PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WhatA Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Meida
vs
Surprise

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WhatA Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise lands with a hook. Meida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Surprise throws out a powerful jab.
Surprise 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.

Surprise fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meida, pushing him back against the cage.
Meida is trying to pull guard but Surprise has him pressed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Surprise has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Meida jumps guard and drags Surprise to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Surprise throws a big right hand that misses.
Surprise wants to pass the guard but Meida is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surprise is still trying to improve position.

Surprise is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meida is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meida has escaped and now he's on top!

Meida stopping the sweep attempt from Surprise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surprise is trying to keep Meida in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.
Meida stopping the sweep attempt from Surprise.
Meida wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.

Meida drops back looking for a leg! Surprise is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Surprise manages to kick Meida off! Meida jumps back into Surprise's guard.
Surprise looking to control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Surprise has eaten all the pies!
Meida trying to control but Surprise is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meida is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Surprise is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Meida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Surprise looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Surprise looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Surprise!

Surprise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meida struggling a bit here.
Meida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Surprise wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Surprise misses with the ground and pound.
Meida wants to control but Surprise postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise advances nicely into full mount.
Meida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Surprise wants to control the pace but Meida is squirming around nicely.
Meida holds on to Surprise as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Surprise throwing strikes here but Meida is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Meida is squirming around, avoiding Surprise's attempts to control the action.

Meida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Surprise.
Meida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Meida holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surprise trying to control from half guard but Meida is working away.
Meida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Surprise perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Surprise is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meida is just riding it out for now. Surprise eventually gives up the hold.
Surprise wants to take a breather but Meida is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meida controlling the position.

Meida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Surprise doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Surprise manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

WhatA Surprise dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Surprise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surprise lands a slapping body shot.

Meida gets tackled into the cage by Surprise. Surprise maintains the clinch.
Meida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Surprise to keep the fight standing.
Surprise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surprise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meida.
Meida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Surprise just stands there and leans against the cage.

Meida jumps guard.
Surprise passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Surprise thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Surprise works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Meida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Surprise wants to control from the top but Meida keeps moving.

Meida working for a triangle but Surprise defends it easily.
Meida wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Surprise is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meida keeping moving, preventing Surprise from controlling successfully.
Surprise is pushing down on Meida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meida is fighting to maintain full guard but Surprise has managed to sneak the leg through.
Surprise is trying to control the action in half guard but Meida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Surprise wants to work for an arm triangle but Meida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Surprise seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida gets back to full guard.
Surprise is fighting to break Meida's control of his arms but Meida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Surprise accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meida is trying to control the position but Surprise postures up.
Surprise sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meida tries for a takedown but Surprise sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Meida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Surprise. That snapped Meida's head back.
Meida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meida shoots for a takedown but Surprise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Surprise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Surprise misses with a combination

and Meida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Surprise trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Surprise is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Meida trying to keep a closed guard but Surprise is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Surprise throwing strikes from guard but Meida blocks nicely.
Meida controls Surprise momentarily but Surprise frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

WhatA Surprise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Surprise misses with a straight right.
Surprise jabs Meida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Surprise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meida needs to keep his hands up - Surprise had a free shot at his head there.
Surprise misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Surprise finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Meida.
Meida changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Surprise. Those never looked like landing.
Meida changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Surprise misses with a double jab.

Surprise closes the distance and clinches.
Surprise trying to control the position but instead, Meida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Surprise into the cage.
Meida is trying to pull guard but Surprise turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surprise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Surprise.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Surprise.
Meida tries to pull guard but Surprise holds him up against the cage and eventually Meida drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Meida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surprise lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meida jumps into guard, dragging Surprise to the mat.
Surprise pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meida is keeping the position for now.
Surprise postures up in Meida's guard and throws a big left but Meida blocks it.
Meida is trying to control the position but Surprise postures up.
Surprise lands a couple of digs.
Surprise trying to control the position from guard on top but Meida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Meida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Surprise uses it to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meida is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Surprise goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Meida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Surprise's guard! Nice work there by Meida!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise looking for a sweep. Not yet Surprise, not yet.

Meida drops back looking for a leg! Surprise is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Surprise manages to kick Meida off! Meida jumps back into Surprise's guard.
Surprise has control of Meida's left arm, preventing Meida from doing any damage.
Surprise keeping full guard, as Meida tries to pass.
Surprise bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meida's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meida trying to control the position.
Surprise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Surprise with a nice head shot there.
Surprise trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Surprise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Surprise stays in close to Meida's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
WhatA Surprise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Surprise has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... WhatA Surprise!