PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uwot Meight (ranked 1226 p4p, 1521 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 155 p4p, 192 weight class). Uwot Meight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meight
vs
Wick

191 cm
27
188
13 - 7 - 0

186 cm
31
195
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
© Trap House

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wick tries a head kick but it misses.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick dips to his left and cracks Meight with an uppercut!
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Meight defending well as Wick loads up on a big left hand.
Wick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wick throws a front kick aimed at Meight's knee but Meight avoids it well.
Meight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meight. That did some damage!
Wick jabs at Meight's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick tries a low kick but Meight avoids it.
Wick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A clash of legs there as Meight blocks the low kick.
As Wick backs away, Meight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wick misses with an uppercut.
Meight throwing a counter right hand but Wick manages to avoid it.
Meight walks into a straight right hand from Wick.
Wick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Meight blocks the low kick.
Meight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wick lands a jab to the head.
Wick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meight eats them both and turns towards Wick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Meight is rocked!
That kick from Wick tenderised Meight's leg. Meight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wick throws a body punch but Meight moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Wick. Those never looked like landing.
Wick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wick throws a series of punches but Meight avoids them all with ease.
Wick looks to score with a jab to the body but Meight is just out of range.
Wick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Meight lands with a cross.
Wick throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Wick misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wick. Meight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meight.
Meight dips to his left and cracks Wick with an uppercut!
Wick digs a good hook to Meight's body.
Nice defenses there by Meight.
Meight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Meight.
Wick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meight ducks under a wild hook from Wick.
Meight throws a jab when Wick was well out of range.
Wick lands a slapping body shot.
Meight moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Meight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wick.
Wick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wick throws a lazy body kick
and Meight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wick scores with a jab. Meight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meight misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick misses with a body punch
and Meight counters with a leg kick.
Wick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meight cracks Wick with a good jab.
Meight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wick.
Meight throws a jab when Wick was well out of range.
Meight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Wick. Beautiful body shot.
Wick scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meight checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Meight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meight misses with a jab to the body
and Wick counters with a right hand to the body.
Wick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Wick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wick misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wick misses with a body shot
and Meight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wick is rocked!
Wick thows a leg kick but Meight checks it
and Meight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wick is still on wobbly legs! Can Meight finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Meight blocks the leg kick.
Meight walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Meight swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wick's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uwot Meight!