PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between stephen bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dic cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

bull
vs
cheddars

190 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, stephen bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, dic cheddars!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bull is looking to clinch.
cheddars misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from cheddars.
bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

bull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches cheddars napping and manages to drive through into side control!
bull tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
cheddars is trying to control bull's posture but bull avoids it.
cheddars gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The referee warns cheddars that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
cheddars tries to hold on but bull postures up.
cheddars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bull blocks cheddars's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
cheddars is trying to escape the mount.
bull tries to control but cheddars wriggling away.
bull landing strikes from the mount and cheddars is in trouble!
bull looking to control but cheddars is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
cheddars tries to control bull's body but bull pushes him off. cheddars squirms to his side and now bull has his back!
A lull in the action here.
cheddars trying to control the hands but bull won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bull is trying to control but cheddars is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
cheddars is trying desperately to improve position.
cheddars is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
cheddars in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

bull working for a guillotine from mount but cheddars is in no mood to give up.
bull is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. cheddars can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
cheddars throwing hammer fists to the chest of bull. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheddars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bull with good strikes from the mount here!
cheddars tries to reverse the position but bull maintains control.
bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as cheddars is looking to escape.
cheddars tries to lock up and control but bull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bull raining down shots from the mount!
cheddars is squirming around, avoiding bull's attempts to control the action.
cheddars can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull scoring with strikes but cheddars is staying in there.
bull breaks from cheddars's wrist control and lands an elbow.
bull avoids the attempt from cheddars to control.
bull dominating with strikes here.
bull cracks cheddars with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as cheddars is looking to escape.

bull gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

cheddars rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cheddars connects with a jab.
cheddars misses with a hook. bull ducked under it nicely.
bull closes this distance looking for a takedown but cheddars circles away.
No joy there for cheddars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bull defends well against a solid takedown attempt from cheddars.
bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and cheddars decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bull's guard.
bull is trying to keep cheddars in close.
bull looking to control but cheddars passes into half guard.
cheddars trying to control from half guard but bull is working away.
cheddars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed bull's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bull tries to get to full guard but cheddars has control of the leg.
bull is trying to control but can't.
cheddars prevents bull from improving his position.
stephen bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cheddars misses with a head kick.
cheddars is looking to slow bull down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
cheddars slowing the pace effectively.
bull tries to break the clinch but cheddars is controlling the position.

cheddars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from cheddars misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
cheddars with a poor takedown

and bull counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bull.
bull trying to control the position but instead, cheddars has worked for underhooks and has pushed bull into the cage.
bull is trying to break free.
bull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but cheddars is keeping busy.
bull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
bull fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for stephen bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cheddars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bull.
cheddars tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
bull tries to pull guard but cheddars holds him up against the cage and eventually bull drops back down to his feet.

bull manages to break the clinch.
bull blocks a head kick by cheddars.
bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bull wants to clinch up but cheddars keeps it at a distance.
bull avoids the head kick by cheddars.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheddars lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cheddars.

bull shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. cheddars is trying to defend but bull finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
bull trying to control the action but cheddars is working from the bottom.
cheddars is trying to control but bull passes into side control!
cheddars struggling a bit here.
cheddars striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
bull tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cheddars throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
cheddars tries to improve position but can't.
bull tries to stand but cheddars is controlling his head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bull shoots and misses

and cheddars counters by moving into the clinch.
cheddars has bull pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. bull manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

cheddars breaks the clinch.

cheddars rushes bull and presses him up against the cage.
cheddars lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
cheddars connects with a knee to the head.
bull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cheddars stalling in the clinch.

cheddars breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dic cheddars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

cheddars fails with a takedown attempt.

bull gets a clinch.

cheddars has bull pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. cheddars pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending bull tumbling to the mat - cheddars dives into bull's guard.
cheddars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
cheddars scoring with punches to the head and body.
bull doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bull has his feet on cheddars's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
cheddars throws a series of punches but bull moves out of range.
cheddars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cheddars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
cheddars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and cheddars wants it to stay on the feet.
bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
bull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from cheddars. That one must have hurt.
cheddars lands with a kick to the temple. bull shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
bull just misses with a punch to the body.
cheddars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bull circles away quickly and effectively.
bull tries for a takedown but cheddars circles away easily
and cheddars counters with a three punch combo that has bull backing up. bull nods at cheddars to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for stephen bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bull shoots in but cheddars avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheddars fails with an attempt to clinch.
cheddars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bull misses with a takedown

and cheddars counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bull struggling a bit here.
cheddars just content to control the position.

cheddars stands up and beckons bull to his feet.
cheddars tries to clinch

and bull counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull working away.
cheddars tries to improve position but can't.
bull is working cheddars over with some ground and pound from side control.
cheddars is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked bull off and has taken his back!
cheddars throwing wild punches that miss their target.
bull looking very determined here, making life difficult for cheddars.
cheddars throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
bull controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
bull rolls, trying to escape but cheddars keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bull rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
bull is trying to control but can't.
cheddars wants to take a breather but bull is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
cheddars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cheddars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
stephen bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

bull looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cheddars wants to sweep here but bull controlling him for the moment.
bull wants to control from the top but cheddars keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
dic cheddars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think cheddars 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dic cheddars!