PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Merel (ranked 993 p4p, 631 weight class) and Nati Pisswater (ranked 134 p4p, 87 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Merel
vs
Pisswater

171 cm
26
152
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
28
153
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Merel - just one landing.
Merel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Merel misses with a right hand
and Pisswater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Merel.
Merel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPisswater.
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Merel connects with the punch.

Merel scores with a takedown into Pisswater's guard.
Merel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater wants to stand but Merel is controlling the position.
Pisswater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pisswater 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.
Merel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pisswater is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Merel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pisswater wants to sweep but no luck.
Merel controlling from the top position.
Merel trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
Merel sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Merel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pisswater tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pisswater is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to control Merel's posture but Merel avoids it.
Merel is looking to take a break and control but Pisswater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pisswater is trying to get back to half guard.
Pisswater is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pisswater is trying to control Merel's posture but Merel avoids it.
Merel cracks Pisswater with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel is putting a hurting on Pisswater here, landing some big shots from side control.
Merel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pisswater!
Pisswater wants to hold on but Merel pushes him away.
Merel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pisswater is in a horrible position here. Merel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pisswater is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pisswater tries to stand but Merel is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Merel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
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.

Merel connects with the punch.
Merel throws out a loose jab but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pisswater misses with a left hand
and Merel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pisswater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Pisswater on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Merel connects with the punch.
Merel slips under a jab.
Merel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater misses with a body shot.
Merel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Merel.
Anthony Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel takes a swing at Pisswater's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Merel misses.
Pisswater throws out a counter right but Merel avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Merel misses.
Pisswater now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pisswater takes one to the side of the head.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
Pisswater is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Merel defending well as Pisswater loads up on a big left hand.
Merel misses with a looping right.
Pisswater wants to clinch up but Merel keeps it at a distance.
Pisswater cracks Merel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pisswater misses with a leg kick.
Merel cracks Pisswater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater wants to land a leg kick but Merel is out of range.
Pisswater is looking to score with low kicks.
Merel just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merel finds it's way round the side to connect with Pisswater's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Merel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Merel lands in his opponent's guard.
Merel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Merel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony Merel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pisswater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Merel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pisswater will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Merel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Merel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pisswater wants to sweep but no luck.
Pisswater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pisswater is looking to stand up but Merel won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pisswater trying to control but Merel is working from the bottom.

Merel looking for a guillotine here but Pisswater defends easily.

Merel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pisswater wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
Pisswater would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Merel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Merel throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Merel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pisswater can do to turn this around?
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
Merel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pisswater on the side of the head.
Merel lands an overhand right.
Merel lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater tried to score with a low kick but Merel checks it.
Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pisswater! But no joy.
Merel lands with a cross.
Merel slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Merel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pisswater is trying to defend but Merel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Merel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Merel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Merel is looking to take a break and control but Pisswater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pisswater is controlling Merel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pisswater trying to control here.
Merel trying to control from Pisswater's half guard. Pisswater has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pisswater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merel is one step ahead there.
Nati Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pisswater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Merel landing some decent shots from guard.
Pisswater pulls Merel in close to his closed guard and prevents Merel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Merel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is working Pisswater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pisswater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pisswater looking for a guillotine here but Merel defends easily.

Merel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pisswater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Merel has managed to get both his arms back between Pisswater's legs - danger averted.
Merel passes into half guard.
Pisswater wants to get back to full guard but Merel has mounted him!
Merel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Merel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Merel looking to control but Pisswater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pisswater is working to get back to half guard.
Merel lands a big elbow.
Pisswater is bucking up trying to escape but Merel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel tries to control but Pisswater wriggling away.
Pisswater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Merel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anthony Merel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pisswater is rocked!
Merel wants to control the pace but Pisswater is squirming around nicely.
Merel lands a couple of good shots and Pisswater has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Merel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Merel!
A relieved looking Anthony Merel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.