PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Brigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigo comes into the arena with The Black Eyed Peas - Bebot blaring out of the sound system. Meridius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ça Vaut Mieux Que D'attraper la Scarlatine . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maximus Decimus Meridius enters the cage!

Brigo
vs
Decimus Meridius

200 cm
32
300 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

150 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Brigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Brigo.
Brigo fails with a takedown attempt.
Brigo takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Brigo.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigo lands with an uppercut that bounces Meridius off the cage and back into range.
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!
Meridius tries to bum rush Brigo with a series of wild strikes but Brigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Brigo ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Brigo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meridius misses with a jab to the body
and Brigo counters with a straight right hand.
Brigo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a right hand that misses
and Brigo counters with a leg kick.
Meridius throws an overhand right that lands on Brigo's shoulder, as Brigo tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meridius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius throws a looping overhand right but Brigo ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius scores with a nice head shot.
Brigo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meridius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigo counters with a stiff right hand.
Brigo lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Meridius.

Meridius rushes Brigo and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brigo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brigo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meridius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Brigo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meridius misses with a hook.
Brigo takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigo moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Brigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meridius misses with a left hand
and Brigo counters with a low kick, right behind Meridius 's knee.
Brigo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Brigo checks a leg kick.
Brigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meridius throws a body kick that misses.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Maximus Decimus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brigo throws a low kick but Meridius avoids it.
Brigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meridius scores with the left hand. Brigo knows he should have avoided that one.
Meridius checks a leg kick.
Meridius throws a right hand that misses
and Brigo counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brigo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius throws a lazy uppercut
and Brigo counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brigo!
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meridius looks winded!

Brigo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brigo wants to control but Meridius is keeping him busy.
Brigo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meridius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigo is keen to just control but Meridius is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius trying to hold on to Brigo's head to control him but Brigo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is trying to get back to full guard.
Meridius gets full guard.
Brigois looking to pass into half guard but Meridius pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Meridius is in guard.

Brigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meridius is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Meridius stands up and waves to Brigo to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Brigo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius looks to land a body kick but Brigo moved away.
Brigo avoids the body shot from Meridius.
Meridius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brigo backs up against the cage.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brigo checks a low kick from Meridius.
Meridius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brigo counters with a left and a right that stings Meridius.
A head kick misses from Brigo.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Brigo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigo trying to control but Meridius is working from the bottom.
Meridius lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brigo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meridius avoids the attempt from Brigo to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brigo is wriggling around trying to escape.

Meridius is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brigo.
Brigo moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Jamie Brigo is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Meridius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brigo shoots in looking for a takedown but Meridius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brigo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meridius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brigo.
A big left from Meridius misses.

Meridius instigates a clinch.
Meridius prevents Brigo from breaking the clinch.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brigo.
Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Meridius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meridius throws an elbow but misses.
Meridius tries a body shot but Brigo blocks it.
Brigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meridius letting Brigo take a breather here.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meridius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius missing with knees to the body.
Meridius trying to stall but Brigo improves his position.

Brigo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Meridius wants to clinch up but Brigo keeps it at a distance.
Brigo slips under a jab.
Meridius closes the distance but Brigo moves to the side
and Brigo counters with a head kick.
Meridius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brigo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius misses with a hook. Brigo ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigo moves out of range of the leg kick from Meridius.
Brigo lands a jab.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigo manages to avoid it.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brigo moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Brigo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Brigo throws a leg kick but Meridius checks it.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Brigo counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Meridius misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus Meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Brigo circles away.
Meridius throws a hook but Brigo avoids it easily.
Brigo connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Meridius.
Brigo lands a nice looking body shot.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Brigo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brigo.
Meridius misses with a right hand
and Brigo counters with an outside leg kick.
Meridius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Meridius misses with a right hand
and Brigo counters with an inside leg kick.
Meridius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meridius throws a combination that misses
and Brigo counters with a stiff right hand.

Meridius is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brigo feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Meridius collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jamie Brigo!