PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows comes to the cage accompanied by Punky's Whips. Piper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Real Men Wear Skirts. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meadows
vs
Piper

172 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Koffin Inc.

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows fails to land with a series of punches.

Piper gets the takedown into side control.
Meadows takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Meadows is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Piper off and has taken his back!

Meadows tightening his grip on Piper, looking for the choke.
Meadows punches the canvas rather than the man.
Meadows controlling well, preventing Piper from escaping the position.
Piper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Meadows misses with a head shot.
Meadows prevents Piper from getting the reversal.
Meadows throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meadows throwing strikes here but Piper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Piper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Meadows thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Meadows thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper working to try and regain half guard.
Meadows throws a strike there. Piper manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Piper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Piper looking to control but Meadows passes into half guard.
Piper is looking to get back to full guard here but Meadows has managed to pass to side control instead.
Piper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Piper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Meadows.
Piper wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Meadows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Piper wants to hold on but Meadows pushes him away.
Piper is looking to improve his position but Meadows isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Meadows raining down shots from the mount!
Piper is desperately trying to improve his position but Meadows has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Meadows.
Meadows misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Piper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Piper wants to improve his position but Meadows is controlling well.
Meadows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Meadows wants to take a breather but Piper is having none of it.
Piper tries to roll over but Meadows keeps him under control.
Meadows is keen to just control but Piper is a slippery customer.
Piper regains full guard. Nicely done.

Piper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meadows doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meadows manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Piper wants to sweep here but Meadows controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows postures up in Piper's guard and throws a big left but Piper blocks it.
Piper working a defensive guard here.
Piper looking for a sweep. Not yet Piper, not yet.
Meadows has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Meadows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meadows slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meadows scores with a hook.
Jab by Meadows.

That's four 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.
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Meadows had a free shot at his head there.
Edwin Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows misses with a hook.
Piper fails with the takedown.
Meadows lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meadows's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meadows duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
Meadows is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meadows misses with a wild combination.
Piper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piper tries to clinch but Meadows is having none of it.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meadows as he jumps to the side.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meadows circles away.
Edwin Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Meadows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meadows lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edwin Meadows will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meadows throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
Meadows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Piper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meadows's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piper wants to control from the top but Meadows keeps moving.
Piper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Meadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piper is one step ahead there.
Piper chips away with some ground and pound.
Piper throwing strikes from guard but Meadows blocks nicely.
Meadows keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Meadows wants to sweep but no luck.
Meadows is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meadows works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meadows thuds a left hand into Piper's body.
Edwin Meadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meadows keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meadows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Edwin Meadows has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows leaves Piper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper wants to clinch
and Meadows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meadows stalks Piper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piper's face. Piper staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meadows.
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meadows closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meadows fails to land with a series of punches.

Piper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meadows tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meadows is working hard here to advance position.
Piper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meadows looks a forlorn figure.
Piper with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meadows can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piper landing strikes from the mount and Meadows is in trouble!
Meadows tries to hold on but Piper postures up.
Piper lands with some strikes.
Piper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piper lands a heavy elbow.
Piper controlling the position easily from mount.

Meadows defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Piper.
Meadows is trying desperately to improve position.

Piper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper prevents Meadows from getting the reversal.
Piper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meadows?
Piper unloading with bombs!
Meadows takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roddy Piper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piper working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meadows tries to hold on but Piper postures up.
Piper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meadows slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Piper working Meadows over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Meadows lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piper backs up against the cage.
Meadows lands a jab-cross combination.

Piper closes the distance and clinches.
Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meadows blocks it with crossed arms.
Piper blocks an elbow strike from Meadows.
Piper managing to block the knees to the body from Meadows.
Piper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Meadows is blocking nicely.
Piper tries for a takedown but Meadows manages to get underhooks.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Piper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meadows throws an elbow but it misses.
Piper misses with some punches.
Piper blocks an elbow strike.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meadows misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meadows is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Meadows taking a breather.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meadowss head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meadows.
Meadows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meadows misses with a knee strike.
Meadows blocks an uppercut.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piper misses with a knee strike.
Piper working aggressively here.
Meadows lands with a light punch inside.
Piper wants a takedown.
Edwin Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Meadows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
Meadows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meadows lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Meadows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piper.
Meadows misses with a punch on the inside.
Meadows misses with an elbow over the top.
Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meadows blocks it with crossed arms.
Meadows lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Meadows throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pipers head.
Piper lands an uppercut.
Piper scores with a shot to the side of Meadows's head.
Piper lands a right hand.

That's two 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.
Meadows misses with an elbow strike.
Meadows lands with a right to the head.
Meadows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Piper avoids a wild elbow strike from Meadows.
Piper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Piper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meadows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meadows missing with knees to the body.
Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Meadows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piper avoids it.
Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meadows backwards.
Meadows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meadows backwards.
Piper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meadows gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meadows backwards.
Meadows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meadows misses with some punches.
Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meadows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Meadows.
Piper misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper blocks an elbow strike.
Piper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piper lands a hook that snaps the head of Meadows backwards.
Piper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piper misses with a knee to the head.
Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meadowss head.
Meadows misses with an elbow over the top.
Piper connects with a knee to the head.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meadows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Meadows pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.
Meadows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Meadows clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meadows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piper lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piper.
Meadows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper lands a right hand.
Piper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meadows backwards.
Meadows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Piper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meadows lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meadows missing with knees to the body.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meadows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meadows pushes off an throws an elbow but Piper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Piper lands a left hand.
Piper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Piper misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meadows pushes off an throws an elbow but Piper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piper takes an elbow to the temple.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
Piper misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meadows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roddy Piper.
I think Piper 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!