.
Meyer gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brasco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brasco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Brasco.
I think Meyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Meyer!