PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Meza (ranked 4380 p4p, 4949 weight class) and Ricardo San Felipe (ranked 179 p4p, 228 weight class). Ricardo San Felipe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Meza
vs
San Felipe

150 cm
25
168
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
188
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Senshi Fight Gear
Hakaka La'au Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Meza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo San Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as San Felipe sprawls well. San Felipe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meza gets slowly back to his feet.
San Felipe swats away the attempt to clinch by Meza.
Meza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meza tries to clinch up but San Felipe circles away and keeps his distance.
San Felipe blocks a head kick by Meza.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from San Felipe! But no joy.
Meza looks for a takedown but San Felipe sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Felipe avoids the head kick by Meza.
San Felipe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Meza lands a nice shot that snaps San Felipe's head back.

Meza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with San Felipe, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meza lands a nice shot to the body.

Meza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meza with a lazy takedown attempt

and San Felipe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meza won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Meza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
San Felipe is working Meza over with some ground and pound from side control.
San Felipe wants to control but Meza is keeping him busy.
Meza wants to control but San Felipe postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Meza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
San Felipe trying to control the position but Meza is working away.
Meza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but San Felipe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meza takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meza looking for a sweep but San Felipe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Meza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

San Felipe has control of Meza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Meza regains control of the situation pretty easily.

San Felipe wants to finish this one by submission but Meza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from San Felipe.
Meza working to try and regain half guard.

San Felipe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Meza manages to avoid the submission attempt.
San Felipe looks up at the clock and then as Meza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, San Felipe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meza is looking to regain half guard here but San Felipe keeps moving and retains side control.

San Felipe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meza tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but San Felipe presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Meza tries to lock up and control but San Felipe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
San Felipe trying to control but Meza is having none of it.

San Felipe wants to finish this one by submission but Meza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from San Felipe.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
San Felipe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meza really wants to buck San Felipe off and get back to his feet.
Meza gets back to half guard.

San Felipe is working for a kimura but Meza is defending it quite comfortably.
San Felipe looks winded!
San Felipe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
San Felipe trying to control the action but Meza is working from the bottom.
Meza wants to improve his position but San Felipe is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Meza is trying to stand.

Meza looking for submissions off his back.
San Felipe is trying to control. Meza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
San Felipe controlling the action here.
Meza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. San Felipe is working away from the top position though.
San Felipe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
San Felipe prevents Meza from improving his position.
San Felipe is trying to control the action in half guard but Meza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meza or perhaps it was just good defense by San Felipe, which made it look bad.
San Felipe misses with a body shot
letting Meza counter with a right hand.
Meza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Meza has taken the fight to the clinch.
San Felipe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
San Felipe looking to slow down the pace here.
San Felipe is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Meza is trying to pull guard but San Felipe has him pressed against the cage.

Meza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with San Felipe but San Felipe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
San Felipe avoids a kick to the body.
Meza looks for a takedown but San Felipe sprawls well.
San Felipe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meza shoots for a double leg takedown but San Felipe sprawls well. He's pushed Meza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And San Felipe tries to counter it with a takedown but Meza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Meza throws a head kick but San Felipe moves out of range.
San Felipe slaps away a takedown attempt from Meza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
San Felipe slaps away a takedown attempt from Meza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meza avoids the body shot from San Felipe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meza tries for a takedown but San Felipe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
San Felipe tries to counter with a clinch but Meza shakes him off and moves away.
San Felipe lands a slapping body shot.
Meza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says San Felipe as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo San Felipe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Meza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts San Felipe as he jumps to the side.
Meza misses with a body shot
and San Felipe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meza misses with a takedown attempt
and San Felipe counters with a nice uppercut.

San Felipe looking to score a takedown here. Meza is defending well but San Felipe drives through and ends up in Meza's guard.
San Felipe pushing down on Meza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
San Felipe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meza tries to get out of the position.

San Felipe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Meza tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from San Felipe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo San Felipe!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo San Felipe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.