PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Meyers (ranked 3619 p4p, 5202 weight class) and Lonnie Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonnie Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meyers
vs
Bryan

170 cm
25
151
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
155
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braden Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lonnie Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers lands a jab.
Bryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meyers tries to avoid it but Bryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meyers to the ground. Meyers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meyers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Bryan moves into the clinch.
Bryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Meyers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
Bryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyers counters with a nice body shot.
Braden Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonnie Bryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Meyers.
Bryan shoots for a takedown but Meyers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Meyers misses the target.
Meyers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bryan in his tracks.
Meyers with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses.

Meyers closes the distance and pushes Bryan back into the cage.
Meyers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyers counters with a series of strikes. Bryan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Meyers avoids them all with ease.

Bryan gets tackled into the cage by Meyers. Meyers maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Meyers manages to get underhooks.
Meyers lands with a left to the head.
Meyers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meyers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyers avoiding damage.
Meyers lands a body punch.
Bryan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meyers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bryan looks winded!
Meyers goes for a takedown attempt but Bryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyers can pounce on him.

Bryan dives in and scores a takedown into Meyers's guard.

Meyers is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bryan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to pull guard but Meyers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meyers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Meyers breaks the clinch.
Bryan has his takedown stuffed
and Meyers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meyers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryan. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Meyers.

Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into Bryan's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Meyers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Bryan keeps moving.
Meyers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bryan's guard.
Meyers controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Meyers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bryan shoots and misses
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyers throws out a powerful jab.
Bryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyers circles away.
Meyers is looking to counter the offense by Bryan and move into the clinch.
Meyers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Braden Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonnie Bryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers feints and then cracks Bryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryan down.
Meyers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meyers lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan takes one on the button.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Meyers does it's job there.
Bryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lonnie Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meyers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bryan misses
and Meyers counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyers.
Lonnie Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Meyers moves out of range easily.
Bryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Meyers connects with a jab.
Meyers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryan with a poor takedown
enabling Meyers to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Meyers.
The crowd cheers as Meyers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bryan doesn't seem phased though.
Meyers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a takedown
letting Meyers counter with a right hand.

Meyers feints and as Bryan raises his hands in defense, Meyers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meyers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryan can do to turn this around?
Meyers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meyers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bryan for as long as he can get away with.
Meyers trying to control the action but Bryan is working from the bottom.

Meyers stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers lands with a nice body kick.

Meyers moves into range and clinches up with Bryan.
Meyers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyers tries for a takedown but Bryan manages to get underhooks.
Meyers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Meyers lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan blocks a body shot from Meyers.
Meyers tries a body shot but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan is trying to push Meyers away but Meyers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meyers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Meyers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bryan misses with a two punch combination.
Bryan looks to throw a body kick
and Meyers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan misses with a kick to the body
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meyers counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyers darts in looking for a takedown but Bryan gets double underhooks and turns Meyers into the cage.
Meyers misses with a punch to the body.
Braden Meyers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers works on Bryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bryan as Meyers tries to tie him up.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meyers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meyers counters with an inside leg kick.
Bryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Meyers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bryan sneaks out the side door and pushes Meyers away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bryan misses with an uppercut
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meyers counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers connects with the punch.
Meyers thuds a left hand into Bryan's body.
Bryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Meyers coming out on top.

Meyers instigates a clinch.
Meyers stalling.
Meyers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meyers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryan or not.
Bryan is trying to force a seperation but Meyers has the dominant position.
Meyers can't find room to land a body shot as Bryan controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers tries for a takedown but Bryan manages to get underhooks.
Bryan tries to circle away but Meyers has him pinned against the cage.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meyers smiles and moves away.
Meyers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryan under the eye.

Meyers tries to sprawl but Bryan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bryan prevents Meyers from improving his position.
Bryan looks to land a strike but Meyers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan won't allow Meyers to sweep him here.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bryan is fighting to break Meyers's control of his arms but Meyers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Meyers working for a triangle but Bryan defends it easily.
Meyers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braden Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyers 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Meyers!