PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bowness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith comes into the arena with Four Kicks blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meredith
vs
Bowness

180 cm
22
153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

181 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Bowness!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowness shoots in looking for a takedown. Meredith tries to sprawl out of it but Bowness keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meredith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Meredith closes the distance and clinches.
Meredith works on Bowness's body with a couple of short punches.
Bowness letting Meredith take a breather here.
Bowness fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Meredith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meredith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Meredith closes the distance and clinches.
Meredith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chris Meredith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bowness.
Bowness has a couple of punches blocked by Meredith.
Meredith looking to throw knees to the head but Bowness is blocking nicely.
Meredith lands an elbow that stopped Bowness in his tracks for a moment.
Meredith lands a knee to the head.
Meredith misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Meredith.
Meredith stops a takedown attempt from Bowness.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
Bowness tries to pull guard but Meredith holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowness drops back down to his feet.
Bowness is working for takedown but Meredith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meredith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meredith.
Meredith lands a knee to the body.
Bowness tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meredith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meredith lands a good knee to the midsection. Bowness won't want to take too many of those.
Bowness looks gassed!
Meredith is struggling to control the position.

Meredith manages to break the clinch.
Meredith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Meredith has managed to clinch.

Meredith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowness keeps the fight on the outside.

Meredith clinches up against the cage.
Meredith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that Bowness shrugs off.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowness lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Meredith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meredith wants to clinch.

Meredith takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Meredith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bowness's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith lands an elbow that stopped Bowness in his tracks for a moment.

Meredith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bowness is not content to let Meredith control the position.
Meredith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meredith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bowness does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meredith 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.
Bowness wants to improve his position but Meredith is controlling well.

Meredith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Meredith trying to pass the guard but Bowness defending well.
Meredith trying to control from half guard but Bowness is working away.
Bowness is trying to maintain the position but Meredith is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowness throws out a loose jab but Meredith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meredith moves in looking to clinch but Bowness pushes him off.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from Meredith.
Bowness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowness fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowness has a takedown stuffed.
Bowness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meredith throws a right and a left that Bowness avoids nicely.
Bowness swats away the attempt to clinch by Meredith.
Meredith fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meredith clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meredith obliges.
Meredith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowness takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowness tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meredith smiles and moves away.
Meredith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowness tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meredith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bowness somewhat.

Meredith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meredith wants to free his trapped foot but Bowness is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meredith drops an elbow to the side of Bowness's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Meredith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meredith has managed to clinch.
Meredith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meredith lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Meredith.
Meredith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meredith lands a good knee to the midsection. Bowness won't want to take too many of those.
Meredith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowness lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bowness takes a knee right on the jaw!

Meredith has hold of one of Bowness's legs. Bowness is fighting the takedown attempt but Meredith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Bowness looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meredith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meredith passes into half guard.

Meredith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowness wants to improve his position but Meredith is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith throwing shots but Bowness is blocking nicely.
Meredith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bowness's head.

Meredith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meredith trying to pass the guard but Bowness defending well.
Meredith is just content to waste time from the top position. Bowness takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Meredith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meredith managing to control the position.
Bowness won't allow Meredith to sweep him here.
Meredith looking to control.
Meredith pulls Bowness in to control the position.
Bowness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bowness must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bowness trying to control but Meredith is working from the bottom.

Bowness is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meredith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meredith has escaped and now he's on top!
Bowness keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.

Bowness is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meredith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith lands a couple of elbows.
Meredith trying to control but Bowness is working from the bottom.
Meredith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bowness swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bowness escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meredith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Meredith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Meredith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bowness will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Meredith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bowness is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Meredith yanks on the arm and Bowness is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Meredith.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Meredith!