PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ponce Enrile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by We're Both In Love With a Sexy Lady. Enrile has chosen Alab ng Puso by Rivermaya as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cherry
vs
Ponce Enrile

180 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Gutshot Extreme Nutrition
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Ponce Enrile!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrile swinging wildly here.
Cherry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cherry throws a lazy right hand but Enrile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enrile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Enrile ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Enrile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cherry throws a hook but Enrile blocks it.
Enrile throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
Cherry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Enrile tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Enrile does no damage.
Enrile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Enrile staying out of range there.
Enrile misses with a series of wild punches.
Enrile throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cherry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cherry throws a big shot that misses.
Enrile moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cherry misses with a lunging right hand
and Enrile counters with a two punch combo.
Cherry misses with a right hand
and Enrile counters with a left and a right that stings Cherry.
Cherry misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Enrile. Those never looked like landing.
Enrile misses with a two punch combination.
Enrile misses with a wild combination.
Cherry throws a body punch but Enrile moves out of range.
Enrile misses with a double jab.
Cherry throws a lazy right hand but Enrile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cherry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enrile.
A swing and a miss from Cherry.
Enrile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrile looks to land a combination but Cherry avoids it well.
Enrile lands a two punch combo.
Cherry takes a swing at Enrile's ribcage but misses.
Cherry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enrile moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Enrile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enrile misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Enrile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enrile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cherry.
Enrile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherry looks to throw the jab but Enrile is out of range.
Enrile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Cherry misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cherry misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Enrile!
Enrile is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Enrile.
Cherry throws a right and a left that Enrile avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Cherry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cherry takes a swing at Enrile's ribcage but misses.
Enrile's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Enrile duly obliges.
Enrile slips under a jab.
Cherry throws a jab when Enrile was well out of range.
Cherry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enrile.
Enrile tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Enrile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enrile counters with a series of strikes. Cherry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Enrile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Enrile misses.
The fighters circling - Cherry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cherry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cherry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enrile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buster Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Cherry misses.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Enrile.
Enrile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Enrile throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
Enrile looks gassed!
Enrile throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.
Enrile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry throws a jab but it's blocked by Enrile.
Cherry misses with a right hand
and Enrile counters with a two punch combo.
Enrile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Ponce Enrile will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Enrile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Cherry misses with an uppercut. Enrile saw that one coming.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Enrile.
Cherry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enrile.
A slow jab from Cherry misses its intended target.
Enrile moves out of range of the strikes.
Enrile ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Juan Ponce Enrile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Enrile.
Buster Cherry is winning the standup battle so far.
Cherry looks to land a right hand but Enrile moved out of range.
Enrile throws a one two combo.
Enrile tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry looks to score with a jab to the body but Enrile is just out of range.
A punch combination from Enrile misses.
Cherry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Enrile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Enrile.
Cherry throws a right and a left that Enrile avoids nicely.
Enrile looks to land a combination but Cherry avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Enrile throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry throws a hook but Enrile avoids it easily.
Cherry misses with a lunging right hand
and Enrile counters with a two punch combo.
Cherry throws a jab when Enrile was well out of range.
Cherry misses with a double jab
and Enrile counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cherry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Enrile.
Enrile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherry circles away quickly and effectively.
Enrile slips a jab from Cherry.
Cherry throws an overhand right that lands on Enrile's shoulder, as Enrile tries to avoid the shot.
Cherry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cherry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enrile.
Cherry looks to land a left hand but Enrile moved out of range nicely.
Enrile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cherry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Enrile misses with a series of wild punches.
Enrile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Enrile throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.
Enrile is breathing heavily.
Enrile slips a straight right by Cherry.
Some wild striking there from Cherry.
Enrile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cherry throws the left hand but Enrile avoids the punch easily.
Cherry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enrile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Enrile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cherry throws out the jab.
Cherry misses with a wild body shot.
Enrile misses with a series of wild punches.
Cherry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cherry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enrile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherry circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a jab but it's blocked by Enrile.
Cherry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enrile slips a straight right by Cherry.
Cherry throws a poor cross that misses
and Enrile counters with a left and a right that stings Cherry.
Sloppy strikes from Enrile. Those never looked like landing.
Cherry throws a hook to the side of Enrile's head but Enrile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enrile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cherry.
Some wild striking there from Enrile.
Enrile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enrile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Enrile throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Cherry misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cherry dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Enrile misses with the combination.
Enrile misses with a series of wild punches.
Cherry throws an overhand right that lands on Enrile's shoulder, as Enrile tries to avoid the shot.
Cherry looks to land a combination but Enrile avoids it well.
Cherry misses with an uppercut.
Enrile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Enrile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cherry lands a right hook to the body.
Enrile blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Enrile.
Enrile scores with a three punch combo!
Enrile swinging wildly here.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Enrile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enrile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrile misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Enrile misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Cherry misses.
Cherry throws a jab but it's blocked by Enrile.
Enrile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cherry.
Enrile fails to land with a series of punches.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherry cracks Enrile with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Enrile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherry circles away quickly and effectively.
Cherry looks to score with a jab to the body but Enrile is just out of range.
Cherry misses the shot to the body.
Cherry misses with a hook. Enrile ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Enrile does no damage.
Enrile moves away from the strike by Cherry.
Enrile moves out of range of the strikes.
Enrile tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry misses with a straight right.
Enrile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Enrile blocks a jab.
Cherry misses with a looping left.
Enrile staying out of range there.
Enrile fails to land with a series of punches.
Cherry misses with a hook. Enrile ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cherry misses.
Enrile swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry throws an overhand right that lands on Enrile's shoulder, as Enrile tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enrile throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Enrile staying out of range there.
Cherry looks to throw the jab but Enrile is out of range.
Enrile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enrile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enrile moves out of range of the strikes.
Cherry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Enrile.
Enrile misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enrile.
No joy there for Enrile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Cherry misses.
Enrile misses with a few strikes there.
Cherry misses with a body shot.
Cherry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry throws a looping overhand right but Enrile ducks down to avoid it.
Cherry throws a looping overhand right but Enrile ducks down to avoid it.
Cherry throws a big shot that misses.
Enrile throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enrile.
Cherry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enrile.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cherry!
A less than humble Buster Cherry misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.