PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between keiran meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). meredith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, eye of the tiger. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

meredith
vs
Davies

225 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, keiran meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dean Davies!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
meredith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davies as he avoids it easily.
Davies throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

meredith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davies is staying active underneath meredith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davies is trying to maintain the position but meredith is very close to passing his half guard.
meredith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
meredith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies is not content to let meredith control the position.
meredith is really struggling to control Davies but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies gets full guard.
meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies is striking but meredith is not phased and passes to half guard.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from meredith.
meredith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davies knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
meredith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

meredith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Davies has managed to free his arm - good work.
meredith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davies makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davies.
meredith is fighting to break Davies's control of his arms but Davies is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davies throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Davies keeping moving, preventing meredith from controlling successfully.

meredith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies seems keen to control meredith's posture.
Davies looks gassed!
meredith postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davies tries to clinch up.

meredith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
meredith works his foot free and advances to mount.

meredith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davies can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Davies is desperately trying to improve his position but meredith has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
meredith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
meredith controlling the pace for now.
Davies tries to hold on but meredith postures up.
meredith controlling the pace for now.
meredith with shots to the head and body - Davies looks very uncomfortable down there.
meredith landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body kick there by meredith.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
meredith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davies's head.
meredith shoots in and drives through. Davies sprawls well.
Davies with a poor takedown

and meredith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by meredith.
meredith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
meredith trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
meredith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davies looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
meredith looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meredith throwing strikes from guard but Davies blocks nicely.
Davies is trying to keep meredith in close.
meredith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
meredith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
meredith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davies's guard.
Davies is looking to control meredith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davies avoid being mounted?

That's two 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.
meredith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
meredith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davies for as long as he can get away with.
meredith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
meredith tries to pass to full mount but Davies defends it.
meredith moves nicely into side control.

meredith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davies knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
Davies tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
meredith landing strikes, looking to finish!
meredith with the ground and pound from mount.
meredith lands a big shot there that rocks Davies but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davies is looking to get to half guard.
Davies really wants to buck meredith off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davies is squirming around, avoiding meredith's attempts to control the action.
meredith lands a big shot there that rocks Davies but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
meredith looking to control but Davies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davies is looking to improve his position but meredith isn't that keen on the idea.

meredith jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Davies is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Davies and meredith has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Davies struggling a bit here.
Davies regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

keiran meredith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

meredith lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with meredith, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes meredith against the cage but meredith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
meredith circles away from the clinch attempt.

meredith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
meredith forces his way into half guard.
Davies trying to control but meredith postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with meredith in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
meredith passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
meredith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

meredith working for a guillotine from mount but Davies is in no mood to give up.
Davies tries to hold on but meredith postures up.
meredith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
meredith wants to control the pace but Davies is squirming around nicely.
keiran meredith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies is working to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Davies wants to hold on but meredith pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies is working to get back to half guard.

Davies somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
meredith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by meredith.
meredith staying calm.
meredith trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

meredith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no meredith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
meredith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.

meredith stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
meredith lands with a kick to the ribs.
meredith tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

meredith gets the takedown into side control.
Davies is looking for a sweep.

meredith stands up.
meredith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
meredith with a lazy takedown attempt

and Davies counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for meredith!

And that's the end of the fight!
keiran meredith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for meredith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... keiran meredith!