PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vituiks Meni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Meni
vs
Memphis

178 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vituiks Meni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Memphis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Memphis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meni, pushing him back against the cage.
Meni being controlled against the cage.
Meni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meni trying to land knees to the body.
Memphis avoids the elbow strike from Meni, against the cage.

Memphis manages to break the clinch.
Memphis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Memphis scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Meni.
Meni wants to clinch

and Memphis moves into the clinch.
Meni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Memphis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Memphis avoiding damage as Meni throws knees to the body.

Memphis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meni misses with a body shot.
Memphis tries for a takedown but Meni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Memphis.
Memphis fails to land the takedown.
Meni darts in trying to clinch

and Memphis counters by clinching up.

Memphis pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meni tries to kick Memphis off but Memphis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Meni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Memphis on the ground.
Still in half guard, Memphis seems content to control.
Meni is trying to stand.
Memphis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Memphis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Memphis moves into full mount! Meni won't be happy about that!
Meni is breathing heavily.
Meni blocking the ground and pound.
Meni is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memphis controlling from mount.
Memphis unloading with bombs!
Memphis controlling his opponent.
Memphis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Memphis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Memphis won't let Meni get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Memphis controlling the position easily from mount.
Meni is trying to stand but he's just given Memphis his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meni has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Memphis softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Meni covering up well and avoiding damage.
Meni has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Memphis controls the position.
Memphis is landing with strikes from the back.
Memphis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Meni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Memphis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Memphis missing with strikes from the back.
Meni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meni controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Memphis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Memphis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Meni.
Meni trying to get back to his feet but Memphis is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Memphis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Meni tries to bum rush Memphis with a series of wild strikes but Memphis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Memphis takes the fight into the clinch.

Memphis breaks from the clinch.
Meni tries to clinch up

and Memphis moves into the clinch.

Memphis breaks from the clinch.

Memphis moves into the clinch successfully.

Memphis jumps guard.
Memphis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Memphis is controlling the pace.

Memphis escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis shoots for a takedown but Meni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meni looks to clinch
and Memphis counters with a big head kick but Meni shrugs it off.
Vituiks Meni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meni moves in looking to clinch but Memphis pushes him off.
Vituiks Meni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Meni tries to keep at a distance but Memphis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Memphis manages to break the clinch.
Meni wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a one-two to the body.
Meni clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meni wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a three punch combo that has Meni backing up. Meni nods at Memphis to acknowledge the strikes.
Meni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Memphis moves into range and clinches up with Meni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memphis avoids the elbow strike from Meni, against the cage.
Memphis dodges an elbow strike from Meni.
Memphis takes an elbow to the temple.
Meni is trying to force a seperation but Memphis has the dominant position.

Memphis gets control of Meni's arms and successfully pulls guard. Memphis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Memphis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Memphis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meni is one step ahead there.
Memphis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Memphis not doing much here.

Memphis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt

and Memphis counters by moving into the clinch.
Memphis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Memphis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meni wants to clinch but Memphis slips to the side

and Memphis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Memphis pushes Meni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Memphis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meni tries to clinch but Memphis moves away

and Memphis moves into the clinch.
Memphis tries for a takedown but Meni manages to get underhooks.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Memphis.
Meni misses with an elbow strike.
Meni throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Memphis's brow.
Memphis wants a takedown.
Memphis avoids a wild elbow strike from Meni.

Memphis manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Memphis throws a sloppy head kick and Meni moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Meni. No joy for Memphis on that attempt.
Meni tries to clinch but Memphis moves away

and Memphis counters by clinching up.

Memphis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Memphis scores with a one two! Meni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meni wants to clinch

and Memphis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Memphis drags the fight down to the ground.
Memphis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Memphis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Memphis looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Memphis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Meni clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch

and Memphis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Memphis.
Meni looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Memphis pulls guard successfully.
Meni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Meni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Memphis trying to control the position.
Meni wants to stand but Memphis is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Memphis trying to keep a closed guard but Meni is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis looking for a sweep. Not yet Memphis, not yet.
Meni won't allow Memphis to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meni wants to clinch

and Memphis counters by moving into the clinch.
Memphis blocks an elbow strike.
Meni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Memphis avoids a wild elbow strike from Meni.

Memphis breaks from the clinch.
Meni tries to clinch

and Memphis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Memphis.
Memphis is trying to drag Meni to the mat but Meni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Memphis has Meni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Memphis.
Memphis blocks the elbow strike.

Memphis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Memphis counters with a solid body kick.
Meni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Memphis counters with a three punch combo that has Meni backing up. Meni nods at Memphis to acknowledge the strikes.
Meni wants to clinch

and Memphis counters by clinching up.
Memphis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Memphis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meni throws an elbow but misses.

Memphis jumps guard and drags Meni to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Memphis pulls Meni in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Memphis's guard.

Memphis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Meni pushes off an throws an elbow but Memphis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Memphis stalling against the cage.
Meni misses with an elbow strike.
Meni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Memphis is defending well for now.

Memphis pulls guard successfully.
Memphis is adopting a defensive guard.
Memphis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meni's guard.
Meni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Memphis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meni wants to stand and escape but Memphis is having none of it.
Memphis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Memphis stands and steps away. Meni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Memphis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Memphis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Memphis!