PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superstar Remix. Manny Wright acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cherry
vs
Wright

194 cm
25
257 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

208 cm
24
278 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry avoids the body shot from Wright.
Cherry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Cherry slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright takes a swing at Cherry's ribcage but misses.
Cherry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Manny Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cherry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Cherry's shoulder, as Cherry tries to avoid the shot.
Cherry digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Cherry looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Cherry shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Cherry throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Cherry throws a big shot that misses.
Cherry closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Cherry pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pete Cherry has been cut.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Cherry punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cherry.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Cherry pushes him off.
Cherry scores with a punch to the head.
Cherry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cherry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cherry works the jab nicely.
Cherry misses with a shot to the body
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cherry to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch there but Cherry circles away.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cherry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright misses with a body punch
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Wright misses the body punch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry misses with a looping right.
Wright misses with a combination
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cherry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright misses with a hook.
Cherry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cherry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright looks gassed!
A jab from Cherry does it's job there.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Cherry's shoulder, as Cherry tries to avoid the shot.
Cherry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Cherry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wright misses with a double jab
and Cherry counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Cherry throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.

Cherry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cherry throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Wright throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cherry here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Cherry ducks down to avoid it.
Cherry lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cherry.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cherry counter with a right hand.
Manny Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright throws a hook but Cherry blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cherry.

Cherry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cherry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wright is just riding it out for now. Cherry eventually gives up the hold.
Cherry prevents Wright from improving his position.
Cherry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wright tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cherry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry slips under a jab from Wright.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cherry lands with a right hand.
Cherry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cherry looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright moves forwards but Cherry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Cherry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cherry misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Cherry counters with a nice body shot.

Cherry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wright!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Cherry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cherry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cherry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry scores with a shot to the body.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cherry throws out the jab.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cherry counters with a stiff right hand.
Cherry moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pete Cherry is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cherry momentarily.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry misses with a body shot.
Wright slips a straight right by Cherry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manny Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Cherry lands.
Cherry looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.

Cherry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherry in side control, throwing shots but Wright defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cherry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cherry trying to control the position but Wright is working away.

Cherry tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Cherry is trying to get an arm triangle but Wright is defending well.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cherry has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Cherry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wright tries to bench press Cherry off him but Cherry keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Cherry!