PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Meridius
vs
Yu

200 cm
26
279 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lu Yu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yu momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yu.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Meridius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu's knee momentarily.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Meridius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yu looks gassed!
Meridius lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Meridius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meridius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yu is trying to break free.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Meridius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meridius obliges.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius crunches a lovely knee into Yu's ribcage.
Meridius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yu or not.
Yu takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Lu Yu has been cut.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meridius just leaning against Yu, taking a breather.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
Meridius lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Yu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meridius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meridius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu avoids it.
Meridius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Meridius.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Yu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meridius misses with a knee strike.
Yu is looking to control Meridius's arms but Meridius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yu has his back to the cage.
Meridius lands a nice knee to the body.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius taking a breather.
Yu can't break the clinch.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
Yu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
Meridius presses Yu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius stalls.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Yu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meridius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meridius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Meridius looking to slow down the pace here.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
Meridius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yu.
Meridius has Yu pressed against the cage, preventing Yu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yu tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
Yu is trying to force a seperation but Meridius has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Meridius.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Meridius taking a breather.
Yu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius stalling the fight.
Yu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yu wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Meridius trying to control the position but instead, Yu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meridius into the cage.
Meridius blocks an elbow strike.
Meridius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yu wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
Meridius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meridius obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Meridius digs a right hand into Yu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu's gas tank.
Meridius has Yu pressed against the cage, preventing Yu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yu tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Yu can't break the clinch.
Meridius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yu up against the cage.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yu blocks an elbow strike.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meridius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Meridius.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meridius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Yu has had enough of the clinch but Meridius keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lu Yu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Meridius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meridius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Meridius moved out of range.
Yu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lu Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Meridius ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Meridius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meridius lands a front kick.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Meridius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meridius.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meridius.
Nice body kick from Meridius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meridius has closed the distance and engaged Yu in a clinch.
Meridius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meridius lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Meridius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meridius lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Lu Yu's cut even more.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meridius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meridius stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius working Yu over with knees to the body.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meridius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yu's efforts to push away.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Yu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Meridius.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yu's defenses.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yu can do to turn this around?
A short right from Meridius on the inside.
Meridius tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu avoids the damage to the body.
Yu has had enough of the clinch but Meridius keeps him there for the moment.
Meridius works on Yu's body with a couple of short punches.
Meridius working Yu over with knees to the body.
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Yu shrugs off.
Yu tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Meridius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yu takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Meridius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yu as Meridius tries to tie him up.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
A short right from Meridius.
Yu is trying to break free.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Lu Yu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meridius as Yu tries to tie him up.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meridius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
Meridius misses with a knee strike.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Yu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yu's efforts to push away.
Yu wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
Meridius blocking some punches.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.

Yu breaks from the clinch.
Yu misses with the body kick
and Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meridius, right into the meat.
Yu misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Meridius lands but Yu takes it in his stride.
Meridius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Meridius.

Meridius instigates a clinch.
Yu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meridius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yu working hard to break the clinch.
Yu tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meridius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is stalling here.
Yu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yu avoiding damage as Meridius throws knees to the body.
Yu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yu wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Yu shrugs off.
Yu takes an elbow to the temple.

Lu Yu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Meridius.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meridius.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Yu can't break the clinch.
Meridius working Yu over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meridius scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridius lands a body punch.
Meridius lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
Maximus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lu Yu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yu looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Meridius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meridius delivers a nice body kick.
Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Yu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yu tries to avoid it.
Meridius throws a front kick that sends Yu stumbling back into the cage.
Yu misses with a leg kick
and Meridius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!

Meridius takes the fight into the clinch.
Yu is trying to break free.
Meridius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meridius lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Meridius lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meridius controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meridius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius scores a nice knee to the body.
Meridius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meridius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meridius trying to land knees to the body.
Yu managing to block the knees to the body from Meridius.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Yu in his tracks for a moment.
Yu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meridius tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meridius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yu wants to get back to striking at distance but Meridius won't allow it.
Yu has Meridius pushed against the cage.
Yu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meridius.

Yu breaks from the clinch.
Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meridius. Meridius obviously looking to wear him down.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meridius counters with an outside leg kick.
Maximus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meridius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yu wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Meridius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
Yu can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yu stalling in the clinch but Meridius improves position.
Yu has had enough of the clinch but Meridius keeps him there for the moment.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Yu managing to block the knees to the body from Meridius.
Meridius prevents Yu from breaking the clinch.
Meridius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yu's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yu tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
Meridius keeps control of Yu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meridius prevents Yu from breaking the clinch.
Lu Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yu working aggressively here.
Meridius presses Yu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Meridius keeps control of Yu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yu tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lu Yu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximus Meridius!