PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 502 p4p, 514 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 69 p4p, 70 weight class). Cheese comes to the cage accompanied by The Midnight NAMBLA. Halli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cheese
vs
Halli

175 cm
26
135
11 - 3 - 0

177 cm
39
165
21 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Conquer

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Halli has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Halli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Halli is leaning against Cheese and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
Halli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cheese prevents it.
Halli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halli misses with the head strike.

Halli wants the takedown. Cheese is fighting it off but Halli persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cheese's guard against the cage.
Halli looking to sit in guard and control but Cheese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Halli pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Halli trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cheese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halli has his hands on Cheese's head, controlling the position.
Cheese won't allow Halli to sweep him here.

That's two 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.
Halli pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cheese is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Halli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.

Halli has his foot on Cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheese works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheese sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Halli looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cheese has picked Halli up and slammed him! Halli can't keep hold of the triangle and Cheese manages to pass to side control!
Cheese taking a breather here.
Halli is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Halli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cheese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cheese's back!

Halli is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Halli working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese has hold of Halli's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reijo Halli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halli tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Halli lands a nice looking body shot.
Halli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Cheese throws a body punch but Halli moves out of range.
Halli tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Halli misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Halli. That snapped Cheese's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Halli there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Halli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Cheese wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halli cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Halli there.
Halli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheese pinned against the cage. Cheese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Halli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halli lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halli misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Halli slips under a jab.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halli.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
Halli misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halli.

Cheese tries to keep at a distance but Halli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halli swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halli or not.
Cheese softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Halli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Halli controls his hands.

Halli drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Halli is trying to keep Cheese in close.

Halli is looking for a triangle but Cheese pushes his legs off easily.
Reijo Halli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
Halli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halli has an active guard here but Cheese has managed to pass into half guard.
Halli wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Cheese is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halli is looking to control Cheese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halli avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halli is not content to let Cheese control the position.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cheese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cheese's back!
Cheese is keeping busy.

Halli looking for the choke from the back.

Cheese is having to fend off submission attempts from Halli, who is looking to sink in the choke. Halli doesn't have the hooks in though and Cheese manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Halli is trying to control the position but Cheese postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reijo Halli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Halli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halli lands a head shot.
Halli swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese throws a front kick aimed at Halli's knee but Halli avoids it well.
Halli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Halli saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halli blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Halli.
A nice left hand lands by Cheese.
Cheese lands a nice uppercut.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheese gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Halli prevents a body shot from Cheese.
A left hand lands to the body for Halli.
Halli is working for takedown but Cheese is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheese.
Cheese is pressed up against the cage. Halli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheese down to the mat. Cheese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Eric Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Halli.
Halli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halli misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halli swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Halli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheese.
Halli shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheese thumps Halli with a low kick.

Halli clinches up against the cage.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cheese lands an uppercut.
Cheese wants to stall.
Halli is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halli is trying to drag Cheese to the mat but Cheese just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halli working aggressively here.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halli swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halli.
Cheese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese taking a breather.
Cheese trying to stall but Halli improves his position.
Halli can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
A short left from Cheese.
Cheese manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cheese trying to control the position but instead, Halli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheese into the cage.
Cheese displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halli up against the cage.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Halli misses with the head strike.
Halli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese tries to work over Halli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cheese prevents it.
Cheese lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Cheese slows down the pace here.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cheese seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Halli can turn it around.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Halli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijo Halli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheese just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eric Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halli 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Halli!
A very excited looking Reijo Halli rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.