PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jed Masilungan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Masilungan
vs
Cheeseman

179 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Cheeseman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masilungan.
Cheeseman cracks the inside of Masilungan's front leg.
Masilungan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheeseman is looking to clinch but Masilungan is avoiding it.
Cheeseman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masilungan is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman tries to clinch but Masilungan is having none of it.
Cheeseman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masilungan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masilungan fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman digs a good body shot into Masilungan's ribs.
Cheeseman thuds his shin into the meat of Masilungan's side.
Cheeseman tries to clinch but Masilungan is having none of it.
Masilungan keeps the fight on the outside.
Masilungan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masilungan misses with a takedown attempt - Cheeseman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jed Masilungan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheeseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheeseman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jed Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masilungan looks for a takedown but Cheeseman sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Masilungan if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheeseman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cheeseman cracks the inside of Masilungan's front leg.
Masilungan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheeseman stuffs the takedown.
Masilungan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masilungan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheeseman pinned against the cage. Cheeseman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cheeseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheeseman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Masilungan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cheeseman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cheeseman scores with a leg kick.
Masilungan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheeseman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cheeseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Masilungan circles away.
Masilungan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheeseman pinned against the cage. Cheeseman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masilungan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Cheeseman moves into the clinch.
Cheeseman connects with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheeseman prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Cheeseman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan tries to score a body lock takedown but Cheeseman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masilungan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheeseman throws a leg kick which misses Masilungan's front leg but catches the back leg as Masilungan tries to avoid it.

Masilungan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masilungan in side control lands a decent elbow.

Masilungan tries for a kimura but Cheeseman is defending well.

Masilungan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masilungan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Masilungan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cheeseman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cheeseman is looking for a sweep.
Masilungan scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four 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.
Masilungan working away.
Masilungan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cheeseman some visible discomfort.
Cheeseman looks to move to half guard but instead Masilungan has passed into mount! Damn!
Masilungan is landing with some decent strikes but Cheeseman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheeseman is trying desperately to improve position.
Masilungan with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheeseman tries to hold on but Masilungan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masilungan.
Cheeseman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman moves in looking to clinch but Masilungan pushes him off.
Masilungan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Masilungan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cheeseman parries the strikes from Masilungan easily there. Masilungan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cheeseman to escape.
Cheeseman tries to improve position but can't.
Cheeseman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Masilungan off and has taken his back!
Will Cheeseman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cheeseman doesn't have the hooks in and Masilungan manages to turn into his guard.
Masilungan preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan wants to pass the guard but Cheeseman is keeping the position.
Masilungan preventing the sweep.

Cheeseman working for a triangle but Masilungan defends it easily.
Masilungan passes into half guard.
Cheeseman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.
Cheeseman wants to control but Masilungan passes into side.

Masilungan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cheeseman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cheeseman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman tries to improve position but can't.
Cheeseman can't do much from the bottom here.
Masilungan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Masilungan working the head with strikes.
Cheeseman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cheeseman gets back to full guard.
Cheeseman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Masilungan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman misses with a head shot.
Cheeseman throws some wild stikes that Masilungan manages to avoid easily.
Masilungan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Masilungan can't escape the position.
Cheeseman trying to control but Masilungan is having none of it.
Cheeseman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Cheeseman tries to clinch but Masilungan moves out of range.
Cheeseman is looking to slow Masilungan down with leg kicks.
Cheeseman is looking to clinch but Masilungan is avoiding it.
Masilungan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheeseman.

Masilungan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cheeseman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cheeseman bucks up and tries to throw Masilungan off but instead Masilungan has got his back!
Cheeseman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cheeseman tries to roll over but Masilungan keeps him under control.
Cheeseman wants to get back to his feet.
Masilungan is nestled in close to Cheeseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman wants to get back to his feet.
Cheeseman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Masilungan is working away from the top position though.
Cheeseman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cheeseman tries to kick Masilungan off but Masilungan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheeseman moves in looking to clinch but Masilungan pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Masilungan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman struggling a bit here.
Jed Masilungan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masilungan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cheeseman is pushing Masilungan's head away, looking to escape. Masilungan manages to hold on to the position though.
Cheeseman is trying to get back to half guard.
Masilungan lands an elbow.
Cheeseman looks to move to half guard but instead Masilungan has passed into mount! Damn!
Masilungan landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman is looking to improve his position but Masilungan isn't that keen on the idea.
Cheeseman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cheeseman wants to control from the top but Masilungan keeps moving.
Cheeseman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masilungan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Cheeseman wants to stand but Masilungan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Cheeseman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masilungan, up you get!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masilungan.
Cheeseman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Masilungan blocks the low kick.
Brad Cheeseman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masilungan misses with a takedown attempt - Cheeseman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jed Masilungan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick but Masilungan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheeseman as he avoids it easily.
Jed Masilungan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Masilungan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Masilungan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Masilungan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheeseman 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Cheeseman!