PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaques comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Lightning by Metallica. Meldir has chosen Khala Ya Khala as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jaques
vs
Rafi Meldir

185 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

193 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Jaques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaques looks to land a combination but Meldir avoids it well.
Cole Jaques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meldir looks to land a combination but Jaques avoids it well.
Jaques throws a body punch but Meldir moves out of range.

Meldir takes the fight into the clinch.

Meldir pulls guard successfully.
Jaques wanted to stand there but Meldir had control of the position.
Jaques wants to stand and escape but instead Meldir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Meldir gets to his feet. Jaques looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jaques keeps the fight on the outside.

Meldir closes the distance and pushes Jaques back into the cage.
Meldir lands an elbow that stopped Jaques in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Cole Jaques has been cut.
Meldir keeps control of Jaques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meldir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.
Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Meldir is leaning against Jaques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meldir stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meldir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaques pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaques throws a hook but Meldir blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meldir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaques, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meldir slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Meldir.
Jaques has had enough of the clinch but Meldir keeps him there for the moment.
Jaques wants to break free but Meldir has control.
Meldir lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Meldir on the inside.
Meldir lands with a light punch inside.
Meldir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaques's efforts to push away.
Jaques tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Meldir lands a shot to the body.

Meldir breaks the clinch.

Meldir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jaques is trying to defend but Meldir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jaques is looking to escape.

Meldir decides to stand up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meldir circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Meldir misses.
A punch combination from Meldir misses.
Jaques lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaques tries for a takedown but Meldir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaques swats away the attempt to clinch by Meldir.
Jaques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meldir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaques scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meldir looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Jaques misses.
Jaques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Meldir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaques working hard to break the clinch.
Jaques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
Jaques wants to break free but Meldir has control.
Jaques working hard to break the clinch.

Meldir pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaques wants to get up but he can't break Meldir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meldir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meldir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaques paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaques scores with a four punch combination!

Meldir takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaques working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Jaques is trying to force a seperation but Meldir has the dominant position.
Meldir lands a nice knee to the body.
Meldir taking a breather.
Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meldir lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Jaques's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meldir is leaning against Jaques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meldir keeps control of Jaques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meldir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Jaques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaques tries to break the clinch but Meldir is controlling the position.

Meldir has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jaques regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meldir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doadi Rafi Meldir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jaques's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Meldir is looking to land body kicks.
Jaques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Meldir rushes Jaques and presses him up against the cage.
Jaques tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Jaques working hard to break the clinch.

Meldir jumps guard and drags Jaques to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaques wants to stand but Meldir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jaques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meldir on the ground.
Meldir is pulling down on Jaques's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaques trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meldir's guard.
Meldir working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meldir manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Meldir moves in looking to clinch but Jaques pushes him off.

Jaques tries to keep at a distance but Meldir has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Meldir.
Meldir trying to stall but Jaques improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Meldir.
Meldir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meldir lands with a left to the head.
Meldir has Jaques pressed against the cage, preventing Jaques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaques tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.

Jaques manages to break the clinch.
Meldir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meldir leaves Jaques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meldir slips a jab and a cross from Jaques.
Meldir moves out of range as Jaques strikes.
Jaques misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaques misses with a double jab.

Meldir gets a clinch.
Meldir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Meldir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meldir is looking to clinch but Jaques is avoiding it.

Meldir drives through and clinches with Jaques against the cage.
Jaques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaques is trying to force a seperation but Meldir has the dominant position.
Meldir keeps control of Jaques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meldir just leaning against Jaques, taking a breather.
Meldir continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jaques tries to break free but Meldir pushes him back against the cage.

Meldir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaques misses with an uppercut.
Meldir looks for a takedown but Jaques sprawls well.
Jaques is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Meldir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Meldir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meldir at a distance.
Meldir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meldir wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaques throws a combination that misses
and Jaques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meldir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meldir circles away quickly and effectively.
Meldir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaques!
Jaques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meldir counters with a left and a right that stings Jaques.
Jaques ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Jaques.
Jaques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meldir throws a right hand that Jaques ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaques also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Meldir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Meldir as Jaques shoots in.
A punch combination from Meldir misses.

Meldir closes the distance and clinches.
Meldir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meldir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaques's efforts to push away.
Jaques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.

Meldir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meldir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Jaques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaques fails to land the takedown.

Meldir gets a clinch.
Meldir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaques's defenses.
Meldir throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaques.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Jaques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meldir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaques is trying to break the clinch but Meldir is controlling him.
Jaques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Meldir pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meldir pushes Jaques off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jaques throws a combination that misses

and Meldir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jaques's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meldir wants to control from the top but Jaques keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doadi Rafi Meldir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cole Jaques's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaques shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meldir pinned against the cage. Meldir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meldir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaques takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaques misses with a double jab
and Meldir counters with a low kick, right behind Jaques 's knee.
Meldir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Meldir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meldir lands in his opponent's guard.
Meldir won't allow Jaques to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaques on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaques tries to get out of the position.
Meldir passes Jaques's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Meldir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meldir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meldir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaques is trying to stand.

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.
Meldir is looking to take a break and control but Jaques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaques wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Meldir has closed the distance and engaged Jaques in a clinch.
Meldir prevents Jaques from breaking the clinch.
Meldir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jaques up against the cage.
Jaques tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Meldir gets through Jaques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Meldir.

Meldir drags the fight down to the ground.
Jaques tries to stand but Meldir is controlling from the bottom.

Meldir pushes Jaques off and gets back to his feet.
Meldir tries to clinch up but Jaques circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaques scores with a one two! Meldir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Jaques.
Meldir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaques.

Meldir gets a takedown into half guard.
Jaques is staying active underneath Meldir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meldir trying to pass the guard but Jaques defending well.
Jaques looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meldir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaques's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meldir prevents Jaques from standing back up.
Meldir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaques wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jaques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meldir throws a hook to the side of Jaques's head but Jaques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaques tries for a takedown but Meldir circles away easily

and Meldir moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Jaques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meldir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Meldir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jaques is trying to keep an underhook but Meldir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jaques is trying to stand up here but Meldir is controlling him well.
Cole Jaques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doadi Rafi Meldir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaques strikes from the bottom but Meldir passes into mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Doadi Rafi Meldir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meldir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doadi Rafi Meldir!