PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Giba
vs
Cherry

165 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harold Cherry!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cherry.
Giba misses with an uppercut.
Giba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giba stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cherry.
Giba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Cherry.
Giba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giba wants it to stay on the feet.
Cherry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Giba stuffs the takedown attempt from Cherry. Cherry gets slowly back to his feet.
Cherry looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Giba shows good takedown defense.
Giba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giba circles away.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Giba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giba misses with a looping right.
Giba sizes up Cherry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cherry moves out of range of the strikes.
Giba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Giba.
Harold Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Giba throws a lazy right hand but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cherry shoots in and drives through. Giba sprawls well.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cherry.
Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giba.
Giba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cherry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A swing and a miss from Giba.
Cherry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giba's waist but Giba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cherry off to one side.
Giba throws a body punch but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Cherry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cherry somewhat.
Giba throws a head kick that misses.
Giba throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slips under a jab from Giba.
Giba looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
Giba stuffs the takedown attempt from Cherry. Cherry gets slowly back to his feet.
Giba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Giba.
A big right from Giba misses.
Giba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cherry.
Giba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giba throws a lazy right hand but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giba throws a hook to the side of Cherry's head but Cherry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Giba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Giba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Giba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Giba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Giba is landing with some decent strikes but Cherry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Giba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cherry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giba misses with a hook.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Cherry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giba counters with a nice uppercut.
Giba looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Giba throws a head kick but Cherry moves out of range.
Giba misses with a looping right.
Giba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giba blocks a leg kick.
Cherry has his takedown stuffed
and Giba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Cherry moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry missing with a left hand there. Giba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cherry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giba throws out the jab.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Giba thuds a left hand into Cherry's body.
The fighters circling - Giba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giba throws a jab when Cherry was well out of range.
Giba throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Giba.
Giba misses with an uppercut.
Giba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giba.
Giba throws a shot from downtown. Cherry moves away and avoids it.

That's two 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.
Giba cracks Cherry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giba throws a hook but Cherry blocks it.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Giba.
Cherry avoids the body shot from Giba.
Giba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it.
Cherry blocks a head kick by Giba.
Cherry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cherry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Cherry.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Giba.
Cherry blocks a head kick by Giba.
Giba misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Giba misses.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Giba to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Giba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giba missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cherry misses with a takedown
and Giba counters with a head kick. That will keep Cherry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cherry ducks right into an uppercut from Giba.
Giba misses the jab.
Giba loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
Cherry tries for a takedown but Giba circles away easily
and Giba counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cherry defending well as Giba loads up on a big left hand.
Giba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giba misses with an uppercut.
Cherry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giba.
Giba throws a lazy right hand but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harold Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Giba defending well as Cherry loads up on a big left hand.
Giba loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giba misses with a wild body shot.
Cherry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giba counters with a head kick.
Giba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giba dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Giba.
Giba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Giba misses.
Cherry with a poor takedown
and Giba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giba thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Giba misses.
Cherry lands with a kick to the temple. Giba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Giba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry with a poor takedown
letting Giba counter with a right hand.
Cherry slips a jab from Giba.
Cherry slips under a jab from Giba.
Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giba misses with a straight right.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giba misses with an uppercut.
Giba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cherry slips under a jab.
Giba thows a body shot but no joy.
Giba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giba swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Giba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cherry.
Cherry slips under a jab from Giba.
Giba misses with a hook. Cherry ducked under it nicely.
Giba takes a swing at Cherry's ribcage but misses.

That's two 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.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Giba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giba looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Giba throws a head kick that misses.
Giba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giba throws a head kick but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry moves out of range as Giba strikes.
Giba throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Giba.
Giba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Giba.
Cherry defending well as Giba loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Giba misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giba.
A head kick misses from Giba.
A telegraphed right hand from Giba misses the target.
Giba throws an overhand right that lands on Cherry's shoulder, as Cherry tries to avoid the shot.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giba.
Giba misses with a head kick.
A big left from Giba misses.
Giba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry moves out of range as Giba strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giba throws a head kick but Cherry moves out of range.
Giba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Giba.
Cherry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cherry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giba throws out the jab.
Giba throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Harold Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giba throws a hook but Cherry avoids it easily.
Cherry blocks a head kick by Giba.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry slips under a jab.
Giba lands a jab to the head.
Giba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giba 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giba!