PBP Commentary

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

Meyers
vs
Jax

219 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 Hilo, Marcos Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garret Jax!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meyers takes the fight into the clinch.
Jax is working for takedown but Meyers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meyers is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Meyers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jax can't fight it off and eventually Meyers manages to take the fight to the floor. Jax looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Jax wants to sweep here but Meyers controlling him for the moment.
Jax has his hands on Meyers's head, controlling the position.
Jax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jax is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meyers trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jax is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Jax is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meyers tries to get to full guard but Jax has control of the leg.
Jax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meyers's head.

Jax 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.
Meyers is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meyers defending well though.
Jax lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Meyers is looking to control Jax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meyers avoid being mounted?

Jax wants to work for an arm triangle but Meyers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Jax seems to be working for a kimura but Meyers defends the submission attempt.

Jax in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Meyers tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jax!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Garret Jax!