PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Meed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Williams looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Williams
vs
Meed

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Meed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Meed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meed shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Meed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meed is working away from the top position though.
Meed wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.

Meed seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Meed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meed prevents Williams from improving his position.
Meed wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Meed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meed's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Meed working Williams over with strikes.
Meed trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Meed wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Meed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams closes the distance but Meed moves to the side

and Meed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is looking to control Meed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Williams tries to hold on but Meed postures up.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Meed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meed lands a heavy elbow.
Williams wants to control but Meed is having none of it.
Meed with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Meed.
Meed controlling the position easily from mount.
Meed landing punches.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Meed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meed controlling his opponent.
It looks like Meed might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Meed has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams wants to control but Meed is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Meed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams looks to clinch

and Meed counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams tries to work over Meed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meed scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Meed jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Meed is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams stands up out of Meed's guard for a moment - Meed manages to land a nice upkick.
Meed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meed has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
Meed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Meed is working from the bottom.
Meed is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Meed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams darts in trying to clinch

and Meed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meed.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams prevents a body shot from Meed.
Meed slowing the pace effectively.
Meed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meed avoids it.

Meed manages to break the clinch.
Meed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meed somewhat.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Meed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Meed is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams is trying to control Meed's posture but Meed avoids it.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Meed controlling from side mount.
Meed trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Meed's posture but Meed avoids it.

Meed has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams darts in trying to clinch

and Meed counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Meed is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is controlling Meed's trapped leg to prevent Meed from advancing to side control.
Meed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams controls Meed momentarily but Meed frees himself.
Meed trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David Meed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meed wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Meed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Meed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meed showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams trying to control here.

Meed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meed.
Williams trying to hold on to Meed's head to control him but Meed postures up.

Meed stands up out of the half guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meed shoots in but no luck this time.
Meed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams wants to clinch but Meed slips to the side

and Meed counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Meed is keeping busy.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams wants to control but Meed is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephen Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Meed.

Meed tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams wants to control but Meed postures up.
Meed controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Meed decides to stand back up.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Meed is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a low kick but Meed avoids it.
Meed fails to land the takedown.
Stephen Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Meed.
Meed fails with the takedown.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Meed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams wants to clinch but Meed slips to the side

and Meed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meed.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Meed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Meed avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meed is defending well for now.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Meed tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Meed drops back down to his feet.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meed smiles and moves away.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch

and Meed moves into the clinch.
Meed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meed as Williams tries to tie him up.
Meed prevents a body shot from Williams.
Stephen Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meed is struggling to control the position.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meed content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
David Meed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meed circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Meed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams leaves Meed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Meed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Meed!