PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammond Chese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leer has chosen Disturbed - Droppin Plates as his entrance music. Hammond Chese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chese
vs
Leer

170 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hammond Chese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chese is fending him off so far but Leer persists. Nope, Chese circles away and we're back to standing.
Leer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leer shoots in for a takedown but Chese shows good takedown defense.
Leer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leer.
Leer dives in and grabs Chese's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chese pushes down on Leer's head and hops out.
Hammond Chese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Leer.
Leer looks gassed!
Chese works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leer is defended easily by Chese.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leer swats away the attempt to clinch by Chese.

Chese gets a clinch.
Chese lands a nice elbow.
Chese landing knees to the head.

Leer is rocked!
Chese lands an elbow just above Leer 's eye.
Leer is still on wobbly legs! Can Chese finish him?
Chese landing knees to the body.
Chese landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leer seems to have recovered his senses.
Chese lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Chese breaks from the clinch.

Chese gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chese lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chese.

Leer looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leer has hold of Chese's hands but Chese slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chese throwing shots but Leer is blocking nicely.
Chese is controlling the pace.
Leer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chese is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chese wants to stand but Leer is controlling his posture from full guard.

Leer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chese can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chese has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leer is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chese landing some decent shots from guard.
Chese stops Leer from standing up.
Chese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Chese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chese has managed to get both his arms back between Leer's legs - danger averted.

Leer is looking for a triangle but Chese pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chese accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chese thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chese gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leer connects with a body shot.

Chese closes the distance and pushes Leer back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammond Chese dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leer throws a leg kick that is checked

and Chese moves into the clinch.

Leer jumps into guard, dragging Chese to the mat.
Leer wants to sweep here but Chese controlling him for the moment.
Chese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chese could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cheseis looking to pass into half guard but Leer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Leer is in guard.
Leer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chese's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer stays in close to Chese's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chese wants to sweep here but Leer controlling him for the moment.
Leer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chese keeping moving, preventing Leer from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leer has his takedown stuffed
and Chese counters with a low kick, right behind Leer 's knee.
Chese wants to clinch up but Leer keeps it at a distance.
Leer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chese counters with a solid body kick.
Leer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chese has closed the distance and engaged Leer in a clinch.
Chese scores a nice knee to the body.
Chese scores a nice knee to the body.
Chese lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chese lands an elbow just above Leer 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Chese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer jumps guard but Chese stands there with Leer around his waist. Leer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammond Chese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Leer.
Leer takes an elbow to the temple.
Chese scores with a knee to the head.
Chese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Chese works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Leer wants to sweep but no luck.
Chese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chese cracks Leer with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chese trying to control the position from guard on top but Leer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer is trying to control the position but Chese postures up.
Leer wants to stand and escape but Chese is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Chese. That snapped Leer's head back.
Hammond Chese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chese misses with a two punch combination.

Chese rushes Leer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leer looking for a takedown.
Chese wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chese throws an elbow but misses.
Leer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chese just stands there and leans against the cage.

Leer jumps guard.
Leer punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chese postures up in Leer's guard and throws a big left but Leer blocks it.
Chese trying to control but Leer is working from the bottom.
Chese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chese trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chese accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leer controlling the position.
Leer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Leer keeping moving, preventing Chese from controlling successfully.
Chese knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leer on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leer tries for a takedown but Chese circles away easily

and Chese counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammond Chese dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Leer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leer fails with the takedown

and Chese holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chese is struggling to control the position.
Chese comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Chese tightens his grip and picks Leer up, before dumping him to the ground. Leer manages to land in guard.
Leer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leer's head.
Chese trying to control the position from guard on top but Leer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leer wants to stand but Chese is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chese wants to stand but Leer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chese is in close to Leer's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Chese gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Leer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Leer pulls guard.

Leer looking for a guillotine here but Chese defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leer looking for a guillotine here but Chese defends easily.
Chese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chese trying to control the position from guard on top but Leer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leer is looking for a triangle but Chese pushes his legs off easily.
Hammond Chese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chese is looking to work some ground and pound but Leer has wrist control.
Chese won't allow Leer to get back to his feet.
Chese would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Leer uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Chese moves into range and clinches up with Leer.
Leer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chese smiles and moves away.
Hammond Chese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Leer.
Chese is looking to land body kicks.

Chese fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leer, pushing him back against the cage.
Chese tries to land knees in the clinch but Leer avoids the damage to the body.
Chese missing with knees to the body.
Chese has Leer pressed against the cage, preventing Leer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chese is keeping busy.
Leer wants to get back to striking at distance but Chese won't allow it.

Chese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leer misses with a takedown

and Chese moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hammond Chese did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chese sprawls well. Chese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leer gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Chese does it's job there.
Leer shoots in for a double leg but Chese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chese sprawls well. Chese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammond Chese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Leer.
Chese fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chese sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leer somewhat.
Leer walks into a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chese tries to clinch but Leer moves away
and Leer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chese counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chese scores a nice knee to the body.

Chese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leer tries to score with a low kick but Chese moves his leg out of the way.
Chese closes the distance looking to clinch

and Leer counters with a shoot takedown. Chese fights it but they end up in guard.
Leer wants to control from the top but Chese keeps moving.
Chese wants to stand and escape but Leer is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer trying to control but Chese is working from the bottom.

Leer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chese is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chese has escaped and now he's on top!

Chese gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer misses with a takedown

and Chese moves into the clinch.
Chese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leer.
Chese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leer is defending well for now.
Chese tries to stall but Leer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chese tries to land knees in the clinch but Leer avoids the damage to the body.
Chese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leer.

Leer pulls Chese into guard.
Chese wants to get up but he can't break Leer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chese accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chese wants to pass the guard but Leer is keeping the position.

Leer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Chese has his hands clasped together but Leer extends an breaks Chese's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Leer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Leer!
Mike Leer is the new middleweight champion!