PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows comes to the cage accompanied by Punky's Whips. This should be fireworks!

Meadows
vs
Sol

172 cm
25
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

170 cm
23
152 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Sol defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.

Sol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Meadows tries to improve position but can't.
Sol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Meadows wants to control but Sol postures up.
Meadows is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sol trying to control the action but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Sol throws an elbow but Meadows slips to the side and avoids it well.
Meadows taking a bit of punishment here - Sol scoring with strikes.
Meadows is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sol trying to control the action but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Meadows avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sol.
Sol controlling the position from side mount.
Meadows stops Sol from passing to mount.

Sol thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol working away.

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.
Meadows is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sol has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Sol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Meadows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sol scoring with punches and elbows.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Meadows tries to buck Sol off but Sol is having none of it.
Meadows manages to get back to half guard.
Meadows is looking for a sweep. Sol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meadows is trying to control but can't.
Meadows avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows manages to get to full guard.
Sol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meadows keeping full guard, as Sol tries to pass.
Meadows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meadows keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Meadows is trying to control the position but Sol postures up.

Sol postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meadows is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sol, into his guard.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Sol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Sol has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meadows can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meadows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sol keeping moving, preventing Meadows from controlling successfully.
Sol wants to sweep here but Meadows controlling him for the moment.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Sol keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sol dives in and grabs Meadows's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meadows pushes down on Sol's head and hops out.
Sol has his takedown stuffed
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Meadows misses.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Sol's shoulder, as Sol tries to avoid the shot.

Sol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Meadows sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Sol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meadows manages to get back to half guard.
Meadows manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sol won't allow Meadows to get back to his feet.
Meadows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Meadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sol's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sol throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Meadows escapes and throws Sol's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows wants to control but Sol is keeping him busy.
Meadows wants to pass to mount but Sol is defending the position.
Meadows is trying to control. Sol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meadows prevents Sol from improving his position.
Sol has hold of Meadows's hands but Meadows slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sol wants to improve his position but Meadows is controlling well.
Sol is looking to control Meadows's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sol avoid being mounted?
Sol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meadows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meadows wants to control but Sol is keeping him busy.
Meadows seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

We're going to have a standup here because Edwin Meadows wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meadows misses with an uppercut.
Meadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sol.
Sol slips under a jab.
Meadows catches Sol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meadows throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol.
Sol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meadows misses with a lunging right hand

and Sol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throwing strikes from guard but Meadows blocks nicely.
Meadows manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meadows looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sol gets back to half guard.
Meadows trying to control the action but Sol is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edwin Meadows will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Meadows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol.

Sol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meadows looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meadows wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meadows gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sol gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meadows trying to control here.
Sol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meadows trying to control here.
Sol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Sol has control of the leg.

Sol is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meadows is just riding it out for now. Sol eventually gives up the hold.
Meadows trying to control but Sol postures up.
Sol prevents Meadows from improving his position.
Sol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meadows's head.
Meadows tries to roll over but Sol keeps him under control.
Sol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meadows trying to control but Sol postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sol working the head and body with strikes.
Meadows is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sol is looking for a kimura but Meadows is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sol to get the leverage.
Meadows is trying to control but can't.
Meadows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sol thows a big elbow that misses.
Meadows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meadows trying to control the position.
Sol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Sol thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sol is one step ahead there.
Sol throws a big right hand that misses.
Meadows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sol.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meadows holds on and takes a little breather.
Sol tries to free his leg and advance position but Meadows is retaining full guard.
Meadows manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Meadows wants to control the action but instead Sol gets a body lock and reverses into Meadows's guard! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sol won't allow Meadows to sweep him here.
Sol sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meadows's guard.
Sol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meadows works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sol works over Meadows with some ground and pound from guard.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Meadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meadows is on top in guard.

Sol looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meadows has picked Sol up and slammed him! Sol can't keep hold of the triangle and Meadows manages to pass to side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Sol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sol 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Sol!
Viktor Sol is the new featherweight champion!