PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

houses
vs
cheese

200 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, terry cheese!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
houses tests cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
houses avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
houses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
houses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cheese as he jumps to the side.
cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
houses misses with a wild body shot.
houses stuffs the takedown.
houses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and cheese counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by cheese.
houses utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
houses throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
cheese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but houses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
houses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from cheese.
houses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
houses is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
houses throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A bone on bone clash there as houses blocks the leg kick.

cheese shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. cheese showed some decent athleticism there.
cheese seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but houses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheese not landing any meaningful shots this time.
houses is looking for a sweep. cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if cheese is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
houses trying to control from the bottom.
houses wants to get back to full guard.
cheese takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

cheese changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. houses looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

cheese tries for a kimura but houses is defending well.
cheese looks gassed!
houses tries to buck cheese off but cheese is having none of it.
cheese staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
houses struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
houses is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, cheese asserts his dominance and retains side control.
houses is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on cheese's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
cheese trying to control from half guard but houses is working away.
cheese passes into side control, despite houses's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

terry cheese dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

houses fails with the takedown

and cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. houses won't be happy with that.
houses is looking for a sweep.

cheese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
houses gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
houses works his way to full guard. Good work.

houses working for a triangle but cheese defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

houses has his feet on cheese's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from houses.
cheese throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some bone on bone action there as cheese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

cheese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
cheese passes houses's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
houses is looking to improve his position.
houses wants to get back to his feet.
cheese trying to control from half guard but houses is working away.
houses is trying to control but can't.
houses is trying to get back to full guard.
houses pushes cheese off looking to stand but cheese dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cheese is working away from the top position though.
terry cheese has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
houses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from houses.
houses misses with a series of wild punches.
houses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

cheese shoots in and bounces houses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
houses is controlling cheese's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cheese's corner is telling him to maintain position.
cheese postures up and lands a big shot to houses's brow.
houses striking off his back but it's not causing cheese any problems.

houses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. cheese is aware though and is defending well.
cheese landing some decent shots from guard.
cheese postures up in houses's guard and throws a big left but houses blocks it.
houses preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

terry cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

houses misses with a takedown attempt

and cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. houses won't be happy with that.
houses can't do much from the bottom here.
houses is trying to get back to half guard.
cheese is looking to take a break and control but houses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
cheese taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheese has knee on belly and moves into mount.
houses tries to control the position but cheese now has his back.
cheese scores with punches and elbows.
houses controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
cheese avoiding houses 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Will cheese go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cheese controlling well, preventing houses from escaping the position.
houses turns into cheese and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
houses connects with a couple of short punches.
cheese throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
houses would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cheese looks to clinch
and houses counters with a lovely shot to the body.

cheese scores a takedown into full mount!
houses wants to hold on but cheese pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese working houses over with strikes here.
houses is trying to escape the mount.

cheese has isolated one of houses's arms. houses looking to fight him off but cheese twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). terry cheese!