PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural has chosen back in black - ACDC as his entrance music. Randy Natural is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Meridius
vs
Natural

185 cm
22
218 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural shoots in looking for a takedown but Meridius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Natural's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Natural throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meridius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Natural is in Meridius's guard.
Meridius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meridius tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Natural controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meridius wants to stand up but Natural is controlling him.
Meridius is trying to keep Natural in close.
Natural pushing down on Meridius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Natural slows the pace down in half guard.
Natural missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural content to control rather than advance.
Natural missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meridius tries to kick Natural off but Natural keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Natural thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Natural thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meridius's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Natural is keen to just control but Meridius is a slippery customer.
Natural wants to pass the guard but Meridius is defending well.

Randy Natural has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Natural scores with a shot to the body.
Meridius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Natural finds it's way round the side to connect with Meridius's head.
Meridius wants to clinch
enabling Natural to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natural takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natural uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius fails to land with a series of punches.
Natural keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meridius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Natural finds it's target.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Natural slips under a jab from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Natural - just one landing.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natural connects with a right hand. Meridius shakes it off.
Natural ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Natural connects with a crisp jab.
Natural just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Natural gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Natural manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natural sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meridius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy Natural will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Natural slips a jab and a cross from Meridius.
A nice combination there by Natural.
Meridius scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natural looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meridius moves in looking to clinch but Natural pushes him off.
Meridius throws out a loose jab but Natural uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius wants to clinch.
Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Natural moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Natural lands a nice hook to Meridius's body. Meridius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Natural misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a double jab
and Natural counters with a straight right hand.
Natural is looking to clinch.
Meridius thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natural is defended easily by Meridius.
Meridius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Natural.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Meridius misses.
Meridius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natural connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meridius. Meridius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Natural moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meridius looks to land a right hand but Natural moved out of range.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
Natural thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natural paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natural paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natural dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
Natural dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natural circles away quickly and effectively.
Meridius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Natural.
Natural lands a body shot.
Natural scores with a hook.
Natural avoids a punch combination nicely.
Natural scores with a shot to the body.
Meridius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meridius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meridius loads up on a big right hand but Natural slips the punch.
Natural darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Natural counters with a stiff right hand.
Natural lands a leg kick that knocks Meridius off balance momentarily.
Natural moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natural cracks Meridius with a good jab.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Meridius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meridius wants it to stay on the feet.

Natural moves into the clinch successfully.
Natural lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Natural as Meridius tries to tie him up.
Meridius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural has Meridius pressed against the cage, preventing Meridius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meridius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Natural has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natural has Meridius pressed against the cage, preventing Meridius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Natural escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Meridius throws a series of punches but Natural moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Natural showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Natural with a hook.

Natural forces Meridius back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Natural.
Natural goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natural stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meridius wants to get back to striking at distance but Natural won't allow it.
Natural lands with a short shot to the head.
Natural slowing the pace effectively.
Natural lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Natural's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meridius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Natural circles away.
Meridius moves in looking to clinch but Natural pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natural looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Natural was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meridius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Natural counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Natural.
Natural misses with a hook.
Natural throws a jab but it's blocked by Meridius.
Natural scores with the left hand. Meridius knows he should have avoided that one.
Natural tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meridius stuffs the takedown.
Meridius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meridius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meridius takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Natural sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natural wants to clinch.
Meridius tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Meridius throws a looping overhand right but Natural ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meridius lands a slapping body shot.
Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Natural moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Natural manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meridius on his heels. He'll look to pass Meridius's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natural accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meridius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural trying to control but Meridius is working from the bottom.
Natural stays in close to Meridius's body and controls the position.
Natural postures up and lands a big shot to Meridius's brow.
Meridius wants to improve his position but instead Natural has moved into half guard.
Randy Natural is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Natural seems to be working for a kimura but Meridius defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural looks to land a strike but Meridius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Meridius keeping full guard, as Natural tries to pass.
Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Meridius has an active guard here but Natural has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natural 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!