PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lose yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brendan Conlon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Meyers
vs
Conlon

219 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brendan Conlon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlon throws a sloppy head kick
and Meyers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Meyers. No joy for Conlon on that attempt.
It looked like Meyers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Conlon.
Conlon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Meyers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meyers throws a big elbow that misses.
Meyers stands up over Conlon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Conlon working a defensive guard here.
Conlon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers is looking to work some ground and pound but Conlon has wrist control.

Meyers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyers working some strikes from top position.
Meyers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is in close to Conlon's body, working some short punches and elbows.

It looks like Brendan Conlon has been cut.

Meyers drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Conlon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meyers has Conlon in his guard.

Meyers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meyers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conlon manages to get himself to full guard.

Meyers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meyers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conlon looking to control.
Meyers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conlon's head.
Conlon throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conlon wants to sweep but no luck.

Meyers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Conlon, up you get!
Conlon looks winded!
Meyers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conlon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conlon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyers.
Conlon has his takedown stuffed
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meyers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conlon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Meyers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meyers postures up and lands a big shot to Conlon's brow.
Meyers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meyers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meyers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meyers cracks Conlon with a solid left hand.
Meyers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meyers postures up and lands some nice 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.
Meyers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Meyers lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is in close to Conlon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Meyers landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meyers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Conlon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meyers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meyers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meyers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meyers working some strikes from top position.
Meyers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conlon's head.

Meyers drops back looking for a leg! Conlon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conlon manages to kick Meyers off! Meyers jumps back into Conlon's guard.
Meyers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Meyers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Conlon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conlon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyers counters with a left to the body.
Conlon closes the distance but Meyers moves to the side

so Meyers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meyers postures up.
Meyers scoring with some ground and pound.

That has opened up Brendan Conlon's cut even more.
Conlon has momentary wrist control but Meyers slips an elbow through the middle.

The cut above Brendan Conlon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Conlon is trying to keep Meyers in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meyers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Conlon is rocked!

Brendan Conlon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brendan Conlon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcos Meyers!