PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald T Inglewood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglewood has chosen Cant Be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Meyer
vs
T Inglewood

188 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

187 cm
24
155 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald T Inglewood!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inglewood defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meyer.
Inglewood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meyer slaps away a takedown attempt from Inglewood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inglewood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meyer avoids it really well and circles away.
John Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald T Inglewood.
Meyer looks for a takedown but Inglewood sprawls well.
Inglewood moves in looking to clinch but Meyer pushes him off.
Inglewood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglewood shoots for a double leg takedown but Meyer sprawls well. He's pushed Inglewood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Inglewood is looking to clinch.
Inglewood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Inglewood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Inglewood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meyer fails with the takedown

and Inglewood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meyer's guard now.
Inglewood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Inglewood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meyer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meyer has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglewood keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.

Inglewood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meyer is aware though and is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inglewood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Meyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meyer connects with a couple of short punches.
Meyer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meyer stands up over Inglewood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Inglewood looking to control.
Meyer landing with the ground and pound.

Inglewood is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inglewood's head.
Inglewood is still in real trouble! Can Meyer finish him?
Meyer cracks Inglewood with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meyer postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Inglewood covers up, he's hurt! Meyer keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Meyer and the ref steps in to end the fight! Meyer can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Meyer!