PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meacham
vs
Markman

180 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

New York Style $10 Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Meacham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Markman. Beautiful body shot.
Markman lands with a shot to the body.
Meacham avoids a kick to the body.

Markman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markman wants to control but Meacham is keeping him busy.
Meacham gets full guard.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Markman with a flurry of punches that miss.

Meacham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Markman defends well.
Markman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Markman throwing strikes but missing.

Meacham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Markman defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meacham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Meacham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Markman defends well.
Meacham is breathing heavily.
Markman connects with a couple of short punches.
Markman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Markman landing with the ground and pound.

Meacham looking for a guillotine here but Markman defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Markman is in close to Meacham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meacham has momentary wrist control but Markman slips an elbow through the middle.
Markman distracts Meacham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman working some strikes from top position.
Markman is in close to Meacham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Markman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman scoring with some ground and pound.
Markman scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Meacham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.

Meacham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman is in close to Meacham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Markman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman throwing strikes but missing.
Markman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.

Meacham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Markman defends well.
Markman cracks Meacham with a solid left hand.
Markman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Meacham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Markman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Markman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Markman stands up over Meacham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Meacham has momentary wrist control but Markman slips an elbow through the middle.
Markman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Meacham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Markman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Markman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Markman trying to control but Meacham is working from the bottom.

Meacham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Markman wants to pass the guard but Meacham is keeping the position.
Markman lands a couple of elbows.
Markman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Markman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Markman lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman works over Meacham with some ground and pound from guard.
Markman is working Meacham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Markman 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.

Markman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Markman manages to break the clinch.
Meacham tries for a takedown but Markman circles away easily

and Markman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markman is nestled in close to Meacham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Markman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.

Meacham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.
Markman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
Meacham tries to get to full guard but Markman has control of the leg.
Rory Markman has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman winds up and cracks Meacham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markman trying to control the action but Meacham is working from the bottom.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Markman is nestled in close to Meacham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Markman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.

Meacham looking for submissions off his back.
Markman lands with a punch from half guard.
Markman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Markman working over Meacham with some ground and pound. Meacham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Markman there.
Markman slips a nice elbow through Meacham's hands, connecting with Meacham's forehead.
Meacham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
Markman winds up and cracks Meacham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes.
Markman is nestled in close to Meacham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Meacham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meacham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Meacham looking for submissions off his back.
Markman working over Meacham with some ground and pound. Meacham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markman wants to take a breather but Meacham is having none of it.
Markman content to control rather than advance.
Markman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Meacham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes.

Meacham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.
Markman trying to control the action but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Markman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markman lands a nice short elbow.
Meacham has hold of Markman's hands but Markman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markman lands a nice short elbow.
Markman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Markman.
Meacham is pressing down on Markman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Markman stands up over Meacham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Markman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Markman lands a couple of digs.
Markman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Markman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Meacham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Markman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Markman is working Meacham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Markman slips nicely into half guard.
Meacham wants to improve his position but Markman is controlling well.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markman lands a nice short elbow.
Markman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Markman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Markman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Markman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meacham is refusing to be controlled, as Markman sits in half guard.
Markman lands with a punch from half guard.
Markman lands with a punch from half guard.
Markman is keen to just control but Meacham is a slippery customer.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.

Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Meacham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Markman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meacham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Markman working over Meacham with some ground and pound. Meacham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markman connects with a nice short shot to Meacham's temple.
Meacham taking some punishment here, with Markman in his half guard.
Meacham taking some punishment here, with Markman in his half guard.
Markman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meacham has hold of Markman's hands but Markman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Markman slips a nice elbow through Meacham's hands, connecting with Meacham's forehead.
Meacham taking some punishment here, with Markman in his half guard.
Markman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Markman is looking to take a break and control but Meacham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Markman winds up and cracks Meacham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.
Markman lands strikes from half guard.
Markman works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Markman.
Meacham working to try and regain half guard.
Markman scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
Markman with good strikes from the mount here!
Markman dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Markman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Meacham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meacham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Markman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meacham hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman controlling his opponent.
Markman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Markman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meacham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Meacham regains half guard.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markman drops an elbow to the side of Meacham's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markman lands a nice short elbow.
Meacham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Meacham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.
Meacham is not content to let Markman control the position.

Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Meacham has hold of Markman's hands but Markman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Markman lands a nice looking body kick.

Markman shoots in and bounces Meacham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Markman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meacham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.

Meacham working for a triangle but Markman defends it easily.

Meacham looking for a guillotine here but Markman defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meacham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Markman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Meacham to the mat! Meacham manages to get full guard.
Markman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meacham's head.

Meacham working for a triangle but Markman defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Meacham is looking for a triangle but Markman pushes his legs off easily.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Markman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Markman works over Meacham with some ground and pound from guard.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Markman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman lands a couple of elbows.
Markman scoring with some ground and pound.
Markman wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.
Markman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meacham swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Markman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meacham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Markman has managed to get both his arms back between Meacham's legs - danger averted.
Markman postures up and lands a big shot to Meacham's brow.
Markman connects with a couple of short punches.
Markman landing some decent shots from guard.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Markman cracks Meacham with a solid left hand.
Meacham looking for a sweep. Not yet Meacham, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman distracts Meacham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Meacham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Markman cracks Meacham with a solid left hand.
Markman working some strikes from top position.
Markman with a nice head shot there.
Markman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Meacham has his foot on Markman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markman works his way back into a safe position though.

Markman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Markman working some strikes from top position.

Meacham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Markman defends well.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meacham's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Meacham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Markman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Markman moves into full mount! Meacham won't be happy about that!
Markman landing shots from mount.
Markman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meacham is in a horrible position here. Markman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meacham working to try and regain half guard.
Meacham is squirming around, avoiding Markman's attempts to control the action.
Markman prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Markman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meacham working to try and regain half guard.
Markman with the ground and pound from mount.
Markman scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
Markman looking to finish Meacham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Meacham!
Markman with the ground and pound from mount.
Meacham is trying to escape the mount.
Markman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Markman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meacham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markman prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meacham is bucking up trying to escape but Markman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Markman looking to finish Meacham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Meacham!

Meacham is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Markman.
Oh Meacham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markman scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
Meacham is in a horrible position here. Markman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Markman dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Markman misses with an attempted mid kick.
John Meacham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meacham seems to have got his legs back now.
Meacham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Markman counters with a left and a right that stings Meacham.

Markman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markman connects with a nice short shot to Meacham's temple.
Markman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Markman prevents Meacham from improving his position.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.

Meacham actively working from the bottom here.
Markman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Markman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markman connects with a nice short shot to Meacham's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meacham looking for submissions off his back.

Meacham looking for submissions off his back.
Markman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meacham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
Meacham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Markman.
Markman uses his free foot to push down on Meacham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Meacham.
Markman with shots to the head and body - Meacham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meacham regains half guard.

Meacham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Markman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Meacham is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Markman there.
Markman works his way into full mount!
Meacham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Markman tries to control but Meacham wriggling away.
Meacham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Markman with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meacham?
Meacham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Markman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meacham hang on?
Markman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Markman working Meacham over with strikes here.
Markman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Markman cracks Meacham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Markman tries to control but Meacham wriggling away.
Meacham is working to get back to half guard.
Markman working Meacham over with strikes here.
Markman landing strikes from the mount.
Markman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Markman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Markman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Markman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meacham?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Markman with a couple of short strikes.
Markman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meacham looks a forlorn figure.
Markman raining down shots from the mount!
Meacham taking shots to the head.
Meacham is trying to escape the mount.
Markman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meacham looks a forlorn figure.
Meacham tries to reverse the position but Markman maintains control.
Markman raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Markman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
John Meacham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Markman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Markman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 43:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Markman!
Rory Markman is the new middleweight champion!