PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrjez Masson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meech might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shear it maybe. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Meech
vs
Masson

183 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

151 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Rush Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrjez Masson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Masson back to the cage. Meech follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Masson instigates a clinch.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Masson has the dominant position.
Masson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meech to keep the fight standing.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masson has him pressed against the cage.

Meech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meech lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Meech.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Masson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Meech lands with a shot to the body.
Meech looks to land a combination. Masson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Meech displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Masson misses with a body shot.
Meech stalks Masson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masson's face. Masson staggers backwards, shaken.
Meech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meech scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meech lands with a nice body punch.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masson looks to land a body kick but Meech moved away.
Masson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masson needs to keep his hands up - Meech had a free shot at his head there.
Masson misses with a low kick.
Masson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masson tries to clinch there but Meech circles away.
Meech lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meech is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Masson tries to close the distance and clinch but Meech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Masson moves to clinch but Meech breaks away
and Meech counters with a series of strikes. Masson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Meech misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech clobbers Masson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masson was well out of range. Poor timing from Meech.
Masson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meech lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meech is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masson gets a clinch.
Meech is trying to break free.

Meech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masson just misses with a punch to the body.
Meech throws a right hand that Masson ducks under and follows up with a left that Masson also avoids with ease.
Meech moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masson is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meech's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meech duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meech.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patches Meech dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Masson clinches up against the cage.
Masson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meech prevents it.

Meech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patches Meech is winning the standup battle so far.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Meech ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meech.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patches Meech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Meech. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meech manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meech moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masson swings for the body but Meech moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meech duly obliges.

Masson darts in and clinches Meech up against the cage.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meech smiles and moves away.
Meech throws a right and a left that Masson avoids nicely.
Meech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meech.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Masson takes one to the chin there.
Meech is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masson can do to turn this around?
Meech cracks Masson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Masson has eaten all the pies!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meech!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meech misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech looks to land a combination but Masson avoids it well.
Meech throws a series of punches but Masson moves out of range.
Meech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Meech.
Masson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patches Meech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meech with a hook.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meech.
Masson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Meech misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masson misses with a leg kick.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Meech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Masson misses the shot to the body.
Masson slips a jab and a cross from Meech.

Masson instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson jumps guard but Meech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.

Meech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meech scores with a decent looking hook.

Masson pushes Meech up against the cage in a clinch.
Masson jumps guard but Meech stands there with Masson around his waist. Masson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Masson pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masson seems keen to control Meech's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meech would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patches Meech dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Meech scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meech throws a one two combo.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masson takes a swing at Meech's ribcage but misses.

Masson moves into range and clinches up with Meech.
Masson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masson has him pressed against the cage.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Masson keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masson has Meech pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meech manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masson wants a takedown but no success here.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meech smiles and moves away.
Meech throws a right hand that Masson ducks under and follows up with a left that Masson also avoids with ease.
Masson throws a body punch but Meech moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech throws a series of punches but Masson avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Meech scores with a four punch combination!

Masson drives through and clinches with Meech against the cage.
Masson jumps guard but Meech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meech tries to break free but Masson pushes him back against the cage.
Meech tries to break free but Masson pushes him back against the cage.
Meech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meech is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masson is trying to pull guard but Meech has him pressed against the cage.
Masson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Meech manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Meech misses.
Masson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masson gets a clinch.
Masson has Meech pressed against the cage, preventing Meech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masson is looking for a takedown.
Masson prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Masson has the dominant position.

Meech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech lands a nice shot that snaps Masson's head back.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Andrjez Masson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson moves in looking to clinch but Meech pushes him off.
Meech jabs Masson right on the nose. Masson blinks but takes it well.
Meech scores with a nice head shot.
Masson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meech.
Masson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
A jab from Meech finds it's way through Masson's defenses.
Meech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meech.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meech lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meech misses with a wild combination.
Patches Meech is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Meech.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patches Meech showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meech, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patches Meech!
Patches Meech decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.