PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Meen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. This should be a great matchup!

Innokenti
vs
Meen

189 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 2

195 cm
20
209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexy Innokenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Meen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti throws a right and a left that Meen avoids nicely.
Innokenti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meen throws a hook but Innokenti blocks it.

Innokenti clinches with his opponent.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Innokenti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Meen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Innokenti scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Erik Meen has been cut.
Meen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Innokenti's head coaches at LOD - Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meen misses with a body shot.
Innokenti scores with a hook to the body. Meen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Innokenti misses the shot to the body.
Meen throws a counter combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Innokenti blocks the leg kick.
Meen throws a head kick that misses.
Meen just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Innokenti misses the target.
Innokenti avoids the head kick by Meen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Innokenti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Innokenti.
Innokenti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meen is out of range.
Meen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Innokenti with a body shot.
Meen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Innokenti scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meen.

Innokenti has managed to clinch.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meen's elbow.
Innokenti swings wildly with an uppercut but Meen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Innokenti.
Innokenti scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti blocks a body shot from Meen.
Meen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Innokenti trying to land knees to the body.
Innokenti blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Innokenti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innokenti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Innokenti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meen backwards.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meen blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meen backwards.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meen throws a head punch that misses.
Innokenti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meen is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Innokenti.
A right hook to the body lands for Innokenti.
Innokenti blocks the elbow strike.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Innokenti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Innokenti working aggressively here.
Innokenti lands a left hand.
Innokenti has Meen pressed against the cage, preventing Meen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Innokenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meen's elbow.
Innokenti avoids a wild elbow strike from Meen.
Meen blocking some punches.
Meen lands with a left to the head.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Innokenti stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meen.
Meen throws a head punch that misses.
Meen tries to break the clinch but Innokenti is controlling the position.
Meen lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meen.

It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meen misses with an elbow over the top.
Meen lands an elbow that stopped Innokenti in his tracks for a moment.
Innokenti misses with a body punch.
Meen just leaning against Innokenti, taking a breather.
Meen pushes Innokenti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Innokenti lands a nice uppercut.
Meen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Innokenti.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexy Innokenti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Innokenti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meen doesn't seem phased though.
Innokenti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Innokenti.
Innokenti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Meen is rocked!

That has opened up Erik Meen's cut even more.
Innokenti throws a leg kick but Meen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Innokenti doesn't manage to clinch there - Meen circles away.
It seemed like Meen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meen with a hook.
Innokenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meen can do to turn this around?
Innokenti scoring well with a low kick there.
Meen takes one to the chin there.
Meen is still on wobbly legs! Can Innokenti finish him?
Meen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meen lands a jab to the head.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the body

and Meen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meen seems to have recovered his senses.
Innokenti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meen lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti cracks Meen with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Innokenti - that landed with a thud.
Meen is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Innokenti's brow.
Meen is looking to control Innokenti's arms but Innokenti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meen has his back to the cage.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Meen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Innokenti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Innokenti throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The cut above Erik Meen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Innokenti drops Meen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Meen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meen blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Meen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Innokenti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Innokenti to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Innokenti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meen is trying to break free.
Innokenti lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Innokenti to work.
Innokenti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meen.
Meen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti tries a body shot but Meen blocks it.
Innokenti has Meen pressed against the cage.
Innokenti tries a knee to the head but Meen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Innokenti as Meen tries to tie him up.

Meen breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Meen blocks the leg kick.
Innokenti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Erik Meen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Innokenti lands a head shot.

Innokenti cracks Meen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Meen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Innokenti finish him?
Innokenti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Innokenti lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meen moves into the clinch.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Meen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexy Innokenti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meen tries to break the clinch but Innokenti is controlling the position.
Meen avoiding damage as Innokenti throws knees to the body.
Innokenti works on Meen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Innokenti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Erik Meen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexy Innokenti!
Alexy Innokenti looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Shit, finally! '.