PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luigi Megani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Megani
vs
Rickson

195 cm
22
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson keeps Megani at a distance using the push kick.
Rickson misses with a looping left.
Rickson throws a leg kick which misses Megani's front leg but catches the back leg as Megani tries to avoid it.
Rickson throws a push kick but Megani slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson looks for the body kick but Megani saw that one coming.
Rickson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megani looks to land a right hand but Rickson moved out of range.
Rickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rickson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rickson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rickson misses with a body kick.
Rickson looks to land a body kick but Megani moved away.
Rickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megani.
Rickson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Megani looks for a takedown but Rickson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Megani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickson.
Rickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megani throws out the jab.

Megani shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rickson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Megani is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megani trying to control but Rickson is working from the bottom.
Megani controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rickson keeping full guard, as Megani tries to pass.
Megani is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luigi Megani.
Megani blocks a head kick by Rickson.
Megani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rickson's waist but Rickson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Megani off to one side.
Rickson moves away from the strike by Megani.
Megani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rickson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carl Rickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rickson.
Rickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megani moves out of range as Rickson throws a body kick.
Megani blocks the body kick.

Rickson gets caught napping as Megani dives in and scores a takedown. Rickson manages to retain guard.
Megani scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rickson pushes Megani off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani throws a shot from downtown. Rickson moves away and avoids it.
Megani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rickson throws a leg kick which misses Megani's front leg but catches the back leg as Megani tries to avoid it.
Megani misses the jab.
Megani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickson.
Rickson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rickson throws a hook to the side of Megani's head but Megani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rickson is fending him off so far but Megani persists. Nope, Rickson circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Megani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megani throws out the jab.
Megani blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Megani is out of range and Rickson settles back down.
Megani throws a hook to the side of Rickson's head but Rickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Megani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rickson throws a push kick but Megani slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Megani.
Megani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rickson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rickson misses with a kick to the body.
Rickson misses with a low kick.
Megani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Megani misses with a straight left.
Megani checks a low kick from Rickson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson throws a leg kick but Megani moved away.
Rickson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Megani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Megani misses with a hook. Rickson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rickson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Rickson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A big right from Megani misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Megani. That snapped Rickson's head back.
Rickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Megani throws a hook but Rickson avoids it easily.

Megani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Megani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rickson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Megani lands strikes from half guard.
Rickson is refusing to be controlled, as Megani sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Megani lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani wants to control but Rickson is keeping him busy.
Megani is pressing down on Rickson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rickson is holding on for now.
Rickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Megani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Megani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rickson taking some punishment here, with Megani in his half guard.
Rickson is trying to stand up here but Megani is controlling him well.
Megani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rickson defending well though.
Megani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rickson defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani thows a huge punch but Rickson dodges it nicely.
Megani passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rickson!
Megani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Megani landing strikes from the mount and Rickson is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megani is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Megani looking to control but Rickson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani landing strikes, looking to finish!

Rickson is rocked!

It looks like Carl Rickson has been cut.
Megani tries to control but Rickson wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megani cracks Rickson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Megani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rickson working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani lands with some strikes.
Megani looking to control but Rickson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Megani with a couple of short strikes.
Rickson is still in real trouble! Can Megani finish him?
Megani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megani softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rickson is out cold! Megani jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Megani!
Luigi Megani retains his heavyweight title!
Luigi Megani thanked the fans post fight for their support.