PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammond Chese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo has chosen Dinozzo the Womanizer as his entrance music. 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.

Chese
vs
Dinozzo

170 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hammond Chese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chese tries to clinch but Dinozzo moves out of range.
Chese throws a head kick but Dinozzo moves out of range.
No luck for Chese with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Chese misses.
Chese throws a head kick but Dinozzo moves out of range.
Chese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dinozzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chese doesn't manage to clinch there - Dinozzo circles away.

Chese gets a takedown into half guard.
Dinozzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chese could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dinozzo trying to hold on to Chese's head to control him but Chese postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dinozzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chese pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinozzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dinozzo is refusing to be controlled, as Chese sits in half guard.
Dinozzo trying to control but Chese postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chese sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dinozzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chese controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dinozzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dinozzo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dinozzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chese manages to get himself to full guard.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Chese keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dinozzo stands up and waves to Chese to follow him.
Chese is looking to clinch but Dinozzo is avoiding it.

Chese closes the distance and clinches.
Chese lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dinozzo avoiding damage as Chese throws knees to the body.

Chese gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dinozzo is not content to let Chese control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dinozzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chese pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammond Chese dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chese gets a clinch.
Dinozzo looking for a takedown.
Chese pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinozzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dinozzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Dinozzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammond Chese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dinozzo is trying to break free.
Chese gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chese crunches a lovely knee into Dinozzo's ribcage.
Dinozzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chese lands an elbow inside that Dinozzo shrugs off.
Dinozzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Dinozzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chese prevents it.
Chese can't get the takedown.
Chese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chese is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Dinozzo jumps into guard, dragging Chese to the mat.
Dinozzo is breathing heavily.
Chese looking to sit in guard and control but Dinozzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chese keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
Dinozzo working some strikes from top position.
Chese is looking to stand up but Dinozzo isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Dinozzo throwing strikes from guard but Chese blocks nicely.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chese on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chese tries to get out of the position.

Dinozzo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chese moves in looking to clinch but Dinozzo pushes him off.
Dinozzo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chese tries to clinch up but Dinozzo circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Chese.
Dinozzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chese pinned against the cage. Chese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chese wants to clinch up but Dinozzo keeps it at a distance.
Chese wants to clinch up but Dinozzo keeps it at a distance.

Chese has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Chese.
Chese misses with a knee to the head.

That's four 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.
Dinozzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chese stops a takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chese pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Dinozzo manages to pull guard.

Dinozzo is looking for a triangle but Chese pushes his legs off easily.
Dinozzo controls Chese momentarily but Chese frees himself.

Dinozzo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chese is defending well. Dinozzo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chese has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dinozzo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Dinozzo!