PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry's entrance music is We're Both In Love With a Sexy Lady. A fine choice. Kennison has chosen Hero as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cherry
vs
Kennison

180 cm
23
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

164 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Kennison!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry scores with the left hand. Kennison knows he should have avoided that one.
Kennison looks to land a body kick but Cherry moved away.
Kennison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennison throws a chopping leg kick but Cherry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennison.
Kennison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kennison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Kennison moves out of range as Cherry strikes.

Kennison gets a clinch.
Kennison lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Kennison.
Kennison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennison tries to throw a body punch but Cherry avoids it by throwing Kennison back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Kennison can't find room to land a body shot as Cherry controls the action.
Kennison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cherry is defending well for now.
Cherry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kennison tries to work over Cherry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cherry's elbow.
Cherry takes a shot to the head.
Kennison tries to throw a body punch but Cherry avoids it by throwing Kennison back against the cage.
Kennison misses with a punch to the body.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kennison fails to land.
Kennison can't find room to land a body shot as Cherry controls the action.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.
Kennison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cherry is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kennison.
Cherry prevents a body shot from Kennison.
Kennison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennison lands an elbow inside that Cherry shrugs off.

It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cherry controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Kennison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cherry can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Kennison.
Kennison is leaning against Cherry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
A shot in the inside from Kennison.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennison.
Kennison misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Kennison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cherry is defending well for now.
Kennison tries to work over Cherry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennison misses with a body punch.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cherry.
Cherry blocks an elbow strike.
Kennison has a couple of punches blocked by Cherry.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennison lands an elbow that stopped Cherry in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cherry avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Kennison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennison cracks Cherry with a nice body shot.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cherry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kennison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kennison misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennison.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kennison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster 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.

Cherry moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kennison.
Kennison connects with a solid leg kick.
Kennison lands a two punch combo.
Kennison walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Cherry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cherry throws a shot from downtown. Kennison moves away and avoids it.
Cherry moves away from the strike by Kennison.
Kennison throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennison tries to clinch up but Cherry circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Kennison throws a jab when Cherry was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison misses the body punch
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennison thuds a left hand into Cherry's body.
Kennison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cherry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kennison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cherry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cherry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennison.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennison misses with a low kick.
Cherry slips a straight right by Kennison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karl Kennison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cherry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kennison's waist but Kennison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cherry off to one side.
Kennison misses with a body shot.
Cherry slips under a jab.
Cherry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kennison tries to avoid it but Cherry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kennison to the ground. Kennison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cherry avoids the body shot from Kennison.
Cherry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kennison throws the kick towards the body but Cherry avoids it.
Kennison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cherry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kennison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison lands with a straight right. Cherry didn't see that one coming.

Kennison clinches with his opponent.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cherry controls his hands.
Kennison throws an elbow that misses.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Cherry wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cherry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kennison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cherry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cherry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennison tries to work over Cherry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennison cracks Cherry with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry tries for a takedown but Kennison manages to get underhooks.
Kennison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.
Kennison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennison lands an elbow that stopped Cherry in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison digs a right hand underneath Cherry's ribcage. Cherry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karl Kennison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cherry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennison.
Kennison is working Cherry over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kennison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Cherry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kennison.
Kennison connects with a body shot.
Kennison misses with a hook.
Kennison lands a head kick!
Kennison throws a head kick that misses.
Kennison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cherry.
Kennison throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Karl Kennison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cherry throws an off balance right hand

and Kennison counters by moving into the clinch.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cherry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Cherry avoids the damage to the body.
Kennison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cherry goes for a takedown attempt but Kennison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennison.
Kennison connects with the punch.
Cherry slips under a jab.
Kennison misses with a low kick.
Cherry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cherry slips a straight right by Kennison.
Kennison throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Kennison swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cherry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennison backs up against the cage.
Kennison lands a really nice looking cross but Cherry seems unphased.
Cherry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cherry throws a right hand that misses
and Kennison counters with a low kick, right behind Cherry 's knee.
Cherry blocks a jab.
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!
Kennison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kennison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cherry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. Cherry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennison scores with a shot to the body.
Cherry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennison. Kennison obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennison.
A jab from Kennison misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennison. That snapped Cherry's head back.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kennison misses with a low kick.
Kennison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cherry's hands.
Kennison looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cherry looks to land a right hand but Kennison moved out of range.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennison.
Cherry defending well as Kennison loads up on a big left hand.
Kennison tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
A head kick misses from Kennison.
Kennison throws a body punch but Cherry moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kennison there.
Buster Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Cherry misses its intended target.
Karl Kennison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry takes one to the side of the head.
Kennison swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kennison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kennison 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Kennison!
Karl Kennison spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.