PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chin Check (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Hesekiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chin Check has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Check
vs
Hesekiel

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chin Check!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Hesekiel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hesekiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Check will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Check fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hesekiel manages to avoid it.
Hesekiel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Check.
Check tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hesekiel swivels and escapes.
Check is looking to clinch.

Check gets a takedown into half guard.
Hesekiel is looking to improve his position.
Hesekiel trying to control from the bottom.
Hesekiel gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hesekiel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Check controls from within his opponent's guard.
Check is looking to work some ground and pound but Hesekiel has wrist control.
Hesekiel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Check is one step ahead there.
Check trying to control but Hesekiel is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Check trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Check trying to control the position from guard on top but Hesekiel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Check has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hesekiel scores with a takedown into Check's guard.
Check keeping moving, preventing Hesekiel from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check wants to sweep but no luck.
Check bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hesekiel's guard.
Hesekiel has Check pulled in close to control his posture.
Check is looking to stand up but Hesekiel won't let him.
Check is breathing heavily.
Hesekiel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Check!
Hesekiel trying to control but Check is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hesekiel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Check kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Check wants to control but Hesekiel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chin Check will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hesekiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hesekiel misses with a body kick.

Check drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hesekiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hesekiel is pulling down on Check's head. It's preventing any offense from Check, at least for the moment.
Check pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hesekiel is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Check postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hesekiel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Check, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hesekiel scoring with some ground and pound.
Check has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Check working a defensive guard here.
Check keeping moving, preventing Hesekiel from controlling successfully.

Check is working an open guard so Hesekiel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hesekiel is looking to clinch.
Check tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hesekiel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hesekiel with a lazy takedown attempt

and Check counters with a shoot takedown. Hesekiel fights it but they end up in guard.
Hesekiel trying to control the position.
Hesekiel keeping moving, preventing Check from controlling successfully.
Hesekiel is trying to control the position but Check postures up.
Hesekiel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hesekiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Check pushing down on Hesekiel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check works his way into full mount!
Hesekiel wants to hold on but Check pushes him away.
Hesekiel is working to get back to half guard.

Check looking for a guillotine from mount but Hesekiel is having none of it.
Hesekiel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chin Check dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Check.
Hesekiel misses with a takedown attempt

and Check counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hesekiel's guard now.
Check passes Hesekiel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hesekiel is trying to get back to full guard.
Check looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Check is keen to just control but Hesekiel is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hesekiel trying to control but Check postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Check decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hesekiel closes the distance but Check moves to the side

and Check counters by clinching up.

Hesekiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Check misses.
Hesekiel tries to clinch up but Check circles away and keeps his distance.
Check takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check misses with a wild body shot.
Hesekiel shoots and misses

and Check counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Check.
Check works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Check passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hesekiel!
A nice elbow there by Check.
Hesekiel tries to hold on but Check pushes him away.

Check is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Check gets a clinch.

Hesekiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hesekiel tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Check holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hesekiel manages to break the clinch.
Check will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Check takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hesekiel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Check, right into the meat.
Check lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Check misses with a takedown

and Hesekiel counters by clinching up.

Check lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hesekiel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hesekiel wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check wants to get back to his feet.
Jorma Hesekiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chin Check is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chin Check showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Check 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chin Check!