PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Ronceveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ronceveux comes into the arena with Menousis blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Ronceveux
vs
Meyer

183 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

185 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
KAISER

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Ronceveux !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Ronceveux throws out the jab.
De Ronceveux scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut there from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meyer connects with a looping right hand.
Meyer lands a nice hook to De Ronceveux 's body. De Ronceveux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meyer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot.
De Ronceveux looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
De Ronceveux slips under a jab.
De Ronceveux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and De Ronceveux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Meyer.
De Ronceveux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meyer's calf.
De Ronceveux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from De Ronceveux .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. De Ronceveux should have avoided that one.
Meyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
De Ronceveux lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
Meyer avoids the body shot from De Ronceveux .
Meyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Ronceveux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
De Ronceveux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Ronceveux slips a straight right by Meyer.
Meyer checks a leg kick nicely.
De Ronceveux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Ronceveux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Ronceveux counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyer throws the kick towards the body but De Ronceveux avoids it.

De Ronceveux gets a clinch.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but De Ronceveux is controlling him.
De Ronceveux lands with a short shot to the head.
De Ronceveux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Ronceveux has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
De Ronceveux stalls.
De Ronceveux lands with a right to the head.
De Ronceveux lands a body punch.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but De Ronceveux uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
De Ronceveux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Ronceveux or not.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer prevents a body shot from De Ronceveux .
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but De Ronceveux is controlling him.
De Ronceveux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Ronceveux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Ronceveux scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer blocks a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.

Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meyer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Meyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Ronceveux ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Ronceveux .
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Ronceveux .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from De Ronceveux .
Meyer moves out of range as De Ronceveux throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Meyer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Ronceveux checks it well.
De Ronceveux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Ronceveux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meyer scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Meyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Ronceveux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Ronceveux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meyer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland De Ronceveux dominated that round.
That's time! De Ronceveux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meyer ducks right into an uppercut from De Ronceveux .
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Ronceveux throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
Meyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Ronceveux scores with a nice right hand.
De Ronceveux throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Meyer does no damage.
De Ronceveux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Meyer.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Ronceveux throws a chopping leg kick but Meyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Meyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meyer.
De Ronceveux lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws a body shot but no joy.
De Ronceveux digs a good body shot into Meyer's ribs.
Meyer checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
De Ronceveux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Ronceveux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
De Ronceveux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meyer on the side of the head.
De Ronceveux slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from De Ronceveux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Ronceveux tries a head kick but it misses.
De Ronceveux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Ronceveux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Ronceveux throws a leg kick but Meyer checks it.
Meyer throws a body kick that misses.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
De Ronceveux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer with a jab.
Roland De Ronceveux is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
De Ronceveux tries to counter by clinching up but Meyer breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Ronceveux moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
De Ronceveux lands a jab to the head.
Meyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Ronceveux counters with a straight right hand.
De Ronceveux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Meyer
and De Ronceveux counters with a straight right hand.
Meyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

De Ronceveux has closed the distance and engaged Meyer in a clinch.
Meyer blocks a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux misses with a punch on the inside.
De Ronceveux misses with the head strike.
Meyer blocks a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux blocks an uppercut.
Meyer prevents a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux lands a left hand.
De Ronceveux throws a head punch that misses.
De Ronceveux throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to De Ronceveux 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Ronceveux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De Ronceveux - that landed with a thud.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
De Ronceveux working aggressively here.
De Ronceveux misses with a punch to the body.
De Ronceveux misses with a punch on the inside.
Roland De Ronceveux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Ronceveux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Ronceveux .
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
De Ronceveux lands with a left to the head.
Come on Meyer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Ronceveux misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer misses with a looping left.
Meyer tests De Ronceveux 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Ronceveux throws a front kick aimed at Meyer's knee but Meyer avoids it well.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
De Ronceveux checks a low kick from Meyer.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Ronceveux with a hook.
De Ronceveux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Ronceveux scores with a jab to the jaw.

Meyer is rocked!
Meyer lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland De Ronceveux dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Ronceveux is looking to clinch but Meyer is avoiding it.
De Ronceveux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meyer lands a glancing blow to the side of De Ronceveux 's head.
Meyer moves away from the strike by De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux thuds his right hand into Meyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Ronceveux pushes Meyer away with a front kick.
Meyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer misses with a looping right.
De Ronceveux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Meyer thows a leg kick but De Ronceveux checks it
letting De Ronceveux counter with a right hand.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can De Ronceveux finish him?
De Ronceveux lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meyer will feel that in the morning.
Meyer tries to land a front kick but De Ronceveux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
De Ronceveux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Ronceveux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
Meyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux slips a straight right by Meyer.
De Ronceveux throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
De Ronceveux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by De Ronceveux misses
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meyer misses with a straight left.
De Ronceveux throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
De Ronceveux scores with a nice right hand.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Ronceveux finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
De Ronceveux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
De Ronceveux lands a nice shot that snaps Meyer's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ronceveux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Ronceveux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer throws a body punch but De Ronceveux moves out of range.
Meyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. De Ronceveux should have avoided that one.
That kick from Meyer tenderised De Ronceveux 's leg. De Ronceveux is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Ronceveux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
De Ronceveux tries to clinch but Meyer moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Meyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meyer takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Ronceveux defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux stuns Meyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Ronceveux tries to bum rush Meyer with a series of wild strikes but Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Ronceveux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Ronceveux throws a low kick, looking for Meyer's leg but Meyer calmly moves out of range.
De Ronceveux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Ronceveux cracks Meyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meyer with a jab.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Ronceveux throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Ronceveux checks a leg kick nicely.
De Ronceveux throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
De Ronceveux misses with a leg kick.
Meyer slips under a jab from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Meyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meyer throws a shot from downtown. De Ronceveux moves away and avoids it.
De Ronceveux looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
De Ronceveux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Meyer.
As Meyer backs away, De Ronceveux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meyer misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ulrik Meyer just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Meyer misses.
De Ronceveux is looking to counter the offense by Meyer and move into the clinch.
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
De Ronceveux throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Ronceveux walks into a left hand.
Meyer wants to land a leg kick but De Ronceveux is out of range.
De Ronceveux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Ronceveux lands a jab-cross combination.
De Ronceveux cracks the inside of Meyer's front leg.
De Ronceveux is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer thows a body kick. De Ronceveux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Ronceveux .
That kick from Meyer tenderised De Ronceveux 's leg. De Ronceveux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meyer checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ronceveux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer throws out a counter right but De Ronceveux avoids it with no problem.
De Ronceveux 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meyer under the eye.
De Ronceveux scoring well with a low kick there.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meyer takes one to the chin there.

De Ronceveux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Ronceveux tries to throw a body punch but Meyer avoids it by throwing De Ronceveux back against the cage.

De Ronceveux manages to break the clinch.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
De Ronceveux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
De Ronceveux misses with a low kick.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Ronceveux doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Ronceveux is able to avoid easily.
De Ronceveux tries to clinch there but Meyer circles away.
De Ronceveux throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
A slow jab from De Ronceveux misses its intended target.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Meyer.
Meyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meyer avoids the head kick by De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux misses the body punch
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. De Ronceveux does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Ronceveux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer avoids the body shot from De Ronceveux .
Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Ronceveux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and De Ronceveux counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Meyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyer catches De Ronceveux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Ronceveux feints and then cracks Meyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meyer down.
Meyer lands with a right hand.
De Ronceveux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from De Ronceveux .
The fight stays on the outside here - De Ronceveux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps De Ronceveux 's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ronceveux defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Meyer connects with the punch.
Meyer slips under a jab from De Ronceveux .
Meyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Ronceveux s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meyer slips under a jab from De Ronceveux .
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
The fighters circling - De Ronceveux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Ronceveux throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Ronceveux misses with a low kick.
De Ronceveux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Ronceveux scores with a shot to the body.
De Ronceveux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Ronceveux throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meyer delivers a nice body kick.
Meyer misses with a leg kick
letting De Ronceveux counter with a right hand.
Meyer feints a jab promting De Ronceveux to slip. Meyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Ronceveux slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Meyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Ronceveux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meyer scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Meyer as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from De Ronceveux misses.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Ronceveux finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Ronceveux defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Meyer lands a right hook to the body.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but De Ronceveux moved out of range.
De Ronceveux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
De Ronceveux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyer's sensitive parts.
De Ronceveux throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Ronceveux just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meyer looks for the body kick but De Ronceveux saw that one coming.
As Meyer backs away, De Ronceveux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer cracks De Ronceveux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Ronceveux .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Ronceveux connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. De Ronceveux does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
De Ronceveux 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Ronceveux scrambles back to his feet.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
De Ronceveux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid body kick from De Ronceveux .
Meyer throws a push kick but De Ronceveux slaps the foot to one side.
Meyer with a jab.
Meyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Ronceveux . De Ronceveux obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Ronceveux .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer slips under a jab from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux scores with a hook.
De Ronceveux scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyer should have avoided that one.
Meyer throws a hook but De Ronceveux avoids it easily.
De Ronceveux lands an overhand right.
A jab from De Ronceveux does it's job there.
De Ronceveux keeps Meyer at a distance using the push kick.
De Ronceveux misses with a low kick.
Meyer cracks De Ronceveux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Ronceveux , right into the meat.
Meyer lands with a good body shot.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux motions for Meyer to come forward. De Ronceveux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Ronceveux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from De Ronceveux misses the target.
Meyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Ronceveux .
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Ronceveux .
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss.

De Ronceveux rushes Meyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Ronceveux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyer is trying to push De Ronceveux away but De Ronceveux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
De Ronceveux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyer prevents a body shot from De Ronceveux .
Meyer tries to work over De Ronceveux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Ronceveux tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
De Ronceveux has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roland De Ronceveux .
Well De Ronceveux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland De Ronceveux !
Roland De Ronceveux retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Roland De Ronceveux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Ulrik Meyer had this to say: 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.