PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cheese (ranked 5130 p4p, 19564 weight class) and Jim De Wind (ranked 381 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheese comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Richard Cheese had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cheese
vs
De Wind

172 cm
25
150
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
45
155
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim De Wind!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese fails to land the takedown.

Cheese scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Wind wants to get back to his feet.
Cheese sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Wind moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cheese working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cheese lands a couple of digs.

De Wind is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cheese defends well.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but De Wind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wind not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheese lands a couple of digs.
Cheese distracts De Wind with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cheese scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cheese looking to sit in guard and control but De Wind gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Wind trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Cheese on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cheese tries to get out of the position.
De Wind working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wind throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
De Wind throws a strike but Cheese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cheese is in close to De Wind's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cheese trying to control but De Wind is working from the bottom.
De Wind is trying to keep Cheese in close.
Cheese lands a couple of digs.

Cheese drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Wind looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Wind looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Wind!

De Wind trying to control the position but Cheese is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to improve position but can't.
Cheese defending against the ground and pound.
Cheese is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Scrap Squad, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
De Wind fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese wants to control but De Wind postures up.
De Wind tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese tries to bench press De Wind off him but De Wind keeps the position.

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.
Cheese taking punishment in the form of punches.

De Wind working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cheese keeping his opponent close.
Cheese is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Wind is controlling him well.
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 Richard Cheese will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cheese shoots in but no luck this time.
De Wind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Wind shoots in for a takedown but Cheese shows good takedown defense.

Cheese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

De Wind manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Richard Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wind tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cheese swivels and escapes.

Cheese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Wind tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cheese is in De Wind's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cheese wants to control from the top but De Wind keeps moving.
Cheese lands a couple of elbows.
Cheese trying to control but De Wind is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Wind keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.
Cheese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

De Wind looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Wind is breathing heavily.
Cheese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cheese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Wind's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cheese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cheese scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Wind trying to control the position.
Cheese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cheese's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cheese landing some decent shots from guard.
Cheese works over De Wind with some ground and pound from guard.
Cheese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cheese seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cheese lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese with a nice head shot there.
Cheese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cheese distracts De Wind with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Wind keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.

Cheese drops back looking for a leg! De Wind is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Wind manages to kick Cheese off! Cheese jumps back into De Wind's guard.

Cheese has gone for a leg lock! De Wind slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cheese's guard.

Cheese wants to stand but De Wind is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wind wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Cheese is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cheese wants to sweep here but De Wind controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheese is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Cheese dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cheese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cheese scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Wind gets back to half guard.

Cheese is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

De Wind actively working from the bottom here.
Cheese is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cheese seems to be working for a kimura but De Wind defends the submission attempt.
Cheese drops an elbow to the side of De Wind's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Cheese is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Cheese is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Cheese is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheese tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cheese is nestled in close to De Wind, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cheese controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheese working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on De Wind's thigh. De Wind counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but De Wind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Wind manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheese manages to get himself to full guard.

De Wind with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Wind prevents Cheese from getting back to his feet.
Cheese bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Wind's guard.

De Wind looking to control.
De Wind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to control from the top but De Wind keeps moving.
Cheese content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cheese postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but De Wind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cheese postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! De Wind is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cheese, into his guard.

Cheese wants to stand up but De Wind is controlling him.
Richard Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cheese continues to stall.
De Wind stopping the sweep attempt from Cheese.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese 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 Cheese there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cheese, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cheese!
An intense looking Richard Cheese took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank all my incredible fans for their unwavering support. Your belief in me fuels my drive to succeed. This victory is as much yours as it is mine. Together, we will continue to conquer and achieve greatness. Cheers!'.