PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tap Out (ranked 5963 p4p, 0 weight class) and What Cheem (ranked 8013 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Out
vs
Cheem

178 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tap Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, What Cheem!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out scores with a jab to the head.
Out scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Out swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Out misses with a hook. Cheem ducked under it nicely.
Cheem is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Out.
Out lands with a cross.
Cheem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Out lands a jab to the head.
Out tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheem was well out of range. Poor timing from Out.
Nice cross by Out.
Out missing with a left hand there. Cheem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out misses with a looping left.
Out lands with a straight right. Cheem didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out looks to land a left hand but Cheem moved out of range nicely.
Cheem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a jab when Cheem was well out of range.
Cheem tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out with a hook.
Out with a nice cross.
Cheem moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out throwing a counter right hand but Cheem manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Out is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cheem tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Out moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cheem wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out swings for the body but Cheem moves out of range.
Cheem is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheem.
Out connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Out misses with a straight right.
Out looks to land a right hand but Cheem moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Out is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cheem moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Cheem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out misses with a looping right.
Cheem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheem wants to clinch.
Cheem moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Cheem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheem is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheem.

Cheem pushes Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheem backwards.
Cheem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheem misses with a knee to the head.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheem controls his hands.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheem looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.
Cheem misses with a knee to the head.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Out lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Out misses with some punches.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cheem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Cheem missing with knees to the body.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Cheem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out presses Cheem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheem trying to land knees to the body.
Out lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheem trying to land knees to the body.
Out lands a shot to the body.
Cheem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheem looks winded!
Cheem with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Cheem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Out blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out gets through Cheem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tap Out dominated that round.
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.

Out connects with a crisp jab.
Cheem darts in trying to clinch
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheem can do to turn this around?
A punch lands to the side of Cheem 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Out tries to keep at a distance but Cheem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheem.
Come on Out - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheem.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Out takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheem letting Out take a breather here.
Out gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheem backwards.
Out lands a right hand.
Cheem missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tap Out has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Out lands a shoulder strike.
Cheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Cheem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Out avoiding damage as Cheem throws knees to the body.
Cheem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cheem is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Cheem.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheem.
Cheem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Cheem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Out is working Cheem over against the cage.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheems head.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Out.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheem backwards.
Out stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Cheem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Out pushes Cheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out stalling the fight.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Out lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Cheem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Out.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out digs a right hand into Cheem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cheem's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Out lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheem backwards.
Out pushes Cheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out gets through Cheem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Out lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Out.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheem backwards.
Cheem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheems head.
Out lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Cheem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Out blocks it with crossed arms.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tap Out dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cheem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Out scores with a four punch combination!
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Out connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cheem's hands.
Cheem slips under a jab.
Out pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Out clobbers Cheem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cheem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Cheem tries to clinch
and Cheem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Out cracks Cheem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cheem is looking to clinch.
Cheem tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheem is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Cheem moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Out counters with a nice body shot.
Cheem is looking to clinch.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheem takes one on the button.
Cheem ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out lands a nice hook to Cheem's body. Cheem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Out connects with a nice looking jab.
Cheem moves away from the strike by Out.
Cheem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheem tries to clinch up
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Cheem is looking to clinch.
What Cheem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.
Cheem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheem closes the distance but Out moves to the side
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Out.
Cheem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Out instigates a clinch.
Cheem tries a knee to the head but Out blocks it.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Cheem misses with a knee to the head.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheem or not.
Out lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheem obliges.
Cheem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Cheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Tap Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Out is working Cheem over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Out.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheem misses with a knee strike.
Cheem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Cheem missing with knees to the body.
Out stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheem tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Cheem looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Out.
Out lands a left hand.
Out avoiding damage as Cheem throws knees to the body.
Cheem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tap Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Out has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tap Out!