PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Mejia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashala Kobilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashala Kobilovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Mejia's chin.

Mejia
vs
Kobilovic

189 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Mejia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashala Kobilovic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kobilovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mejia breaks the clinch.
Kobilovic slips a jab and a cross from Mejia.
Despite the aggression on Kobilovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kobilovic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mejia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mejia breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Kobilovic scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like King Mejia has been cut.

Kobilovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mejia, pushing him back against the cage.

Kobilovic jumps guard.

Kobilovic looking for a guillotine here but Mejia defends easily.
Mejia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kobilovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kobilovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mejia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kobilovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mejia is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mejia stands up from Kobilovic's guard - Mejia perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kobilovic has closed the distance and engaged Mejia in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mejia gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kobilovic regains guard.

Kobilovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mejia passes into half guard.
Mejia tries to stand and escape but Kobilovic is controlling the position.
Mejia controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kobilovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kobilovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Mejia stands up from Kobilovic's guard - Mejia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kobilovic fails with a takedown attempt.

Mejia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kobilovic quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Mejia stands up and beckons Kobilovic to join him on the feet.
Kobilovic misses with a takedown attempt - Mejia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashala Kobilovic.
Kobilovic looks winded!
Kobilovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mejia counters by clinching up.

Mejia has clasped his hands together around Kobilovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mejia stands up.
Kobilovic doesn't succeed with the takedown

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Mejia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mejia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kobilovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mejia swivels and escapes.

Kobilovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mejia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mejia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mejia stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mejia shoots in and bounces Kobilovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mejia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mejia slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kobilovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kobilovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kobilovic.

Kobilovic working for a triangle but Mejia defends it easily.
Mejia preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia postures up.
Mejia controls from within his opponent's guard.

Kobilovic is looking for a triangle but Mejia pushes his legs off easily.
Kobilovic is breathing heavily.
Kobilovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mejia controls the pace.

Mejia gets to his feet. Kobilovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kobilovic looks for a takedown but Mejia sprawls well.
No luck for Kobilovic with that takedown attempt.
King Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashala Kobilovic.

Mejia gets a takedown into half guard.
Mejia content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Mejia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Mejia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kobilovic throws a head kick that misses.
Mejia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobilovic can do to turn this around?
Kobilovic throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mejia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kobilovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mejia is one step ahead there.
Mejia's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Kobilovic has his foot on Mejia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mejia works his way back into a safe position though.
Kobilovic wants to stand but Mejia is controlling the position.
Mejia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kobilovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mejia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mejia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kobilovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mejia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Mejia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobilovic looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mejia has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mejia pulls guard effortlessly.
Kobilovic wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving.
Mejia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobilovic wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving.
Mejia is pulling down on Kobilovic's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mejia is on top in guard.

Kobilovic is looking to sweep but instead, Mejia has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mejia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kobilovic wants to control the action here but instead Mejia manages to pass to full mount!

Mejia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Kobilovic clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kobilovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Kobilovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mejia is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kobilovic to the mat. Kobilovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ashala Kobilovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Mejia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mejia gets to his feet. Kobilovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
King Mejia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mejia 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Mejia!