PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Automatic - Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

S
vs
Mera

180 cm
29
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

170 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mera slips a jab and a cross from S.
S throws a left and a right that both miss
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from S.
S circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Mera.
Mera misses with an uppercut. S saw that one coming.
S throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mera.
S misses with a combination

so Mera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mera tries to free his leg and advance position but S is retaining full guard.
S 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.
Mera wanted to stand there but S had control of the position.
S is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mera scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but S manages to mount him!

S stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as S throws out the jab.

Mera closes the distance and pushes S back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for S.
S throws an elbow that misses.
S lands a damaging elbow.
Mera lands with a short shot to the head.
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from S.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mera throws a head punch that misses.
Mera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mera blocks the elbow strike.
Mera trying to stall but S improves his position.
Mera misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera misses with an elbow strike.
S tries a knee to the head but Mera blocks it.
Mera misses with a hook from the clinch.
S misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mera.
Mera misses with a hook to the ribs.
S blocks an elbow strike.
Mera tries a knee to the head but S blocks it.
Mera misses with the head strike.
S lands a damaging elbow.
S lands a damaging elbow.
Mera has a couple of punches blocked by S.
S throws an elbow but it's blocked.
S unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
S lands an elbow inside.
S pushes Mera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
S with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mera presses S against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
S missing with knees to the body.
S blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mera lands a shoulder strike.
Mera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
S misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from S on the inside.
Mera missing with knees to the body.
S pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
S lands a nice elbow.
Mera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
S lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from S.
Mera lands a left hand.
S has a couple of punches blocked by Mera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
S throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mera.
Mera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down S.
S blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Mera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

S misses with a two punch combination.
Mera fails with the takedown.
S lands with a kick to the temple. Mera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mera tries to close the distance and clinch up but S swats him away and circles back towards the center.
S throws a sloppy head kick
and Mera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with S but S pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
S tries to clinch
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. S manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by S.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S throws a head kick that half lands.
S throws a series of punches but Mera moves out of range.
Mera tries to work over S's front leg with a kick but S checks it.
S misses with a combination
letting Mera counter with a right hand.
Romano S seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mera misses with a wild body shot.
S uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mera.
S throws a head kick that misses
and Mera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mera wants to clinch.
S misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Mera or perhaps it was just good defense by S which made him look bad.
Romano S has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mera.
S scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

S gets tackled into the cage by Mera. Mera maintains the clinch.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Mera misses with an elbow over the top.
S lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
Mera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
S lands a nice uppercut.
S trying to land knees to the body.
S lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mera tries to work over S's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danny Mera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
S throws an elbow that misses.
S lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
S blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera takes an elbow to the forehead.
S has Mera pushed against the cage.
Mera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mera lands a body shot.
Mera swings wildly with an uppercut but S uses good head movement to avoid it.
S leaning against his opponent.
Mera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mera unloads a knee to the mid-section. S lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mera misses with some punches.
S avoids the elbow strike from Mera, against the cage.
Mera lands a body punch in the clinch.
S tries to land knees in the clinch but Mera avoids the damage to the body.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
A short right from Mera on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera tries to work over S's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with S's elbow.
S putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mera misses with a body punch.
Mera gets through S's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mera misses with a body punch.
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
S lands with a left to the head.
Mera lands a nice uppercut.
S blocking some punches.
Mera avoids the elbow strike from S, against the cage.
Mera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
S looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mera blocks an elbow strike from S.
S throws an elbow but it misses.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Mera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for S, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Mera coming out on top.
Mera throws a hook but S blocks it.

Mera shoots in and gets a takedown into S's guard.
Mera passes S's left leg - he's now in half guard.
S is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mera works his foot free and advances to mount.
S on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if S tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S is desperately trying to improve his position but Mera has a good base and remains in mount.
Mera wants to control the pace but S is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
S tries to reverse the position but Mera maintains control.
Mera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mera with shots to the head and body - S looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mera with a couple of short strikes.
Romano S has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

S is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mera controlling from mount.
Oh S is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mera drops a big elbow. That's hurt S! More shots from Mera and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mera!
Danny Mera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.