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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meyers
vs
Wait

195 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

New World Order Clothing

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 3 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyers.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyers, as that shot connected.

It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.

Meyers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Meyers lands some shots froms side control.
Meyers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wait defending against the ground and pound.
Meyers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wait down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wait gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wait trying to control here.
Meyers wants to take a breather but Wait is having none of it.
Meyers wants to pass to mount but Wait is defending the position.

Wait pushes Meyers off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meyers has closed the distance and engaged Wait in a clinch.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
Wait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyers's efforts to push away.
A short left from Meyers.
Meyers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wait gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Meyers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Meyers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meyers throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wait to regain full guard.
Wait is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wait lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Meyers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait tries to control but Meyers wriggling away.
Wait throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meyers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wait looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Wait is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Meyers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wait with the ground and pound from mount.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wait on the ground.
Wait trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wait throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Meyers because Wait loaded up on that one.
Wait with good strikes from the mount here!
Meyers is squirming around, avoiding Wait's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Wait there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wait misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wait can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meyers is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wait cracks Meyers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wait tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wait cracks Meyers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Meyers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wait with good strikes from the mount here!
Wait with shots to the head and body - Meyers looks very uncomfortable down there.

Meyers defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wait.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait unloads with some shots from mount but Meyers bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Wait dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wait connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wait swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wait connects with a right hand. Meyers shakes it off.
Wait doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Meyers.
Meyers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wait eats them both and turns towards Meyers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Johnnie Wait's cut even more.

Meyers has Wait up against the cage in a clinch.
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 is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wait blocks a body shot from Meyers.

Meyers breaks the clinch.

Meyers gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wait just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meyers's brow.

Meyers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wait wants to get back to his feet.
Meyers is chipping away with strikes.
Wait can't do much from the bottom here.
Wait manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wait wants to get back to his feet.
Meyers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Meyers working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wait's head.
Meyers with the ground and pound but Wait uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wait is looking to stand up but Meyers isn't so interested in that idea.
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 looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meyers is one step ahead there.
Meyers is working Wait over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meyers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wait avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wait manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meyers manages to get himself to full guard.
Wait works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnnie Wait has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meyers gets back to full guard.
Meyers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wait scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wait in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Wait from controlling successfully.
Wait in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wait stands up over Meyers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Wait from controlling successfully.
Wait throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wait stands and throws Meyers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wait throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wait working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wait creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Meyers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnnie Wait will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
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!

No joy there for Wait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wait looks to land a right hand but Meyers moved out of range.
Meyers fails to land with a series of punches.

Meyers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wait on his heels. He'll look to pass Wait's guard now, I'm sure.
Meyers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meyers chips away with some ground and pound.

Wait has his feet on Meyers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meyers tries to bum rush Wait with a series of wild strikes but Wait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wait throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wait is defended easily by Meyers.

Meyers rushes Wait and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyers is trying to force a seperation but Wait has the dominant position.
Meyers blocks an elbow strike.

Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wait misses with a hook
and Meyers counters with a one-two to the body.
Wait defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meyers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wait feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meyers's calf.

Meyers gets a clinch.

Meyers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wait tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wait wants to stand and escape but Meyers is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait working a defensive guard here.
Meyers throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wait is looking to stand up but Meyers isn't so interested in that idea.
Wait has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wait is on top in guard.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyers is keeping the position for now.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wait scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mikey Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnnie Wait is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wait throwing strikes but missing.
Wait wants to control from the top but Meyers keeps moving.
Wait working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Wait from controlling successfully.
Wait tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyers is retaining full guard.
Meyers is trying to keep Wait in close.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait throws a big right hand that misses.
Wait works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikey Meyers.
I think Wait 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnnie Wait!
Johnnie Wait really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.