PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Meine (ranked 797 p4p, 691 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 88 p4p, 79 weight class). Pandeya has chosen Clan In Da Front as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Meine
vs
Pandeya

163 cm
32
155
23 - 18 - 1

170 cm
27
160
15 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pandeya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meine staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Meine misses.
Pandeya throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Pandeya swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Pandeya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine slips a jab from Pandeya.
Pandeya scores with a nice right hand.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming.
Meine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meine throws the left hand but Pandeya avoids the punch easily.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Pandeya lands with an uppercut that bounces Meine off the cage and back into range.
Pandeya cracks Meine with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya lands a lovely overhand right.
Pandeya blocks the body kick.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
Pandeya throws a low kick but Meine moves out of range easily.
Meine wants to slow Pandeya down by chopping away at his legs.
Meine blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya misses with a straight left.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meine is looking to land body kicks.
Meine blocks a leg kick.
Pandeya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
Meine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandeya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Meine loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandeya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meine, as that shot connected.
Pandeya staying out of range there.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pandeya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meine. Meine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pandeya moves out of range of the body kick from Meine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandeya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meine throws a low kick but Pandeya avoids it.
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Pandeya lands an overhand right.
Pandeya moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandeya only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That kick from Meine tenderised Pandeya's leg. Pandeya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pandeya thuds his right hand into Meine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Meine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandeya checks the leg kick nicely there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Meine drops his hands momentarily and Pandeya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pandeya's corner calls for a 1-2. Pandeya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pandeya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meine.
Pandeya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya throws out a powerful jab.
Pandeya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meine blocks a leg kick.
Meine checks the leg kick.
Pandeya avoids the head kick by Meine.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandeya lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Meine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meine motions for Pandeya to come forward. Meine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandeya.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandeya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meine.
Meine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meine needs to keep his hands up - Pandeya had a free shot at his head there.
Meine slips a jab from Pandeya.
Meine throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandeya.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
Meine is looking to wear down Pandeya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya connects with a body shot that sends Meine's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandeya doesn't seem bothered though.
Pandeya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandeya throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Meine looks to throw a body kick
and Pandeya counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meine - that will leave a mark!
Meine misses with a head kick.
Pandeya drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meine defends it well.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandeya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pandeya thumps Meine with a low kick.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandeya lands a leg kick that knocks Meine off balance momentarily.
Pandeya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meine lands a body shot.
Pandeya lands a jab to Meine's midsection.
Pandeya loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Meine wants to slow Pandeya down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pandeya throws a leg kick but Meine moved away.
Pandeya loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Pandeya slips a straight right by Meine.
Meine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meine looks to land a body kick but Pandeya moved away.
Pandeya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Pandeya connects with a jab.
Meine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandeya looks to land a left hand but Meine moved out of range nicely.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pandeya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meine doesn't seem phased though.
Pandeya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandeya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
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!
A shot to the liver by Meine. Beautiful body shot.
Pandeya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meine. Meine obviously looking to wear him down.
Meine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Meine tries to land a front kick but Pandeya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandeya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Pandeya scoring well with a low kick there.
Meine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandeya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meine takes a swing at Pandeya's ribcage but misses.
Pandeya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine throws a solid leg kick but Pandeya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meine.
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Meine's shoulder, as Meine tries to avoid the shot.
Pandeya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Meine digs a good body shot into Pandeya's ribs.
Pandeya looks to score with a jab to the body but Meine is just out of range.
Meine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pandeya is out of range.
Pandeya is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine throws a series of punches but Pandeya avoids them all with ease.
Pandeya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily.
Pandeya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandeya.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandeya. That's going to slow Meine down.
Meine misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandeya. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandeya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandeya throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meine slips a straight right by Pandeya.
Meine misses with a low kick as Pandeya jumps back.
Meine works the jab nicely.
Pandeya looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Pandeya lands a nice hook to Meine's body. Meine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pandeya is out of range.
Pandeya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pandeya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pandeya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya takes a swing at Meine's ribcage but misses.
Meine looks for the body kick but Pandeya saw that one coming.
Pandeya tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pandeya moves out of range of the body kick from Meine.
Pandeya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Meine digs a good hook to Pandeya's body.
Pandeya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meine's head.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
Pandeya tries a low kick but Meine avoids it.

Meine closes the distance and clinches.
Meine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pandeya's elbow.
Pandeya is trying to break free.
Pandeya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meine.
Pandeya tries to break the clinch but Meine is controlling the position.
Meine blocks a body shot from Pandeya.
Meine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pandeya to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Pandeya's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pandeya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Meine tenderised Pandeya's leg. Pandeya is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandeya.
Meine wants to clinch up but Pandeya keeps it at a distance.
Pandeya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandeya connects with a body shot that sends Meine's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Meine blocks the low kick.
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pandeya feints and then cracks Meine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meine down.
Meine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandeya scores with a jab. Meine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Meine.
Pandeya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meine.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandeya. That did some damage!
Meine checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandeya misses the target.
Meine checks a low kick from Pandeya.
Meine misses with a head kick.
Meine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Meine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meine throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
Pandeya swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Meine throws a leg kick but Pandeya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meine is looking to slow Pandeya down with leg kicks.
Meine keeps Pandeya at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the liver by Pandeya. Beautiful body shot.
Pandeya misses with a low kick as Meine jumps back.
Meine throws a solid leg kick but Pandeya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meine.
Pandeya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meine has time to react.
A jab from Pandeya finds it's way through Meine's defenses.
Meine misses with a head kick.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meine scores with a shot to the body.
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya scores with a leg kick.
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandeya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandeya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandeya throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya lands a body shot.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandeya circles away quickly and effectively.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick.
Meine with a nice calf kick.
Pandeya works the jab nicely.
Meine throws a chopping leg kick but Pandeya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meine misses the shot to the body.
Pandeya throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine misses with a combination

and Pandeya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pandeya.
Meine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meine working aggressively here.

Pandeya breaks the clinch.
Pandeya avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pandeya lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meine duly obliges.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pandeya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pandeya with a hook.
Pandeya thumps Meine with a low kick.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Meine thumps Pandeya with a low kick.
Pandeya works Meine's body with a nice hook.
Pandeya moves out of range of the body kick from Meine.
Pandeya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandeya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meine throws a sloppy head kick and Pandeya moves out of range easily.
Meine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandeya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meine's head backwards.
Pandeya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meine in his tracks.
Meine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandeya connects with a single shot there.
Meine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandeya.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandeya.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine tries to clinch there but Pandeya circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine swings for the body but Pandeya moves out of range.
Meine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pandeya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meine misses with a wild body shot.
Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine walks into a jab.
Meine misses with a jab to the body
and Pandeya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meine takes one on the button.
Pandeya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandeya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandeya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meine tries to land a leg kick but Pandeya saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Meine misses.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
A jab lands there for Pandeya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Meine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pandeya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Pandeya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Pandeya.
Pandeya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine scores with a spinning back kick!
Meine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Pandeya slips under a jab from Meine.
A head kick misses from Meine.
Meine misses with a body kick.
Pandeya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meine's head backwards.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandeya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meine.
Pandeya checks a low kick from Meine.
Meine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pandeya connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandeya lands with a hook. Meine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pandeya moves out of range of the body kick from Meine.
Meine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saurabh Pandeya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meine misses with a straight right.
Meine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandeya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
Saurabh Pandeya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.