PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wilcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween Theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Meyers
vs
Wilcon

195 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
249 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Wilcon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meyers is fending him off so far but Wilcon persists. Nope, Meyers circles away and we're back to standing.
Meyers wants to clinch
and Wilcon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meyers lands a really nice looking cross but Wilcon seems unphased.

Meyers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilcon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilcon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikey Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Wilcon.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyers.
Mikey Meyers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meyers instigates a clinch.

Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Meyers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilcon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilcon was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyers.

Meyers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers throws a one two combo.
Meyers tries to clinch up but Wilcon circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers throws a right and a left that Wilcon avoids nicely.
Wilcon cracks a nice hook into Meyers's ribs.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Wilcon keeps it at a distance.
Meyers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilcon throws a shot from downtown. Meyers moves away and avoids it.
Wilcon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyers.
Wilcon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyers tries to clinch but Wilcon is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilcon.
Meyers tries to clinch but Wilcon moves out of range.

Meyers gets a clinch.
Wilcon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meyers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Meyers.
Meyers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilcon's elbow.

Meyers has picked Wilcon up - he's going for a ride! Meyers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilcon taking some punishment here, with Meyers in his half guard.
Meyers trying to control the pace.
Wilcon tries to kick Meyers off but Meyers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meyers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meyers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilcon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meyers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Meyers not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers wants to free his trapped foot but Wilcon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilcon is pressing down on Meyers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wilcon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meyers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meyers is working Wilcon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meyers landing with the ground and pound.
Meyers 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyers postures up and lands a big shot to Wilcon's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Wilcon keeps moving.
Meyers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Meyers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wilcon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meyers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Meyers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meyers scores with a punch to the head.
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Wilcon pushes him off.
Wilcon misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.

Wilcon gets tackled into the cage by Meyers. Meyers maintains the clinch.

Meyers breaks the clinch.
Meyers wants to clinch.

Meyers has Wilcon up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilcon goes for a takedown attempt but Meyers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilcon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meyers's waist but Meyers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilcon off to one side.
Wilcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyers.
A left lands for Wilcon.
Mikey Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyers has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Meyers as the two fighters clinch.
Meyers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilcon.
Mikey Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Wilcon.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilcon circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Meyers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meyers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilcon sprawls well. Wilcon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilcon goes for a double leg but Meyers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Meyers continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyers ducks right into an uppercut from Wilcon.
Meyers stuns Wilcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilcon can do to turn this around?
Wilcon is breathing heavily.
Wilcon lands a jab.
Meyers slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilcon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Meyers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilcon's half guard.
Wilcon is looking to control Meyers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilcon avoid being mounted?
Wilcon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Meyers lands a nice short elbow.
Wilcon is refusing to be controlled, as Meyers sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Meyers in particular looking to stall.
Meyers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meyers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilcon defending well though.
Meyers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meyers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meyers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meyers moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilcon wants to get back to his feet but Meyers drags him back down.
Wilcon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Meyers landing a few strikes.
Meyers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wilcon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wilcon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Meyers cracks Wilcon with a big right hand but Wilcon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Meyers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Meyers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikey Meyers is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Wilcon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meyers.
A shot to the liver by Meyers. Beautiful body shot.

Meyers instigates a clinch.
Wilcon working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Meyers manages to break the clinch.

Wilcon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Meyers's half guard.
Meyers is pressing down on Wilcon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wilcon looking to sit in guard and control but Meyers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilcon working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meyers throws an elbow that misses. Wilcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meyers's guard. Nice move by Wilcon!
Meyers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meyers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilcon looks a forlorn figure.
Mikey Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilcon wants to control but Meyers is having none of it.
Wilcon is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Wilcon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mikey Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meyers controlling the position easily from mount.
Meyers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers controlling his opponent.
Meyers is landing with some decent strikes but Wilcon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meyers with the ground and pound from mount.

Wilcon is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wilcon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Meyers land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Meyers stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Meyers!