PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Try What (ranked 5659 p4p, 5534 weight class) and Benjamin Cheeseman (ranked 634 p4p, 626 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Try What has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Try What seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

What
vs
Cheeseman

187 cm
25
195
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
187
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Try What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Cheeseman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseman throws a low kick but it's checked well by What.
What is looking for a counter combo.
What lands with a right hand.
What throws a leg kick but Cheeseman checks it.

Cheeseman darts in and clinches What up against the cage.
Cheeseman slows down the pace here.

Cheeseman is trying to trip What. He has hold of a leg but What is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cheeseman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cheeseman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cheeseman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cheeseman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cheeseman stands up and waves to What to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What scores with a jab.
What scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Benjamin Cheeseman has been cut.
What throws a good cross that connects.
Cheeseman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
What lands a jab to Cheeseman's midsection.
Cheeseman closes the distance and clinches up with What, looking for a takedown. Cheeseman pushes What against the cage but What circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
What has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
What throws a solid leg kick but Cheeseman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at What.
Cheeseman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by What.
What throws a solid leg kick but Cheeseman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at What.
What fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cheeseman fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cheeseman moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

What breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheeseman tries to clinch but What moves out of range.
What lands a jab to the nose.
What lands with a hook. Cheeseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from What as Cheeseman shoots in.
Try What has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Cheeseman.
What lands an overhand right.

What moves into the clinch.
What wants to break free but Cheeseman has control.

What pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cheeseman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
What is trying to break the clinch but Cheeseman is controlling him.
What wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheeseman has him pressed against the cage.
Cheeseman has What pressed against the cage, preventing What from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
What wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheeseman won't allow it.
What looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What is trying to break the clinch but Cheeseman has him pressed against the cage.
What wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cheeseman gets control of What's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cheeseman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Cheeseman has his foot on What's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. What works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheeseman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Cheeseman there.
What wants to get back to his feet.
Cheeseman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheeseman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
What is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman looking to control but What is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
What is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Cheeseman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that What really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cheeseman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheeseman breaks from What's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Try What will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cheeseman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

What leaves Cheeseman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
What lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from What.
What tries to clinch up.
What lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Cheeseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
What with a nice cross.
What uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cheeseman fails to land the takedown.
What with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheeseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. What manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
What fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheeseman counters with a body kick.
Cheeseman fails with a takedown attempt.
Try What has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Cheeseman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
What comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as What lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheeseman doesn't seem phased though.

Cheeseman closes the distance and pushes What back into the cage.

What breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Try What is winning the standup battle so far.
What scores with the left hand. Cheeseman knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheeseman takes one to the chin there.
What lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheeseman at a distance.
What with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Cheeseman. Those never looked like landing.
Cheeseman doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting What counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from What. No joy for Cheeseman on that attempt.
What defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cheeseman.
What was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheeseman is breathing heavily.
What stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by What there.
What comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
What avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - What scores with a four punch combination!
Cheeseman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
What keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
What lands with a nice body punch.
What fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for What.
Cheeseman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheeseman ducks right into an uppercut from What.
Cheeseman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
What feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cheesemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
What lands with a shot to the body.
What scores with a shot to the body.
What shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cheeseman eats them both and turns towards What to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheeseman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by What there.
Cheeseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheeseman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cheeseman is trying hard to land a takedown here. What sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cheeseman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
What pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheeseman back to the cage. What follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
What lands a jab to Cheeseman's midsection.
What scores with a body shot.
What tried to score with a low kick but Cheeseman checks it.
What digs a good hook to Cheeseman's body.
What is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheeseman can do to turn this around?
What lands a nice hook to Cheeseman's body. Cheeseman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
What jabs Cheeseman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!

Cheeseman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. What tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cheeseman is in What's guard.
Cheeseman is looking to advance position but What has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cheeseman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
What throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cheeseman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cheeseman trying to control but What is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheeseman distracts What with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Try What dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cheeseman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheeseman tries to clinch up but What circles away and keeps his distance.
What moves in looking to clinch but Cheeseman pushes him off.
Cheeseman feints the counter takedown.
What stalks Cheeseman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cheeseman's face. Cheeseman staggers backwards, shaken.
What throws a one two combo.
What uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
What pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheeseman back to the cage. What follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
What works over Cheeseman's head and body with a nice combination.

Cheeseman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
What fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cheeseman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cheeseman looks to clinch but What throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cheeseman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Try What!