PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy has chosen Hypocrisy - Apocalypse as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Croix
vs
Meloy

180 cm
31
180 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

180 cm
24
179 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Feilo Meloy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croix lands a right hook to the body.
Tony Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croix misses with a lunging right hand
and Meloy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Croix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meloy. Meloy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Croix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Meloy clinches with his opponent.
Croix is trying to force a seperation but Meloy has the dominant position.
Meloy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meloy misses with the head strike.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Meloy won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meloy.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meloy misses with a punch to the body.
Meloy misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy swings wildly with an uppercut but Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Croix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Croix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meloy.
Still in the clinch, Meloy scores with a nice short uppercut.

Croix breaks the clinch.
Croix misses with a hook
and Meloy counters with a nice uppercut.
Meloy lands with an overhand left.
Croix tests Meloy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meloy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix misses with a right hand

and Meloy counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meloy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meloy tries to work over Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meloy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meloy has a couple of punches blocked by Croix.
A nice left hand lands by Meloy.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Meloy has him pressed against the cage.
Meloy is working Croix over against the cage.
Meloy lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meloy.
Meloy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meloy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy has Croix pressed against the cage, preventing Croix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meloy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meloy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Croix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Croix blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meloy.
Meloy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meloy lands with a light punch inside.
Meloy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meloy misses with a body punch.
Croix takes a shot to the head.
Meloy tries to throw a body punch but Croix avoids it by throwing Meloy back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Croix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meloy can't find room to land a body shot as Croix controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Meloy.
Meloy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Meloy won't allow it.
Meloy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meloy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meloy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Croix or not.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meloy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meloy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meloy.
Meloy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feilo Meloy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Croix misses with the combination.
Croix throws a hook but Meloy blocks it.
Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meloy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meloy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meloy.
Meloy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Croix.
Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Croix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Croix loads up on a big right hand but Meloy slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix throws a series of punches but Meloy moves out of range.
Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Croix throws a lazy uppercut
and Meloy counters with a straight right hand.

Meloy moves into the clinch successfully.
Meloy tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Croix prevents a body shot from Meloy.
Meloy misses with the head strike.
Meloy scores with a shot to the side of Croix's head.
Meloy tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Meloy throws a punch but it's blocked by Croix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Meloy fails to land.
Meloy tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Croix is trying to force a seperation but Meloy has the dominant position.
Meloy has a couple of punches blocked by Croix.
Meloy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meloy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meloy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meloy.
Meloy throws a punch but it's blocked by Croix.
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!
Meloy tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Croix can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy misses with some punches.
Meloy lands with a short shot to the head.
Meloy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meloy can't find room to land a body shot as Croix controls the action.
Croix blocks an uppercut.
Meloy tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Meloy lands a nice shot to the body.
Croix wants to break free but Meloy has control.
Croix tries to break the clinch but Meloy is controlling the position.
Meloy misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Meloy.
Croix takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meloy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Croix backwards.
Meloy lands a left hand.
Croix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meloy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meloy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meloy lands with a short shot to the head.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meloy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Meloy has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Meloy won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Meloy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feilo Meloy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Meloy tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Croix misses with a left hand
and Meloy counters with a straight right hand.
Croix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Meloy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meloy works Croix's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Croix. That snapped Meloy's head back.
Meloy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Croix misses with a combination

and Meloy counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix blocks an uppercut.
Meloy keeps control of Croix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meloy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meloy gets through Croix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meloy lands a right hand.
Meloy swings wildly with an uppercut but Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Croix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meloy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Meloy has him pressed against the cage.
Meloy lands a hook that snaps the head of Croix backwards.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meloy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meloy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Meloy.
Croix blocking some punches.
Croix wants to break free but Meloy has control.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Croix tries to break free but Meloy pushes him back against the cage.
Meloy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Meloy on the inside.
Meloy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meloy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Meloy - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meloy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Croix backwards.
Croix prevents a body shot from Meloy.
Meloy presses Croix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meloy.
Meloy keeps control of Croix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meloy lands with a right to the head.
Croix has had enough of the clinch but Meloy keeps him there for the moment.
Meloy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meloy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meloy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Meloy.
Meloy lands with a light punch inside.
Feilo Meloy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croix is looking to break free of the clinch but Meloy has double underhooks.
Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meloy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Croix has a couple of punches blocked by Meloy.
Meloy pushes Croix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix tries to break the clinch but Meloy is controlling the position.
Meloy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Croixs head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feilo Meloy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meloy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feilo Meloy!
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