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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murky McTavern (ranked 4164 p4p, 501 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 4187 p4p, 505 weight class). Maximus Meridius has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murky McTavern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavern ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
McTavern works Meridius's body with a nice hook.
McTavern connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McTavern ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
McTavern appears to be looking for a big counter.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTavern looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McTavern stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McTavern swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McTavern ducks right into an uppercut from Meridius.
McTavern is looking to clinch but Meridius is avoiding it.
McTavern thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius walks into a jab.
McTavern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
McTavern ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McTavern definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavern lands with a nice combination. Meridius backs away looking to recover.
McTavern is looking to wear down Meridius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius has closed the distance and engaged McTavern in a clinch.
Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
McTavern lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
McTavern tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Meridius scores with a shoulder strike.
McTavern tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meridius smiles and moves away.
McTavern shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meridius sprawls well. Meridius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McTavern gets slowly back to his feet.
Meridius throws out a counter right but McTavern avoids it with no problem.
Meridius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McTavern closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meridius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavern throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavern lands a nice hook to Meridius's body. Meridius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meridius needs to keep his hands up - McTavern had a free shot at his head there.
McTavern throws a right and a left that Meridius avoids nicely.
McTavern slips a straight right by Meridius.
Nice shot by McTavern.
McTavern lands with a nice body punch.
Meridius moves into the clinch successfully.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
McTavern working aggressively here.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but McTavern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavern pulls guard successfully.
McTavern looking for a guillotine here but Meridius defends easily.
McTavern trying to control the position.
McTavern escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meridius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McTavern is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McTavern is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meridius's head.
Meridius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McTavern's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McTavern's back!
Meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McTavern. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meridius avoiding McTavern 's attempts to control his hands.
McTavern wants to escape the position.
Meridius just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
McTavern is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murky McTavern dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McTavern just misses with a punch to the body.
McTavern scores with the left hand. Meridius knows he should have avoided that one.
McTavern takes one to the chin there.
Meridius closes the distance and pushes McTavern back into the cage.
McTavern struggles to land a body shot inside as Meridius controls his hands.
McTavern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meridiuss head.
Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Meridius.
Meridius digs a right hand underneath McTavern's ribcage. McTavern let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meridius.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meridius presses McTavern against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTavern lands with a short shot to the head.
McTavern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by McTavern.
McTavern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius avoids the body shot from McTavern.
McTavern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius has managed to clinch.
McTavern working hard to break the clinch.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but McTavern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius gets through McTavern's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTavern prevents a body shot from Meridius.
A hook to the body from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
McTavern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meridius walks away with a smile on his face. McTavern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McTavern misses with a wild combination.
McTavern missing with a left hand there. Meridius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTavern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavern.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTavern.
No luck for McTavern with that takedown attempt.
Meridius is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McTavern misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTavern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meridius.
McTavern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meridius walks away with a smile on his face. McTavern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murky McTavern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius takes one to the chin there.
McTavern misses with a body shot
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTavern doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTavern swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTavern takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius darts in and clinches McTavern up against the cage.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of McTavern backwards.
McTavern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McTavern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
McTavern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meridius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTavern misses the shot to the body.
Meridius avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavern jabs at Meridius's body.
Meridius moves into the clinch.
Maximus Meridius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meridius works on McTavern's body with a couple of short punches.
McTavern wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meridius can't find room to land a body shot as McTavern controls the action.
McTavern tries to pull guard but Meridius won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Meridius.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Meridius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavern tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius misses with some punches.
McTavern tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meridius smiles and moves away.
McTavern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meridius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meridius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McTavern is trying to pull guard but Meridius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTavern backwards.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McTavern is rocked!
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McTavern misses with the combination.
McTavern misses with a body shot.
Murky McTavern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavern.
Meridius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McTavern is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh McTavern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTavern throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meridius counters with a huge left! McTavern is in big trouble! He's backing up but Meridius isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save McTavern from any more damage. A dominating finish by Meridius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
During a confident post fight interview, Maximus Meridius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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