PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Raijkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Raijkovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meacham
vs
Raijkovic

177 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Meacham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylor Raijkovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raijkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Meacham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Meacham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raijkovic is not content to let Meacham control the position.
Raijkovic tries to bench press Meacham off him but Meacham keeps the position.
Raijkovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raijkovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Raijkovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meacham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meacham wants to control but Raijkovic is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raijkovic wants to get back to his feet.
Meacham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raijkovic keeps working.
Raijkovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meacham pushing down on Raijkovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Meacham is keen to just control but Raijkovic is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raijkovic tries to get to full guard but Meacham has control of the leg.
Meacham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meacham is just content to waste time from the top position. Raijkovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Meacham preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Raijkovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meacham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meacham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raijkovic looks gassed!
Raijkovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meacham is one step ahead there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meacham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meacham preventing the sweep.
Meacham advances position into side control!
Meacham advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic is squirming around, avoiding Meacham's attempts to control the action.
Meacham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Raijkovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raijkovic tries to improve his position but instead Meacham has taken his back!
Meacham trying to control.
Raijkovic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Raijkovic showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raijkovic staying busy and making it hard for Meacham to control.
Raijkovic turns into Meacham and is now in his guard.
Raijkovic slips nicely into half guard.

Raijkovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Raijkovic.
Meacham is not content to let Raijkovic control the position.

Raijkovic stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Raijkovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raijkovic has his takedown stuffed

so Meacham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meacham preventing the sweep.
Meacham being controlled here momentarily.
Raijkovic is looking to stand back up but Meacham counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Raijkovic.
Meacham trying to control from half guard but Raijkovic is working away.
Raijkovic wants to improve his position but Meacham is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raijkovic pushes Meacham off looking to stand but Meacham dives back in and keeps control.
Meacham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raijkovic keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raijkovic misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Raijkovic with that takedown attempt.
Meacham misses the body punch

and Raijkovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raijkovic.
Meacham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meacham keeping full guard, as Raijkovic tries to pass.
Raijkovic wants to control from the top but Meacham keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meacham looking for a sweep. Not yet Meacham, not yet.

Raijkovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice takedown defense from Raijkovic. No joy for Meacham on that attempt.

Raijkovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raijkovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Raijkovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meacham keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Meacham's thigh. Meacham counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Meacham is trying to keep Raijkovic in close.
Raijkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Meacham.
Raijkovic passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Raijkovic seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meacham is in trouble now - Raijkovic has advanced to mount!

Raijkovic get's back to his feet.
Meacham throws a body kick that misses.
Raijkovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Meacham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mark Meacham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Raijkovic.
Raijkovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meacham manages to get himself to full guard.
Raijkovic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raijkovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Meacham is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taylor Raijkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Raijkovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Meacham to the mat! Meacham manages to get full guard.
Raijkovic looking to pass the guard.
Meacham has a closed guard, preventing Raijkovic from standing up.
Raijkovic wants to pass the guard but Meacham is keeping the position.

Meacham has his feet on Raijkovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Meacham moves into range and clinches up with Raijkovic.
Meacham just leaning against Raijkovic, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raijkovic can't break the clinch.
Meacham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raijkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meacham is keeping busy.

Meacham jumps guard and drags Raijkovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meacham trying to control the position.

Raijkovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raijkovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meacham keeping full guard, as Raijkovic tries to pass.

Raijkovic gets to his feet - Meacham follows without any prompting.

Raijkovic tries to keep at a distance but Meacham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raijkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Meacham has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic stalling against the cage.
Meacham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Meacham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raijkovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meacham as he avoids it easily.
Mark Meacham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Raijkovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Raijkovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Raijkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Raijkovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raijkovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Raijkovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meacham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Meacham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raijkovic on the ground.
Meacham is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raijkovic stands up out of the half guard.
Meacham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meacham counters with a body kick.

Raijkovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raijkovic tries to move to mount but Meacham blocks the move with his legs.
Meacham is trying to improve his position.
Meacham is trying to buck Raijkovic off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic works to advance to full mount. Meacham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Raijkovic is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Meacham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taylor Raijkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meacham working away.
Raijkovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meacham kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Raijkovic is not content to let Meacham control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raijkovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Raijkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raijkovic 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Raijkovic!