PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween Theme. Wait has chosen Say Hello as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Meyers
vs
Wait

195 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

New World Order Clothing
Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wait has closed the distance and engaged Meyers in a clinch.
Meyers is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Wait.
A short right from Meyers on the inside.
Wait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyers's efforts to push away.
Meyers tries to circle away but Wait has him pinned against the cage.
Wait with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wait scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyers avoiding damage as Wait throws knees to the body.

Wait breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Meyers misses.
Meyers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wait counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wait misses with a double jab

and Meyers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wait is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wait can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wait wants to stand and escape but Meyers is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyers trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.
Wait wants to stand and escape but Meyers is having none of it.
Meyers trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wait doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyers circles away.
Wait tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wait misses with a few strikes there.
Wait looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyers closes the distance and clinches.
Meyers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wait prevents Meyers from breaking the clinch.
Wait misses with a knee to the head.

Meyers wants the takedown. Wait is fighting it off but Meyers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wait's guard against the cage.
Meyers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wait is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyers is controlling him.
Meyers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meyers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wait is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers is looking to work some ground and pound but Wait has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyers trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Wait keeps moving.
Meyers throwing strikes from guard but Wait blocks nicely.
Meyers looking to sit in guard and control but Wait gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meyers controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyers, not yet.
Wait throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wait on the ground.
Meyers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wait.
Wait postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyers pulls Wait in close to his closed guard and prevents Wait from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wait tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyers is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait throws an elbow that misses. Meyers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wait's guard. Nice move by Meyers!
Meyers trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Meyers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wait doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wait takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meyers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wait defends it nicely.
Meyers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Meyers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meyers lands in his opponent's guard.
Wait working a defensive guard here.
Wait keeping full guard, as Meyers tries to pass.
Meyers prevents Wait from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meyers throwing strikes from guard but Wait blocks nicely.
Meyers cracks Wait with a solid left hand.
Meyers prevents Wait from getting back to his feet.
Wait is breathing heavily.

Wait has his feet on Meyers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meyers looks to land a combination. Wait sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.

Wait has closed the distance and engaged Meyers in a clinch.
Wait tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait gets underhooks to prevent Meyers's takedown attempt.
Meyers works on Wait's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait blocks a body shot from Meyers.
Meyers tries to break the clinch but Wait is controlling the position.
Wait working hard to break the clinch.
Meyers working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Wait looks for the body kick but Meyers saw that one coming.
Meyers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Meyers gets a clinch.
Meyers lands a right hand.
Meyers lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Meyers.
Meyers wants to take the fight to the mat but Wait manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Meyers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meyers is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers lands a body punch.
Wait has Meyers pressed against the cage, preventing Meyers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Meyers.
Wait's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but Meyers blocks with his arms.
Wait tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
Meyers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyers is looking for a takedown.
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!

Meyers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyers lands with a nice combination. Wait backs away looking to recover.
Meyers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wait misses with a series of wild punches.
Wait takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mikey Meyers is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyers lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyers thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wait closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wait throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyers blocks it with crossed arms.
Meyers wants to break free but Wait has control.
Meyers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meyers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Meyers.

Wait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyers is looking to wear down Wait with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wait tries to clinch up
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Wait tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Meyers.

Meyers pushes Wait up against the cage in a clinch.

Meyers breaks the clinch.
Wait shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Meyers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wait tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wait moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wait can do to turn this around?
Wait tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyers paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Meyers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meyers as Wait tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wait.
Meyers lands with a short shot to the head.
Meyers misses with a body punch.

Wait manages to break the clinch.
Johnnie Wait seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wait on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wait tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyers tries to clinch but Wait moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wait darts in and clinches Meyers up against the cage.
Wait missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meyers or not.
Meyers tries to break the clinch but Wait is controlling the position.
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Meyers.
Wait using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meyers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but Meyers blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Meyers.
Meyers is trying to break free.
Wait tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyers avoids the damage to the body.
Wait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyers's efforts to push away.
Meyers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers is trying to break the clinch but Wait is controlling him.
Meyers scores with a shoulder strike.
Wait throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mikey Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Meyers drives through and clinches with Wait against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meyers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meyers avoiding damage as Wait throws knees to the body.
Wait looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meyers dodges an elbow strike from Wait.
Meyers lands a hook that snaps the head of Wait backwards.
Wait taking a breather.
A short right from Meyers.
Meyers is looking to break free of the clinch but Wait has double underhooks.
Meyers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meyers is looking to break free of the clinch but Wait has double underhooks.
Wait prevents the takedown attempt.
Meyers is trying to push Wait away but Wait has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meyers lands with a short shot to the head.
Meyers scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
Meyers cracks Wait with a nice body shot.
Wait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyers's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyers.
A short right from Meyers.
Meyers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wait is defending well.
Johnnie Wait has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyers tries to circle away but Wait has him pinned against the cage.
Wait lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wait.
Wait lands a damaging elbow.

Meyers has clasped his hands together around Wait's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers taking a break here but Wait is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wait blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meyers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is trying to control the action in half guard but Wait is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meyers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wait defending well though.
Meyers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wait defending well though.
Meyers trying to control the action but Wait is working from the bottom.
Meyers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meyers is really struggling to control Wait but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers is looking to pass Wait's guard but actually Wait recovers to full guard.
Meyers controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyers 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Meyers!