PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haha Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemesio Meteo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loose
vs
Meteo

181 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haha Loose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nemesio Meteo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meteo controls Loose momentarily but Loose frees himself.
Meteo controlling Loose's posture.
Loose wants to pass the guard but Meteo is keeping the position.
Meteo is trying to keep Loose in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Loose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meteo's head.
Loose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loose throws and elbow that misses. Meteo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loose's guard. Nice move by Meteo!
Meteo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Loose's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meteo wants to control from the top but Loose keeps moving.
Meteo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nemesio Meteo.
Loose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meteo counters with a nice uppercut.
Loose keeps the fight on the outside.
Meteo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meteo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meteo lands a leg kick that knocks Loose off balance momentarily.
Loose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meteo. Meteo obviously looking to wear him down.
Loose misses with a takedown attempt
and Meteo counters with a good, hard body kick but Loose shrugs it off.
Loose is breathing heavily.
Meteo is looking to clinch but Loose is avoiding it.
Meteo connects with a body shot.
Meteo fails to land with a series of punches.

Meteo shoots in and gets a takedown into Loose's guard.
Meteo trying to control but Loose is working from the bottom.
Meteo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Loose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loose tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Meteo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loose has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meteo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Meteo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loose keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meteo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Meteo decides to stand back up.
Loose has his takedown stuffed

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Meteo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loose won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haha Loose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meteo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loose seems a little lost for a moment, as Meteo dominates the positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meteo trying to control the position but Loose is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesio Meteo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loose with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meteo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loose is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Loose scores a takedown into full mount!
Loose looking to ground and pound but Meteo is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meteo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loose avoids the attempt from Meteo to control.
Loose putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Loose tries to control but Meteo wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Loose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Loose swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Meteo is now in Loose's guard. A big mistake from Loose there, giving up the dominant position!
Nemesio Meteo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose pulls Meteo in close to prevent any damage.
Meteo looking to pass the guard.
Meteo is pushing down on Loose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Loose is fighting to maintain full guard but Meteo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meteo wants to control but Loose is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meteo is looking to stall here but Loose recovers full guard.
Meteo trying to control but Loose is working from the bottom.
Meteo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Meteo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Meteo trying to control the position from guard on top but Loose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nemesio Meteo.
Loose has his takedown stuffed

and Meteo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meteo.
Meteo wants to control from the top but Loose keeps moving.
Meteo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meteo wants to control from the top but Loose keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nemesio Meteo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Meteo tries to clinch up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meteo.
Meteo feints and then cracks Loose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loose down.
Meteo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Loose.

It looks like Haha Loose has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loose with a lazy takedown attempt

and Meteo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haha Loose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meteo is keen to just control but Loose is a slippery customer.
Meteo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesio Meteo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haha Loose's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Meteo drives through and clinches with Loose against the cage.

Meteo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Loose is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meteo to the mat. Meteo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Meteo looking to control.
Loose throws and elbow that misses. Meteo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loose's guard. Nice move by Meteo!
Loose keeping moving, preventing Meteo from controlling successfully.
Loose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meteo on the ground.
Meteo looking to sit in guard and control but Loose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Meteo dives on top into guard.
Meteo trying to control but Loose is working from the bottom.

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.
Meteo sitting in guard here, content to control.

Nemesio Meteo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Meteo.
Loose has his takedown stuffed
and Meteo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loose is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meteo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loose swivels and escapes.
Loose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Meteo counters with a takedown into side control.
Loose on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Meteo is looking to take a break and control but Loose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meteo tries to stand but Loose is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meteo is looking to take a break and control but Loose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loose is trying to control Meteo's posture but Meteo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loose regains half guard, as Meteo was trying to land strikes.
Loose wants to get back to full guard.
Meteo is trying to control the action in half guard but Loose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meteo stalling away here and it's allowed Loose to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Meteo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nemesio Meteo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meteo 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nemesio Meteo!