PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Papito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soa Papito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeffery Meadows's chin.

Meadows
vs
Papito

162 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeffery Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Papito!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meadows but Meadows pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meadows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meadows looks to land a right hand but Papito moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Papito!

It looks like Jeffery Meadows has been cut.

Papito cracks Meadows with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Meadows looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Papito finish him?

Meadows is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meadows circles away.
Meadows leaves Papito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meadows throws a big counter combination but Papito scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jeffery Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soa Papito.
Meadows displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papito.
Meadows wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meadows could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meadows shoots for a double leg takedown but Papito sprawls well. He's pushed Meadows's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meadows closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Meadows is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Papito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Meadows is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Papito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meadows.
Meadows is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Meadows is thwarting Papito's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papito is trying to get back to full guard.

Meadows is looking for a kimura here.
Papito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meadows is working away from the top position though.

Meadows looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Papito looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to stand and escape but Papito is controlling the position.
Papito trying to control but Meadows postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Meadows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Papito's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meadows missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papito tries to get to full guard but Meadows has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Meadows there.
Meadows is thwarting Papito's attempts to control the position.
Meadows missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meadows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Papito's head.
Papito is trying to stand.

Meadows is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papito sees it coming and defends easily.
Papito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papito looks like he's trying to stand up.

Meadows wants to work for an arm triangle but Papito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Papito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meadows.

Meadows gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Meadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papito misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some bone on bone action there as Meadows checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meadows wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meadows dodges the punch combination from Papito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Soa Papito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffery Meadows's cut.
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.

Papito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meadows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows is looking to clinch but Papito is avoiding it.
Meadows fails with a takedown attempt.
Papito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meadows defends well and Papito ends up having to push Meadows into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Papito moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Meadows - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meadows stalling in the clinch but Papito improves position.
Papito has Meadows pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meadows manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Meadows breaks from the clinch.

Papito clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows keeps control of Papito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papito tries to land a knee to the head but Meadows blocks with his arms.
Meadows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meadows is struggling to control the position.
Meadows stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papito shoots in but Meadows avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeffery Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soa Papito.
Meadows misses with a head kick.
Papito steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papito throws a low kick but Meadows moves out of range easily.
Meadows thinks about countering with a head kick.

Papito clinches.
Meadows pushes off an throws an elbow but Papito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Papito lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Meadows - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Meadows as Papito shoots in.
Papito shoots in looking for a takedown. Meadows tries to sprawl out of it but Papito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meadows manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Meadows was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Meadows shoots in for a takedown but Papito shows good takedown defense.
Meadows moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPapito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meadows sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papito somewhat.
Soa Papito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meadows defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Papito.

Papito clinches up with Meadows and pushes him back against the cage.

Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows checks a leg kick.

Papito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meadows, pushing him back against the cage.
Papito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meadows leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papito looking for a takedown.
Meadows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Papito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meadows as he avoids it easily.
Papito is breathing heavily.
Papito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meadows but Meadows pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Meadows.

Papito explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeffery Meadows will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffery Meadows's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Papito shoots in but no luck this time.
Papito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Papito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papito fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meadows throws a counter high kick but Papito was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jeffery Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soa Papito.
Papito shoots in for a takedown but Meadows shows good takedown defense.
Papito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papito wants it to stay on the feet.

Papito forces Meadows back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows throws an elbow that misses.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meadows stalling.
Meadows throws an elbow that misses.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papito tries to clinch there but Meadows circles away.
Papito misses with a takedown attempt

and Meadows holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meadows lands a damaging elbow.
Meadows avoiding damage.
Meadows manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meadows avoiding damage.
Meadows seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meadows throws an elbow but it misses.
Meadows is trying to maintain a safe position but Papito gets an underhook and turns Meadows into the cage.
Papito can't break the clinch.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Meadows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Meadows shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Papito manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Meadows keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papito tries to stall but Meadows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meadows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papito's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papito tries to break free but Meadows pushes him back against the cage.
Meadows tries to stall but Papito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meadows scores with a knee to the head.
Meadows has Papito pressed against the cage, preventing Papito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Papito blocks an elbow strike.
Meadows is looking to control Papito's arms but Papito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meadows has his back to the cage.

Papito breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Papito. Those never looked like landing.

Meadows fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Papito sprawls well initially but Meadows persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Papito wants to control but Meadows is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meadows winds up and cracks Papito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Meadows wants to get back to his feet.

Papito actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meadows is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papito sees it coming and defends easily.
Papito moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meadows.
Papito has momentary wrist control but Meadows slips an elbow through the middle.
Meadows throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meadows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meadows throws a big right hand that misses.
Papito has momentary wrist control but Meadows slips an elbow through the middle.
Papito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meadows is looking to stand up but Papito won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Meadows showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meadows has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Meadows!