PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Wise's chin.

Meridius
vs
Wise

200 cm
23
279 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
271 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Wise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Wise down.
Wise looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise keeps the fight on the outside.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Wise circles away.
Meridius wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Meridius manages to break the clinch.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Wise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meridius wants to clinch.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Wise circles away.
Wise circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Wise circles away.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius stuffs the takedown attempt from Wise. Wise gets slowly back to his feet.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meridius clinches up against the cage.

Meridius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wise keeps the fight on the outside.
Meridius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meridius is looking to chop away at Wise's legs.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meridius tries to avoid it but Wise manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meridius to the ground. Meridius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Meridius moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meridius.

It looks like Dennis Wise has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Wise to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Wise looks to clinch but Meridius throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Wise taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius retains his heavyweight title!