PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wheeler Van Hire (ranked 5081 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Cheel (ranked 5300 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Van Hire
vs
Cheel

197 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
231 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wheeler Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Cheel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheel jabs Van Hire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Hire connects with a jab.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheel was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hire.
Van Hire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Wheeler Van Hire has been cut.
Cheel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Hire keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheel tries to clinch up but Van Hire circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheel throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Cheel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Hire is breathing heavily.
Cheel throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheel tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Hire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheel looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Van Hire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire moves out of range as Cheel strikes.
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Cheel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
Cheel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Hire doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheel loads up on a big right hand but Van Hire slips the punch.
Van Hire is looking for a counter combo.
Cheel throws a hook but Van Hire blocks it.
Cheel looks to land a right hand but Van Hire moved out of range.
Cheel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Hire defending well as Cheel loads up on a big left hand.
Cheel misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheel throws the left hand but Van Hire avoids the punch easily.
Van Hire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cheel.
A big right from Cheel misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheel throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cheel.
Cheel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheel lands a jab to Van Hire's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cheel throws a shot from downtown. Van Hire moves away and avoids it.
Cheel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheel misses with an uppercut.
Roman Cheel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheel wants to clinch but Van Hire slips to the side
and Van Hire counters with a left to the body.
Cheel missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheel scores with a jab to the body.
Cheel looks to land a right hand but Van Hire moved out of range.
Van Hire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheel misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Cheel looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Cheel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheel throws a hook but Van Hire avoids it easily.
Van Hire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cheel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheel throws a big shot that misses.
Van Hire is looking to wear down Cheel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheel looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Cheel lands a head shot.

Wheeler Van Hire's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheel. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Cheel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Hire throwing a counter right hand but Cheel manages to avoid it.
Van Hire staying out of range there.
Cheel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hire.

Cheel cracks Van Hire with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cheel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Hire to stand back up!

Van Hire is rocked!
Van Hire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Cheel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wheeler Van Hire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cheel throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wheeler Van Hire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheel connects with a crisp jab.

Wheeler Van Hire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Hire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Van Hire misses.
Cheel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Hire doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Hire gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cheel gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Cheel!