PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Merridew is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mad
vs
Merridew

185 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

195 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mad has managed to clinch.
Merridew lands a right hand.
Merridew lands a body shot.
Merridew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Merridew lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merridew is working Mad over against the cage.
Mad looking to slow down the pace here.
Mad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Merridew tries to break free but Mad pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Merridew struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad controls his hands.
Merridew can't find room to land a body shot as Mad controls the action.
Merridew avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Merridew working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Merridew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merridew scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mad in his tracks.
Mad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Merridew makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mad moves in looking to clinch but Merridew pushes him off.
Merridew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Merridew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merridew lands a head shot.
Mad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merridew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Merridew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mad tries to clinch but Merridew is having none of it.
Merridew keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad tries to clinch but Merridew moves out of range.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mad.
Merridew throws out a powerful jab.
Merridew scores with a hook to the body. Mad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mad manages to avoid it.
Merridew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Merridew lands the left hand.
Mad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merridew connects with a right hand. Mad shakes it off.
Mad wants to clinch
and Merridew counters with a nice uppercut.

Mad is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad tries to clinch there but Merridew circles away.
Merridew jabs Mad to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Merridew feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mad sprawling to the canvas! Mad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merridew finish him?!
Oh Mad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merridew swings for the body but Mad moves out of range.
Merridew connects with a body shot that sends Mad's belly button to the back.
Mad seems to have got his legs back now.
Merridew keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Merridew tests Mad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Merridew swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad.
Mad looks to clinch
enabling Merridew to counter with a crisp jab.
Merridew keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad wants to clinch.
Mad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew lands a slapping body shot.
Merridew scores with a jab to the body.
Merridew stuns Mad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merridew connects with a body shot.
Merridew lands with a hook. Mad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mad is looking to clinch.
Mad wants to clinch.
Mad tries to clinch up but Merridew circles away and keeps his distance.
Merridew lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Mad.

Mad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merridew.
Merridew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Merridew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merridew blocks it with crossed arms.

Merridew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merridew jabs Mad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mad tries to clinch but Merridew is having none of it.
Merridew cracks a nice hook into Mad's ribs.
Merridew scores with a decent looking hook.
Mad is looking to clinch but Merridew is avoiding it.
Merridew is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Merridew.
Merridew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mad is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mad is breathing heavily.
Mad tries to clinch up
and Merridew makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Merridew dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Merridew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Merridew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mad tries to clinch
and Merridew counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Merridew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Merridew scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merridew.
Merridew thuds his right hand into Mad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Merridew lands a nice shot to the body.
Merridew circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mad to the canvas! Mad doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Merridew keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Merridew!
Jack Merridew decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.