PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 2386 p4p, 4070 weight class) and Sione Veainu (ranked 0 p4p, 525 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Meeks
vs
Veainu

182 cm
30
220
7 - 11 - 0

175 cm
30
205
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Furnace Performance 🔥
Fantasy Threads

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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sione Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Veainu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Meeks.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Veainu lands with a light punch inside.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
Veainu avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.

It looks like Sione Veainu has been cut.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Veainu shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Veainu 's eye.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Veainu.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veainu scores with a shot to the side of Meeks's head.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Veainu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Veainu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Veainu in his tracks for a moment.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veainu's defenses.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Veainu shrugs off.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Veainu avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Veainu 's eye.

That has opened up Sione Veainu's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Veainu in his tracks for a moment.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
Veainu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Veainu lands with a light punch inside.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Veainu shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
Veainu dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turner Meeks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sione Veainu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Meeks has managed to clinch.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veainu's brow.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Meeks.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Sione Veainu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Veainu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.

Sione Veainu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sione Veainu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turner Meeks!
As Turner Meeks got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Shit. On. My. Dick. '.