PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 3 p4p, 343 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1 p4p, 25 weight class). Cheese's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Midnight NAMBLA. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cheese
vs
Bualuang

175 cm
29
135
23 - 6 - 0

170 cm
40
142
32 - 16 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conquer
Conviction

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bualuang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bualuang takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bualuang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bualuang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bualuang connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back.
Bualuang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Bualuang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bualuang.
Bualuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bualuang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bualuang.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bualuang throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bualuang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts.
Cheese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese scores with a kick to the body.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Bualuang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese misses with a hook
letting Bualuang counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
Bualuang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Cheese.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Cheese finds it's target.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Bualuang moved out of range.
Cheese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bualuang throws a big shot that misses.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bualuang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Bualuang's head but Bualuang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

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!
Bualuang throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Bualuang is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
Bualuang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Bualuang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bualuang takes the fight into the clinch.

Cheese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Bualuang is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Cheese counters with a right hand to the body.

Bualuang clinches.
Cheese is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Bualuang's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bualuang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Cheese.
Cheese lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cheese.
Cheese manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cheese for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese is trying to maintain a safe position but Bualuang gets an underhook and turns Cheese into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bualuang or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
Cheese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Bualuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
I was talking to Cheese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cheese - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Bualuang works on Cheese's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheeses head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bualuang.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
Bualuang works on Cheese's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bualuang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Bualuang ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Bualuang moved out of range nicely.
Bualuang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheese lands a nice hook to Bualuang's body. Bualuang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bualuang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bualuang throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese misses with a wild combination.
Bualuang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles Eric Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bualuang will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese lands a jab to the nose.
Cheese connects with a crisp jab.
Bualuang throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Bualuang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Bualuang lands a jab-cross combination.
Bualuang avoids a kick to the body.
Bualuang misses with a kick to the body.
Bualuang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheese.
A leg kick checked by Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Bualuang throws a nice looking combination but Cheese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheese connects with a jab.
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!
Bualuang blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.

Cheese sends Bualuang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cheese is motioning to the referee to let Bualuang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Bualuang is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Bualuang drops his hands momentarily. Cheese doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bualuang staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bualuang doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Charles Eric Cheese thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.