PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and maximus meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maximus meridius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Borga
vs
meridius

208 cm
20
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

203 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, maximus meridius!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

meridius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
meridius throwing shots but Borga is blocking nicely.
meridius winds up and cracks Borga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
meridius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
meridius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borga defending well though.
meridius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borga defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
meridius wants to free his trapped foot but Borga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
meridius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
meridius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borga's head.
Borga is looking to control meridius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borga avoid being mounted?
Borga wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

meridius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
meridius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borga wants to sweep here but meridius controlling him for the moment.
meridius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borga is keeping the position for now.
Borga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in meridius's guard.
meridius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borga lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now meridius is on top in guard.
Borga is breathing heavily.
Borga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst meridius is controlling him.
meridius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borga is keeping the position for now.
meridius works over Borga with some ground and pound from guard.
meridius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
meridius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
meridius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
meridius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Borga looking to hit a scissor sweep but meridius is one step ahead there.
meridius throwing strikes but missing.
Borga is trying to keep meridius in close.
meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but Borga has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
meridius prevents Borga from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
meridius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borga but Borga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Borga scores with a shot to the body.
Borga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
meridius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borga is fending him off so far but meridius persists. Nope, Borga circles away and we're back to standing.
Borga tries to clinch there but meridius circles away.
meridius shoots for a double leg takedown but Borga sprawls well. He's pushed meridius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ludvig Borga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of maximus meridius.
Borga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borga.
meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Borga.
Borga scores with a nice right hand.
meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borga throws a nice looking combination but meridius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
meridius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
maximus meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

meridius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borga is trying to control meridius's posture but meridius avoids it.
meridius is putting a hurting on Borga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Borga struggling a bit here.
meridius cracks Borga with a big right hand but Borga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
meridius working away.
meridius working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borga wants to control but meridius postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

maximus meridius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

meridius closes the distance and clinches up with Borga, looking for a takedown. meridius pushes Borga against the cage but Borga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
meridius shoots in looking for a takedown. Borga tries to sprawl out of it but meridius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
meridius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borga.
Borga shoots for a double leg takedown but meridius sprawls well. He's pushed Borga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Borga.
Borga lands a two punch combo.

meridius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borga's guard.
meridius connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borga is keeping the position for now.
meridius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
meridius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
meridius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meridius stopping the sweep attempt from Borga.
Borga wants to stand but meridius is controlling the position.
meridius landing some decent shots from guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
meridius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borga counters with a straight right hand.
Ludvig Borga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of maximus meridius.
Borga tries to clinch but meridius moves out of range.
meridius misses with a takedown
and Borga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
meridius with a poor takedown
and Borga counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from meridius. No joy for Borga on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
meridius swinging wilding here.
Borga lands a body shot.
Borga connects with a good right hand that stumbles meridius. meridius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

meridius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Borga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but Borga has wrist control.
Borga is trying to control the position but meridius postures up.
meridius stopping the sweep attempt from Borga.
Borga is trying to control the position but meridius postures up.
maximus meridius has got the better of the ground game so far.
meridius throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
meridius prevents Borga from getting back to his feet.
meridius passes Borga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Borga looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
meridius misses with a takedown
and Borga counters with a nice uppercut.

meridius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
meridius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Borga tries to lock up and control but meridius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
meridius landing strikes from the mount and Borga is in trouble!
Borga working to try and regain half guard.
meridius with a couple of short strikes.
meridius scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Borga?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
meridius lands a nice shot to the head.
meridius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
meridius throwing strikes here but Borga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Borga wants to hold on but meridius pushes him away.
Borga taking shots to the head.
Borga tries to hold on but meridius postures up.
meridius lands with some strikes.
meridius punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by meridius.
Borga manages to regain half guard. Good work.
meridius working Borga over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maximus meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

meridius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
meridius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borga's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as meridius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
meridius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as meridius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
meridius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Borga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for meridius!
meridius gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meridius wants to improve his position but Borga is controlling well.
Borga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
meridius wants to get back to full guard but Borga has passed into side control.
Borga tries to control but meridius wriggling away.
meridius tries to reverse the position but Borga maintains control.
Borga wants to control the pace but meridius is squirming around nicely.
meridius is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
meridius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Borga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
meridius can't escape the position.
Borga landing strikes from the mount.
meridius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Borga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
meridius swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
meridius is looking to get to half guard.
Borga content just to control the position here.
Borga with the ground and pound from mount.
Ludvig Borga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
meridius is desperately trying to improve his position but Borga has a good base and remains in mount.
Borga trying to control but meridius is having none of it.
Borga cracks meridius with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
meridius is wriggling around trying to escape.
meridius takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
meridius flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
maximus meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
meridius can't escape the position.

Borga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, meridius has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Borga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think meridius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... maximus meridius!