PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux comes to the cage accompanied by The Prince. Meadows has chosen Punky's Whips as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boudreaux
vs
Meadows

175 cm
27
153 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boudreaux.
Meadows throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Boudreaux counters by moving into the clinch.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreaux misses with a knee to the head.
Boudreaux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meadows's efforts to push away.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meadows stuns Boudreaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meadows misses with a lunging right hand

and Boudreaux moves into the clinch.
Meadows lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Meadows tries to tie him up.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boudreaux looking for a takedown.
Meadows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Meadows manages to get underhooks.
Boudreaux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meadows gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maritn Boudreaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows dodges an elbow strike from Boudreaux.
Meadows managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meadows avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux looking to throw knees to the head but Meadows is blocking nicely.
Boudreaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meadows has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boudreaux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meadows is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meadows lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Meadows managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudreaux with a knee to the head.

It looks like Edwin Meadows has been cut.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the head.
Boudreaux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meadows gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meadows avoiding damage as Boudreaux throws knees to the body.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Meadows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the body.
Meadows blocks an elbow strike from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Meadows to work.
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Boudreaux can't get the takedown.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreaux.
Edwin Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows works the jab nicely.
Meadows lands an overhand right.

Boudreaux clinches.
Boudreaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Meadows blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudreaux is trying to drag Meadows to the mat but Meadows just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boudreaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows avoiding damage as Boudreaux throws knees to the body.
Boudreaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meadows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudreaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boudreaux connects with a knee to the head.

Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meadows throws a poor cross that misses

and Boudreaux counters by moving into the clinch.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Meadows lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Boudreaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Boudreaux tries to score a body lock takedown but Meadows shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Meadows managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreaux.

Meadows breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux shoots in for a takedown but Meadows shows good takedown defense.
Boudreaux is breathing heavily.
Meadows's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meadows duly obliges.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Meadows.
Jab, jab by Meadows - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Meadows.
Meadows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meadows throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boudreaux.
Meadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux moves to clinch but Meadows breaks away
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meadows lands a really nice looking cross but Boudreaux seems unphased.
Meadows clobbers Boudreaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwin Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meadows.
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux throws a lazy head kick
and Meadows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Meadows finds it's way through Boudreaux's defenses.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Meadows moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwin Meadows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
That's time! Boudreaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meadows connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Meadows as he connects with a hook.
Boudreaux slips a jab from Meadows.
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boudreaux moves to clinch but Meadows breaks away
and Meadows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Meadows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meadows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boudreaux closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boudreaux wants to clinch but Meadows slips to the side
and Meadows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meadows looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows blocks a head kick by Boudreaux.
Meadows throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Meadows finds it's target.
Meadows misses with a wild body shot.
Meadows might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meadows throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Boudreaux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Meadows tries to roll over but Boudreaux keeps him under control.
Meadows trying to control from the bottom.
Meadows gets full guard.

Meadows pushes Boudreaux off and gets back to his feet.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudreaux looks for a takedown but Meadows sprawls well.

Boudreaux has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows can't break the clinch.
Boudreaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Meadows manages to get underhooks.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meadows is looking to break free of the clinch but Boudreaux has double underhooks.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Boudreaux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boudreaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meadows blocks the elbow strike.
Meadows blocks an elbow strike from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but Meadows blocks it.
Meadows trying to stall but Boudreaux improves his position.
Meadows is trying to break the clinch but Boudreaux has him pressed against the cage.
Boudreaux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meadows gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maritn Boudreaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudreaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Meadows won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meadows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Meadows avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Meadows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Meadows.
Meadows digs a good hook to Boudreaux's body.
Meadows throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meadows misses with a series of wild punches.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Meadows circles away easily
letting Meadows counter with a right hand.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meadows rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boudreaux counters with a nice leg kick.
Meadows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meadows with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boudreaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Meadows does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Meadows there.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meadows swings widly with a right hand

so Boudreaux counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meadows has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Meadows wants to stand and escape but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Boudreaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meadows controls Boudreaux momentarily but Boudreaux frees himself.
Boudreaux won't allow Meadows to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows has control of Boudreaux's left arm, preventing Boudreaux from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edwin Meadows was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Meadows is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maritn Boudreaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Meadows throws an off balance right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a big head kick but Meadows shrugs it off.
Boudreaux lands with a kick to the temple. Meadows shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meadows keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meadows throws a series of punches but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Meadows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meadows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meadows throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Meadows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boudreaux throws a head kick but Meadows moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Meadows.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows misses with a right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meadows is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux closes the distance but Meadows moves to the side
and Meadows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreaux moves away.
A punch combination from Meadows misses.
A swing and a miss from Meadows.
Boudreaux misses with a takedown attempt
and Meadows counters with a left and a right that stings Boudreaux.
Boudreaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boudreaux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meadows as he jumps to the side.
Meadows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Boudreaux's shoulder, as Boudreaux tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a push kick but Meadows slaps the foot to one side.
Meadows throws a combination. Boudreaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Boudreaux misses
and Boudreaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Meadows misses the target.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Boudreaux ducks right into an uppercut from Meadows.
Meadows sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edwin Meadows seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meadows clobbers Boudreaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux slips a jab and a cross from Meadows.
Meadows lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Meadows moves away
and Meadows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Meadows connects with a jab.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meadows throws a right and a left that Boudreaux avoids nicely.
Meadows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boudreaux.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meadows.
Meadows moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Meadows.
Meadows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boudreaux tries to clinch
and Meadows counters with a two punch combo.
Boudreaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meadows circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Meadows does it's job there.
Meadows connects with a crisp jab.
Meadows works over Boudreaux's head and body with a nice combination.
Meadows swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux moves to clinch but Meadows breaks away
and Meadows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Meadows moves away
and Meadows counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Meadows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meadows 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edwin Meadows!