PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaidyn Meyers (ranked 3736 p4p, 3378 weight class) and Honore Nazaire Rey (ranked 303 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meyers
vs
Rey

175 cm
25
162
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hype Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaidyn Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honore Nazaire Rey!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey avoids the body shot from Meyers.

Meyers pushes Rey up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meyers.
Rey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Meyers.
Rey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rey tries to break the clinch but Meyers is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Honore Nazaire Rey.
Rey looks to land a right hand but Meyers moved out of range.
Meyers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rey misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.

Meyers drives through and clinches with Rey against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rey wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
Rey stalling.
Rey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meyers up against the cage.
Meyers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyers throws a head punch that misses.
Meyers leaning against his opponent.
Meyers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meyers lands a left hand.
Meyers is struggling to control the position.

Rey manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.

Meyers clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meyers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rey breaks the clinch.

Meyers gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meyers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyers lands with a left to the head.
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!

Rey breaks from the clinch.

Rey gets tackled into the cage by Meyers. Meyers maintains the clinch.
Meyers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Meyers.
Rey leaning against his opponent.
Rey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers taking a breather.

Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rey is looking to clinch.

Meyers closes the distance and pushes Rey back into the cage.
Meyers presses Rey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meyers working hard to break the clinch.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Meyers improves position.
Rey effectively controlling the action here.
Rey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meyers tries to work over Rey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Meyers.
Meyers misses with a punch to the body.
Rey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Meyers improves position.
Meyers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyers lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meyers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rey's brow.

Rey breaks from the clinch.

Meyers closes the distance and pushes Rey back into the cage.
Meyers misses with some punches.
Meyers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Rey is trying to force a seperation but Meyers has the dominant position.
Meyers lands with a light punch inside.
Meyers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meyers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rey tries to break the clinch but Meyers is controlling the position.
Meyers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rey.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rey just leaning against Meyers, taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidyn Meyers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Meyers moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meyers as Rey tries to tie him up.
Meyers throws a head punch that misses.
Rey tries to circle away but Meyers has him pinned against the cage.
Rey blocking some punches.
Rey slows down the pace here.
Rey avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Honore Nazaire Rey.
Rey misses with a two punch combination.
Meyers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey tries to clinch but Meyers moves out of range.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.

Meyers forces Rey back against the cage and clinches.

Rey manages to break the clinch.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.

Meyers moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Meyers rushes Rey and presses him up against the cage.
Meyers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rey has Meyers pushed against the cage.
Meyers looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaidyn Meyers has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rey tries to clinch up.
Honore Nazaire Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Rey keeps it at a distance.
Rey moves in looking to clinch but Meyers pushes him off.

Rey moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey taking a breather.

Rey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rey takes one to the side of the head.
Meyers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Rey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Rey tries to keep at a distance but Meyers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rey can't break the clinch.

Rey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rey instigates a clinch.
Meyers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meyers cracks Rey with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meyers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rey.
Rey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meyers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rey can do to turn this around?

Rey breaks from the clinch.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Rey pushes him off.
Rey throws out a counter right but Meyers avoids it with no problem.
Meyers tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
Rey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Meyers clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyers.
Meyers throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey is looking to control Meyers's arms but Meyers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rey has his back to the cage.
Rey trying to control the position but instead, Meyers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rey into the cage.
Rey is looking to control Meyers's arms but Meyers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rey has his back to the cage.
Rey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rey blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rey slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Honore Nazaire Rey.
Meyers dodges the punch combination from Rey.
Meyers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaidyn Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rey clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jaidyn Meyers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meyers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Meyers walks into a stiff left hand from Rey.

Rey forces Meyers back against the cage and clinches.
Rey stalls.
Rey stalling.
Rey is trying to break the clinch but Meyers is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyers has him pressed against the cage.
Rey blocks an uppercut.
Meyers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rey's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rey moves into range and clinches up with Meyers.
Rey wants to stall.
Meyers lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyers.
Meyers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyers pushes Rey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyers throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meyers as Rey tries to tie him up.
Rey looking to slow down the pace here.
Rey seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
Rey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers prevents Rey from breaking the clinch.
Meyers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Meyers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyers.
Meyers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyers throws a head punch that misses.
Rey avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyers.
Jaidyn Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey slowing the pace effectively.
Rey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meyers as Rey tries to tie him up.
Rey can't break the clinch.
Rey controlling the action here for a moment.
Rey looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Honore Nazaire Rey.
Meyers tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.

Meyers closes the distance and clinches.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rey stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Meyers.
Rey avoiding damage.

Rey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rey tries to clinch up but Meyers circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meyers is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
It seemed like Rey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rey moves in looking to clinch but Meyers pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey leaves Meyers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meyers is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
Meyers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyers wants to clinch.
Meyers wants to clinch.
Rey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rey looks to land a right hand but Meyers moved out of range.
Meyers tries to counter by clinching up but Rey breaks away and moves out of range.

Meyers has Rey up against the cage in a clinch.
Honore Nazaire Rey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey trying to stall but Meyers improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meyers is keeping busy.

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 Jaidyn Meyers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidyn Meyers!