PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pearl comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Richard Cheese has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mr pearl's chin.

pearl
vs
Cheese

190 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
174 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GTI - 1337 All shorts $10

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch

and pearl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cheese's guard.
pearl is stalling in the full guard.
pearl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
pearl stands up over Cheese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as pearl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
pearl looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as pearl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
pearl won't allow Cheese to get back to his feet.
pearl is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheese has wrist control.
pearl tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pearl scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheese should have avoided that one.
pearl throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but pearl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
pearl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese takes a swing at pearl's ribcage but misses.

pearl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

pearl wants to work for an arm triangle but Cheese is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
pearl is breathing heavily.
pearl is pressing down on Cheese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cheese is holding on for now.
Cheese is trying to stand back up but pearl is controlling him
pearl lands with a punch from half guard.

pearl is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cheese is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pearl is pressing down on Cheese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cheese is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from pearl.
pearl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cheese is trying to stand back up but pearl is controlling him
pearl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
pearl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Cheese pushes pearl off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from pearl misses the target.
Richard Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
pearl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheese paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cheese moves into the clinch.
pearl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheese using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
pearl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and pearl avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pearl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by pearl.
pearl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese with a knee to the head.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and pearl avoids it.
pearl misses with a hook from the clinch.
pearl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but pearl avoids the damage to the body.
pearl digs a right hand underneath Cheese's ribcage. Cheese let out a lung full of air as it connected.
pearl swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.

pearl jumps guard.

pearl is working an open guard so Cheese takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
pearl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
pearl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Cheese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheese slips a jab from pearl.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

pearl is rocked!
Cheese lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. pearl is looking to close the distance but Cheese sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! pearl crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope pearl is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Richard Cheese!