PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Meogy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan has chosen My Time is Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meogy
vs
Malapitan

159 cm
23
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
140 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Meogy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Malapitan tries to sprawl but Meogy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Meogy prevents Malapitan from improving his position.
Well, if Meogy 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meogy slows the pace down in half guard.
Malapitan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Meogy prevents Malapitan from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meogy is working for a submission of some sort.
Meogy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malapitan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malapitan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Meogy seems to be looking for submissions.
Meogy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meogy trying to control the action but Malapitan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control from the bottom.
Malapitan taking some punishment here, with Meogy in his half guard.
Malapitan tries to get to full guard but Meogy has control of the leg.
Meogy is stalling here. Malapitan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Meogy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Malapitan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meogy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Meogy actively working from the bottom here.

Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Malapitan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meogy sees it coming and defends easily.
Meogy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan won't allow Meogy to sweep him here.
Malapitan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meogy keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.

Meogy has his foot on Malapitan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malapitan works his way back into a safe position though.
Malapitan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meogy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meogy keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.
Meogy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malapitan's guard.
Meogy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meogy wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Meogy is really struggling to control Malapitan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is trying to keep Meogy in close.
Malapitan keeping moving, preventing Meogy from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meogy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meogy looking to score a takedown here. Malapitan is defending well but Meogy drives through and ends up in Malapitan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Meogy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Meogy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Malapitan is staying active underneath Meogy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malapitan wants to get back to his feet.
Meogy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan moves into full guard.
Meogy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Malapitan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meogy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meogy trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Meogy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Malapitan looking to score a takedown here. Meogy is defending well but Malapitan drives through and ends up in Meogy's guard.
Meogy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Meogy keeps moving.

Meogy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Malapitan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Meogy has tightened it up now! Malapitan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Meogy!