PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zelli
vs
Cheesmo

189 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mach Cheesmo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Zelli.
Cheesmo throws a chopping leg kick but Zelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cheesmo wants to clinch up but Zelli keeps it at a distance.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheesmo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zelli is able to avoid easily.
Cheesmo throws a front kick aimed at Zelli's knee but Zelli avoids it well.
Zelli misses with a double jab
and Cheesmo counters with a leg kick.
Zelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheesmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zelli.
Cheesmo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheesmo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zelli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheesmo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheesmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheesmo lands a jab to Zelli's midsection.
Cheesmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cheesmo dips to his left and cracks Zelli with an uppercut!
Zelli moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheesmo connects with a solid leg kick.
Zelli throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo connects with an inside leg kick.
Zelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheesmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheesmo misses with a low kick as Zelli jumps back.
Cheesmo tries to clinch but Zelli is having none of it.
Cheesmo throws a chopping leg kick but Zelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cheesmo misses with a leg kick.
Zelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheesmo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelli lands a jab-cross combination.
Zelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheesmo.
Cheesmo wants to clinch.
Cheesmo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli misses with a double jab
and Cheesmo counters with a leg kick.
Cheesmo is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheesmo throws a front kick aimed at Zelli's knee but Zelli avoids it well.
Cheesmo moves to clinch but Zelli breaks away
and Zelli counters with a left and a right that stings Cheesmo.
Cheesmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zelli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cheesmo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheesmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zelli. That did some damage!
Cheesmo throws a leg kick but Zelli moved away.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick which misses Zelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Zelli tries to avoid it.
Zelli slips a jab and a cross from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zelli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cheesmo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheesmo cracks the inside of Zelli's front leg.
Zelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheesmo.
Zelli scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mach Cheesmo dominated that round.
That's time! Zelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cheesmo closes the distance but Zelli moves to the side
and Zelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheesmo tries to clinch up.
Zelli throws a right and a left that Cheesmo avoids nicely.
Zelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheesmo just misses with a punch to the body.

Cheesmo moves into the clinch.
Zelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheesmo has double underhooks.
Zelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zelli is trying to force a seperation but Cheesmo has the dominant position.
Zelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheesmo blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo working Zelli over with knees to the body.
Zelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheesmo smiles and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Zelli blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zelli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zelli throws a combination that misses
and Cheesmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Zelli blocks a leg kick.
Zelli misses with a body shot.
Zelli keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Zelli does no damage.
Zelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick but Zelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheesmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zelli's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheesmo throws a body punch but Zelli moves out of range.
Cheesmo staying out of range there.
Zelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheesmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mach Cheesmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelli throws a right and a left that Cheesmo avoids nicely.
Zen Zelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zelli misses with a double jab
and Cheesmo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zelli's knee momentarily.
Cheesmo throws a hook but Zelli avoids it easily.
Zelli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheesmo back to the cage. Zelli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zelli checks a low kick from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo is looking to clinch but Zelli is avoiding it.
Cheesmo connects with a leg kick. Zelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cheesmo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zelli checks it well.
Zelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheesmo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zelli checks a leg kick.
Cheesmo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zelli rather than just go for the knockout.

Cheesmo closes the distance and pushes Zelli back into the cage.
Cheesmo slows down the pace here.
Zelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheesmo won't allow it.
Cheesmo looking to throw knees to the head but Zelli is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo lands a good knee to the midsection. Zelli won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
Zelli is trying to break free.
Cheesmo keeps control of Zelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheesmo connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cheesmo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Zen Zelli has been cut.
Zelli can't break the clinch.
Cheesmo slows down the pace here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cheesmo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Zelli manages to break the clinch.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zelli misses with a double jab.
Zelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheesmo is just out of range.
Cheesmo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheesmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Zelli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mach Cheesmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zen Zelli's cut.
That's time! Zelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zelli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cheesmo throws a leg kick but Zelli moved away.
Cheesmo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zelli scores with a three punch combo!
Zelli misses with a double jab
and Cheesmo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cheesmo tries to clinch there but Zelli circles away.
Cheesmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Zelli blocks the leg kick.
Cheesmo misses the body punch
letting Zelli counter with a right hand.
Cheesmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelli moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheesmo fakes the leg kick and cracks Zelli in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cheesmo.
Zelli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cheesmo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zelli to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheesmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zelli checks a leg kick.
Cheesmo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheesmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mach Cheesmo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo wants to land a leg kick but Zelli is out of range.
Zelli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheesmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Zelli. Those never looked like landing.
Cheesmo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheesmo.
Mach Cheesmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheesmo tries to clinch but Zelli moves away
and Zelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheesmo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zelli.

Cheesmo has closed the distance and engaged Zelli in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Cheesmo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo tries a knee to the head but Zelli blocks it.
Zelli tries to break free but Cheesmo pushes him back against the cage.
Zelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheesmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zelli.
Zelli is trying to push Cheesmo away but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheesmo keeps control of Zelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zelli is trying to break free.
Zelli tries to pull guard but Cheesmo holds him up against the cage and eventually Zelli drops back down to his feet.
Zelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheesmo has double underhooks.
Zelli is trying to break the clinch but Cheesmo is controlling him.
Cheesmo just leaning against Zelli, taking a breather.
Zelli working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheesmo has Zelli pushed against the cage.
Zelli wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zen Zelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelli is trying to break the clinch but Cheesmo is controlling him.
Zelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheesmo backwards.
Zelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheesmo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zen Zelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheesmo blocks an uppercut.
Zelli wants to break free but Cheesmo has control.
Zelli tries to break free but Cheesmo pushes him back against the cage.
Cheesmo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheesmo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheesmo avoiding damage.
Zelli is trying to break the clinch but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage.
Zelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mach Cheesmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheesmo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mach Cheesmo!