PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows has chosen Punky's Whips as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Maniac
vs
Meadows

175 cm
27
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac dodges the punch combination from Meadows.
Maniac falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Meadows to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Meadows does no damage.
Maniac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
Meadows throws a combination that misses

and Maniac counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meadows won't be happy with that.
Meadows is trying to get back to half guard.

Maniac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Meadows wants to control but Maniac postures up.

Maniac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meadows regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meadows is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meadows trying to hold on to Maniac's head to control him but Maniac postures up.
Meadows might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maniac kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Maniac has control of the leg.
Meadows is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Meadows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwin Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maniac throws a lazy right hand but Meadows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maniac slips a jab from Meadows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meadows throws a jab when Maniac was well out of range.
Maniac shoots in but Meadows avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meadows throws a combination that misses
and Maniac counters with a nice uppercut.
Meadows misses with a straight right.
Meadows tries to clinch there but Maniac circles away.
Maniac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maniac shoots for a double leg takedown but Meadows sprawls well. He's pushed Maniac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meadows connects with a crisp jab.
Maniac scores with a leg kick.
Meadows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meadows misses with a double jab

and Maniac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Meadows!
Meadows in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to reverse the position but Maniac maintains control.
Maniac pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maniac connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meadows is trying to escape the mount.
Maniac lands a big shot there that rocks Meadows but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meadows is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maniac lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meadows hang on?
Maniac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Meadows wants to control but Maniac is having none of it.
Maniac looking to control but Meadows is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meadows is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maniac looking to control but Meadows is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maniac 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maniac is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maniac trying to mount his opponent but Meadows defends it.
Meadows is not content to let Maniac control the position.
Meadows wants to control but Maniac is keeping busy.
Maniac tries to pass to full mount but Meadows defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maniac seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Belgian Maniac dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maniac blocks a low kick nicely.
Meadows throws a one two combo.
Maniac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwin Meadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meadows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meadows stuffs the takedown.
Meadows throws a hook to the side of Maniac's head but Maniac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meadows misses with a straight right.
Maniac is looking to chop away at Meadows's legs.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniac blocks a jab.
Maniac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maniac misses the jab.
Meadows checks the leg kick.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows throws the left hand but Maniac avoids the punch easily.
Maniac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meadows.
Edwin Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maniac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meadows misses with a wild body shot.
Maniac tries to clinch but Meadows is having none of it.
Meadows lands with a nice body punch.
Maniac scores with a hook.
Maniac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meadows throws a series of punches but Maniac moves out of range.
Meadows moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meadows with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows walks into a stiff left hand from Maniac.
A jab from Meadows finds it's way through Maniac's defenses.
Meadows throws a right and a left that Maniac avoids nicely.
Meadows defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maniac.
Meadows tries to bum rush Maniac with a series of wild strikes but Maniac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination

and Maniac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meadows missing with knees to the body.
Maniac tries to work over Meadows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meadows throws an elbow but misses.
Maniac lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meadows misses with an elbow strike.
Maniac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maniac lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meadows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maniac's brow.
Maniac is looking to control Meadows's arms but Meadows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maniac has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maniac.
Meadows is breathing heavily.
Meadows stalling in the clinch but Maniac improves position.
Maniac cracks Meadows with a nice body shot.
Maniac blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meadows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meadows is struggling to control the position.
Maniac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belgian Maniac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows pushes off an throws an elbow but Maniac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maniac misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Maniac.
Maniac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meadows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maniac dodges an elbow strike from Meadows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maniac.
Meadows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meadows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maniac avoids it.
Maniac lands a body punch.
Maniac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Maniac.
Maniac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meadows prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maniac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meadows trying to land knees to the body.
Maniac blocks an elbow strike from Meadows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meadows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maniac's brow.
Meadows lands a damaging elbow.
Maniac lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maniac.
Meadows missing with knees to the body.
Maniac is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meadows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maniac scores a nice knee to the body.
Meadows missing with knees to the body.
Meadows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but Meadows avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Maniac.
Maniac blocks an elbow strike.
Meadows tries a knee to the head but Maniac blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maniac.
A short body shot lands from Maniac as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Belgian Maniac dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A good leg kick by Maniac.
Meadows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maniac circles away quickly and effectively.
Meadows just misses with a punch to the body.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a stiff right hand.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Maniac counters with a slapping leg kick.

Maniac looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maniac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meadows keeps working.
Meadows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meadows is trying to stand up here but Maniac is controlling him well.
Maniac seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meadows does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is in trouble now - Maniac has advanced to mount!
Maniac with shots to the head and body - Meadows looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maniac lands a big shot there that rocks Meadows but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maniac landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meadows is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meadows tries to hold on but Maniac pushes him away.

Maniac looking for a guillotine from mount but Meadows is having none of it.
Maniac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meadows is looking to improve his position but Maniac isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Meadows tries to reverse the position but Maniac maintains control.
Maniac landing punches.
Meadows tries to hold on but Maniac postures up.

Meadows defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maniac.
Maniac connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to lock up and control but Maniac gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maniac scoring with strikes but Meadows is staying in there.
Meadows tries to reverse the position but Maniac maintains control.
Maniac raining down shots from the mount!
Meadows tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maniac lands with some strikes.
Meadows really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maniac dominating with strikes here.
Meadows is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows is squirming around, avoiding Maniac's attempts to control the action.
Meadows is desperately trying to improve his position but Maniac has a good base and remains in mount.
Meadows in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maniac looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwin Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniac landing strikes from the mount.
Maniac lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Belgian Maniac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maniac landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meadows tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maniac landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belgian Maniac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meadows is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maniac in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Maniac goes for an armbar but Meadows turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Meadows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Belgian Maniac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniac, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Belgian Maniac!