PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Millrapids
vs
Meyer

180 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorius Millrapids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Didier Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millrapids tries to bum rush Meyer with a series of wild strikes but Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Millrapids misses with a double jab.
Millrapids wants to clinch.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Millrapids as he jumps to the side.
Millrapids is looking to clinch but Meyer is avoiding it.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Millrapids.
Millrapids fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
Meyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Millrapids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Millrapids is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gregorius Millrapids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didier Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millrapids wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Millrapids working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Millrapids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Meyer instigates a clinch.
Millrapids misses with a knee to the head.
Meyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Millrapids with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids is trying to break free.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Millrapids just stands there and leans against the cage.
Millrapids prevents Meyer from breaking the clinch.
Meyer can't break the clinch.
Millrapids tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Meyer manages to pull guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Millrapids from controlling successfully.

Millrapids drops back looking for a leg! Meyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meyer manages to kick Millrapids off! Millrapids jumps back into Meyer's guard.
Meyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Millrapids is controlling him.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Millrapids from controlling successfully.
Meyer is pulling down on Millrapids's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Millrapids is looking to stand up but Meyer won't let him.
Meyer trying to keep a closed guard but Millrapids is proving a slippery customer.
Meyer wants to stand but Millrapids is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Millrapids as he jumps to the side.
Millrapids misses with a body shot.
Meyer shoots for a takedown but Millrapids saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer looks gassed!
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millrapids throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Millrapids scores with a nice head shot.
Meyer throws a nice looking combination but Millrapids bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Meyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to stall but Millrapids uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millrapids.
Meyer pressing his opponent against the cage.

Millrapids is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Meyer can't fight it off and eventually Millrapids manages to take the fight to the floor. Meyer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Meyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Millrapids can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Millrapids trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.

Meyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Millrapids trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meyer is on top in guard.

Meyer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Millrapids.
Millrapids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millrapids shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meyer as he jumps to the side.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Millrapids looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gregorius Millrapids will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Meyer shoots in for a double leg but Millrapids sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Millrapids fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyer closes the distance but Millrapids moves to the side
and Millrapids counters with a leg kick.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Millrapids swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Millrapids scores with a four punch combination!

Millrapids looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Meyer is trying to stand.
Millrapids is nestled in close to Meyer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Millrapids stands up and beckons Meyer to join him on the feet.
Millrapids explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millrapids misses with a two punch combination.
Meyer fails with the takedown

and Millrapids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Millrapids.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Millrapids breaks from the clinch.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Millrapids circles away.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch.

Meyer manages to break the clinch.

Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gregorius Millrapids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didier Meyer.
Millrapids prevents Meyer from breaking the clinch.

Millrapids manages to break the clinch.
Millrapids shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Millrapids.
Millrapids throws a leg kick that misses.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Millrapids.
Millrapids just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Millrapids has a takedown stuffed.

Millrapids clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Millrapids.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
A punch combination from Millrapids misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Millrapids - that will leave a mark!
Millrapids tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millrapids throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer looks for a takedown but Millrapids sprawls well.
Millrapids shoots in for a double leg but Meyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Meyer gets a clinch.
Millrapids throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Meyer jumps guard but Millrapids stands there with Meyer around his waist. Meyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Millrapids manages to break the clinch.
Meyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Meyer pushes Millrapids up against the cage in a clinch.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.

Meyer jumps guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Millrapids from controlling successfully.
Millrapids stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.

Millrapids stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meyer misses with a jab to the body

so Millrapids counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meyer has his hands on Millrapids's head, controlling the position.
Millrapids stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Millrapids from controlling successfully.
Meyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer is controlling Millrapids's posture.
Millrapids stops Meyer from standing up.
Millrapids wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorius Millrapids dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Millrapids misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Millrapids.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Millrapids fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
Gregorius Millrapids is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Meyer tries to keep at a distance but Millrapids has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Millrapids is controlling the position.
Meyer avoiding damage as Millrapids throws knees to the body.
Meyer wants a takedown.
Millrapids wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Millrapids wants a takedown but no success here.
Millrapids letting Meyer take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millrapids looking to throw knees to the head but Meyer is blocking nicely.
Millrapids tries for a takedown but Meyer manages to get underhooks.
Meyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Millrapids just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meyer can't get the takedown.
Gregorius Millrapids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didier Meyer.
Meyer prevents Millrapids from breaking the clinch.
Millrapids gets underhooks to prevent Meyer's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer jumps guard but Millrapids stands there with Meyer around his waist. Meyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Millrapids with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Millrapids tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millrapids wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Millrapids.
Meyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Millrapids.
Millrapids stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Millrapids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millrapids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Millrapids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millrapids loads up on a big right hand but Meyer slips the punch.
Meyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Millrapids shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Millrapids was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Millrapids wants to control the pace but Meyer is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer gets back to half guard.

Meyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meyer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Millrapids's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Millrapids's back!

Millrapids fending off the submission attempt from Meyer.
Meyer trying to control.
Millrapids trying to control the position but Meyer manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Meyer controlling well, preventing Millrapids from escaping the position.
Meyer controlling the position well here. Millrapids rolled but Meyer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Millrapids trying to control the action but Meyer just sinks the hooks in.
Meyer is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Meyer gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Meyer gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Meyer apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Millrapids misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Millrapids looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Meyer!
Meyer is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meyer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Meyer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Meyer is trying to stand.
Meyer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Millrapids has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Meyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Didier Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Millrapids sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meyer defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregorius Millrapids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millrapids has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorius Millrapids!