PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 4 p4p, 16 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class). Cheese kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Midnight NAMBLA. Charles Eric Cheese is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cheese
vs
Albatross

175 cm
28
135
19 - 6 - 0

170 cm
32
140
42 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

Shadow Realm Apparel
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cheese moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Albatross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Cheese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
A hook to the body from Albatross.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.

Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albatross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cheese.
Albatross has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Albatross is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Cheese misses
and Albatross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cheese scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Cheese.
Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albatross scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cheese.
Cheese swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese misses with a straight right.
Albatross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Cheese gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cheese lands a right hand.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Albatross avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.

Albatross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Albatross moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Albatross.
Albatross looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Albatross throws an off balance right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Albatross saw that one coming.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Albatross.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Albatross's shoulder, as Albatross tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albatross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Albatross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
Albatross looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cheese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Albatrosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albatross swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cheese moves into the clinch.
Albatross blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheese tries a body shot but Albatross blocks it.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.

Albatross manages to break the clinch.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albatross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albatross.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Eric Cheese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Albatross throws a sloppy head kick and Cheese moves out of range easily.
Albatross misses with a looping right.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albatross throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese tries to counter by clinching up but Albatross breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Albatross.
Charles Eric Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Cheese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albatross can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cheese's head backwards.
Albatross lands with a shot to the body.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Albatross's shoulder, as Albatross tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Albatross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Albatross misses with an uppercut.
Cheese thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Albatross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese throws out a leg kick but Albatross moves out of range and Cheese only half commits.
Cheese lands an overhand right.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
Albatross throws a big shot that misses.

Cheese moves into the clinch successfully.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Albatross blocking some punches.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Albatross swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Albatross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Cheese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albatross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese fires out a quick counter leg kick but Albatross just manages to avoid it.
Albatross moves forwards but Cheese connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Albatross connects with a leg kick.
Cheese lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
Albatross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese blocks a low kick nicely.
Cheese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Albatross takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Albatross.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Albatross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
Albatross is looking for the big counter here.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Albatross slips a jab from Cheese.
Albatross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albatross.
Albatross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese thumps Albatross with a low kick.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Cheese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albatross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albatross tries to move into range but Cheese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheese takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Albatross throws a poor cross that misses
and Cheese counters with a body kick that stops Albatross in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albatross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheese cracks Albatross with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Albatross tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cheese pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Albatross is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Charles Eric Cheese thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.