PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haas Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Meyer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Meyer
vs
Pratt

188 cm
27
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
30
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haas Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Pratt shoots and misses

and Meyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pratt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer connects with a couple of short punches.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Pratt keeps moving.
Pratt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer wants to pass the guard but Pratt is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pratt has wrist control.
Meyer looking to sit in guard and control but Pratt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pratt stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pratt!
Meyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pratt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer throwing strikes here but Pratt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pratt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Meyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meyer looking to finish with strikes here!
Meyer lands a big shot there that rocks Pratt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pratt tries to reverse the position but Meyer maintains control.
Meyer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pratt because Meyer loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meyer 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.
Meyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meyer lands a heavy elbow.
Pratt looks gassed!
Meyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meyer throwing strikes here but Pratt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Meyer landing strikes from the mount and Pratt is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer misses with some ground and pound and Pratt recovers position to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Pratt's shoulder, as Pratt tries to avoid the shot.

Meyer clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pratt.

Pratt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Pratt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pratt has managed to get both his arms back between Meyer's legs - danger averted.
Meyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meyer postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pratt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pratt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Meyer!