PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Krenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cheadle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheadle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Intergalactic Rock. Don Cheadle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Krenin's chin.

Krenin
vs
Cheadle

177 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Krenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cheadle!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Don Cheadle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cheadle's waist but Cheadle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krenin off to one side.
Krenin fails with a takedown attempt.
Krenin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Krenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cheadle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Cheadle.

It looks like Mike Krenin has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheadle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krenin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cheadle has a couple of punches blocked by Krenin.

Krenin tumbles to the floor! Cheadle threw a big shot that dropped him and now Cheadle is on top looking to finish! Krenin has guard but can he survive?!
Krenin keeping full guard, as Cheadle tries to pass.
Cheadle stays in close to Krenin's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheadle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Krenin is breathing heavily.
Krenin misses the shot to the body.

Cheadle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cheadle lands in his opponent's guard.
Cheadle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheadle stands and steps away. Krenin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Cheadle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krenin's guard.
Cheadle stopping the sweep attempt from Krenin.
Cheadle postures up in Krenin's guard and throws a big left but Krenin blocks it.
Krenin really is a fat lump.

Krenin pushes Cheadle off and scrambles back to his feet.

Cheadle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cheadle throwing shots but Krenin is blocking nicely.
Cheadle content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle is pressing down on Krenin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krenin is holding on for now.
Krenin is trying to maintain the position but Cheadle is very close to passing his half guard.
Cheadle wants to pass to mount but Krenin is defending the position.
Cheadle is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Don Cheadle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheadle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krenin, pushing him back against the cage.
Krenin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cheadle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheadle misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheadle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheadle misses with some punches.
A short left from Cheadle.
Krenin tries to stall but Cheadle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheadle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krenin backwards.
Cheadle lands a left hand.

Krenin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheadle tries to close the distance and clinch but Krenin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krenin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cheadle moves into the clinch.
Cheadle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheadle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cheadle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Krenin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cheadle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krenin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheadle is thwarting Krenin's attempts to control the position.
Cheadle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cheadle works his way into side control.
Krenin seems a little lost for a moment, as Cheadle dominates the positioning.
Krenin is not content to let Cheadle control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cheadle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cheadle working away.
Krenin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Krenin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Krenin tries to keep at a distance but Cheadle has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cheadle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenin looking for a sweep. Not yet Krenin, not yet.
Cheadle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krenin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheadle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Krenin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krenin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheadle controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krenin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cheadle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krenin's guard.
Cheadle controlling the action here.
Krenin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cheadle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Don Cheadle has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Cheadle escapes and gets back to his feet.
Krenin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheadle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cheadle closes the distance and clinches.
Cheadle lands a right hand.
A short right from Cheadle.
Cheadle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krenin tries to pull guard but Cheadle won't allow it.
Cheadle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheadle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheadle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Krenin pulls Cheadle into guard.
Cheadle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cheadle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Krenin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krenin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheadle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheadle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Cheadle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cheadle is trying to control. Krenin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krenin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cheadle wants to stand but Krenin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cheadle trying to control the pace.
Krenin trying to control but Cheadle postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenin is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheadle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cheadle is thwarting Krenin's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheadle gets a takedown into half guard.
Krenin trying to hold on to Cheadle's head to control him but Cheadle postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenin is trying to stand back up but Cheadle is controlling him
Cheadle is taking a breather. Krenin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krenin wants to get back to full guard.
Cheadle not doing much here.
Krenin tries to roll over but Cheadle keeps him under control.
Cheadle wants to pass to mount but Krenin is defending the position.
Cheadle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenin is trying to get back to full guard.
Cheadle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Krenin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cheadle slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Despite being in the dominant position, Don Cheadle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krenin misses with a takedown attempt

and Cheadle moves into the clinch.
Cheadle lands an uppercut.
Cheadle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krenins head.
Krenin tries to pull guard but Cheadle won't allow it.
Krenin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Krenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krenin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krenin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Krenin gets control of Cheadle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krenin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krenin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheadle is pushing down on Krenin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krenin is fighting to maintain full guard but Cheadle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mike Krenin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Cheadle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheadle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cheadle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheadle 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cheadle!