PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Meine (ranked 3810 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 351 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meine
vs
Wilson

163 cm
19
155
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
149
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily.
Meine misses the jab.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Meine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Meine blocks the low kick.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson misses with a combination
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Meine is avoiding it.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Meine avoids nicely.
Meine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
Meine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meine counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Meine.
Meine throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Meine avoids it with no problem.
Meine keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Eddie Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Meine counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meine checks it well.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meine.
Meine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Meine.
Meine jumps guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meine is trying to pull guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meine fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolf Meine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Meine controls the action.
Meine takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Wilson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Meine counter with a right hand.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Meine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meine is looking to counter punch.
Meine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Meine moves out of range easily.
Meine loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meine, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meine decides to pull guard.

Wilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Meine's shoulder, as Meine tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson clobbers Meine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meine checks a leg kick.
Meine misses the jab.
Wilson throws a right hand that Meine ducks under and follows up with a left that Meine also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Meine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Meine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Meine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meine scores with a hook.
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!
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.

Wilson forces Meine back against the cage and clinches.
Meine lands a left hand.
Meine prevents a body shot from Wilson.

Meine pulls guard.

Wilson stands and steps away. Meine gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilson misses with a combination
letting Meine counter with a right hand.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Meine's ribs.
Meine walks into a left hand.
Meine moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Meine is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meine slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson jabs at Meine's body.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson lunges at Meine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meine's hand.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Meine is looking to counter punch.
Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meine under the eye.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Meine counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Meine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eddie Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Wilson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meine with a body shot.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Meine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Wilson!