PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Caruga (ranked 1391 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 207 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Caruga
vs
Meeks

183 cm
29
220
16 - 5 - 0

182 cm
29
220
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Caruga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Meeks pushes Caruga up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Caruga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.

It looks like Stevo Caruga has been cut.
Caruga jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Caruga around his waist. Caruga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Caruga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meeks as Caruga tries to tie him up.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caruga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caruga.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caruga's brow.
Caruga wants to stall.
Caruga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Caruga stalling in the clinch but Meeks improves position.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caruga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevo Caruga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caruga stalling against the cage.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Caruga 's eye.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Caruga 's eye.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caruga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meeks can turn it around.
Caruga blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Caruga blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Caruga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meeks smiles and moves away.

Meeks clinches up against the cage.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caruga takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Caruga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Caruga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meeks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caruga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caruga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Caruga blocks an elbow strike.
Caruga blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Caruga jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Caruga around his waist. Caruga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caruga dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Caruga pulls guard.
Caruga has control of Meeks's left arm, preventing Meeks from doing any damage.

Caruga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meeks defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caruga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meeks defends it easily.

Caruga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meeks wants to get up but he can't break Caruga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Caruga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caruga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Caruga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meeks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meeks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meeks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caruga is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caruga looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Meeks is defending well. Caruga quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Meeks has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Caruga celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevo Caruga!
During a confident post fight interview, Stevo Caruga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Turner Meeks spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the Ivermectin'.