PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 2338 p4p, 593 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 260 p4p, 69 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer. Ryder Young has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Meeks
vs
Young

182 cm
33
275
11 - 15 - 0

197 cm
33
276
18 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Meeks is just out of range.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meeks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Meeks clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ryder Young has been cut.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Meeks.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young taking a breather.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meeks up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
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.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young landing knees to the head.

It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
Young taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meeks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young pushes Meeks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks letting Young take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turner Meeks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Meeks sprawling to the canvas! Meeks rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Young finish him?!
Meeks is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young steps in with a hook that catches Meeks right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Young follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Meeks looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryder Young!
Ryder Young managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Action Apparel, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Turner Meeks had this to say: 'I blame the Ivermectin'.