PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cheatly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cheatly
vs
England

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cheatly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack England!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

England feints and as Cheatly raises his hands in defense, England changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
England cracks Cheatly with a solid left hand.
Cheatly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
England trying to control but Cheatly is working from the bottom.

Cheatly pushes England off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Cheatly has England up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cheatly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but England pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheatly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
England is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheatly is defending well for now.
Cheatly tries to score a body lock takedown but England shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Cheatly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheatly misses with a two punch combination.
Cheatly misses with a double jab.

England fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheatly, pushing him back against the cage.
Cheatly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cheatly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cheatly pulls guard.

England gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cheatly fails with the takedown

and England counters with a crisp one two that drops Cheatly! England thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cheatly to his feet! Cheatly is in big trouble!

Cheatly is rocked!
Cheatly is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Cheatly. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
England throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cheatly clinches up against the cage.
England slows down the pace here.

England decides to pull guard.
England wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheatly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
England throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
England tries to strike from the bottom.
England is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

England is stalling here. Cheatly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! England seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cheatly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cheatly off and has taken his back!

England patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Will England go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cheatly is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
England is riding his opponent, not letting Cheatly buck him off.
England's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheatly is trapped and England is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
England avoiding Cheatly 's attempts to control his hands.

Cheatly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of England's arms.
England really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Cheatly.
Cheatly trying to get back to his feet but England is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack England dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

England takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cheatly darts in looking for a takedown but England gets double underhooks and turns Cheatly into the cage.
England shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cheatly defends it nicely.
Cheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
England shoots in looking for a takedown but Cheatly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing England's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
England shoots for a takedown but Cheatly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Cheatly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack England.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

England clinches.
Cheatly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but England gets the underhooks and prevents it.
England swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheatly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Cheatly.
England tries for a takedown but Cheatly manages to get underhooks.

Cheatly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cheatly drives through and clinches with England against the cage.
Cheatly tries for a takedown but England manages to get underhooks.
Cheatly prevents a takedown attempt there.
England is pressed up against the cage. Cheatly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag England down to the mat. England avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cheatly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. England manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from England.
Mike Cheatly is winning the standup battle so far.
England is breathing heavily.
Cheatly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cheatly.
Cheatly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but England swivels and escapes.
England with the counter takedown but Cheatly avoids it easily.
England darts in looking for a takedown but Cheatly gets double underhooks and turns England into the cage.
Cheatly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cheatly pushes England away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheatly pushes England up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheatly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but England gets the underhooks and prevents it.

England pulls guard successfully.
England is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cheatly is controlling him.
England wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheatly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as England works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheatly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
England manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheatly manages to get himself to full guard.

Cheatly wants to get back to his feet but England is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cheatly looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheatly, not yet.
Cheatly has England pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheatly throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cheatly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheatly goes for a double leg but England avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as England continues to drive forward.
Cheatly misses with a takedown attempt - England sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheatly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but England manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheatly.
England shoots in looking for a takedown but Cheatly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing England's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
England ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheatly moves away.
England misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
England fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheatly avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Cheatly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack England.
England takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England fails to land the takedown.
Cheatly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cheatly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says England as he avoids it easily.
Cheatly dives in and grabs England's left leg, looking for a takedown. England pushes down on Cheatly's head and hops out.
Cheatly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from England.
England misses with a takedown
and Cheatly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheatly connects with a body shot.
Cheatly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Cheatly. No joy for England on that attempt.

Cheatly moves into range and clinches up with England.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheatly breaks the clinch.
Cheatly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around England's waist but England gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cheatly off to one side.

England gets tackled into the cage by Cheatly. Cheatly maintains the clinch.

Cheatly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheatly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. England manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

England gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheatly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cheatly pulls guard successfully.
Cheatly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cheatly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and England defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
England must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cheatly throws his legs up looking for a submission but England uses it to pass to side control.
Cheatly is trying to get back to his feet.

England is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cheatly has escaped the position, nice work there.

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.
Cheatly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cheatly is looking for a sweep.
England wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheatly keeps working.

England tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no England has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

England goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cheatly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for England but great work by Cheatly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cheatly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheatly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cheatly!