PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes into the arena with D-12 - Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Buster Cherry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hamish Gaffney's chin.

Cherry
vs
Gaffney

175 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
31
182 lbs
9 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.

Gaffney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaffney lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherry is keeping the position for now.

Gaffney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaffney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaffney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cherry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Cherry's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Cherry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaffney defends it easily.

Cherry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cherry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaffney defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry is pulling down on Gaffney's head to control his posture.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cherry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaffney trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaffney landing with the ground and pound.
Cherry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gaffney manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry postures up and lands a big shot to Gaffney's brow.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry throwing strikes from guard but Gaffney blocks nicely.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cherry postures up and lands a big shot to Gaffney's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaffney's head.
Cherry throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaffney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cherry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gaffney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cherry trying to control but Gaffney is working from the bottom.
Cherry stands up over Gaffney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cherry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cherry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cherry throwing strikes from guard but Gaffney blocks nicely.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaffney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry works over Gaffney with some ground and pound from guard.
Gaffney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cherry is controlling him.
Gaffney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gaffney has his feet on Cherry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gaffney throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.

Gaffney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cherry throws a couple of heel strikes.

Cherry working for a triangle but Gaffney defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaffney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney stopping the sweep attempt from Cherry.
Cherry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gaffney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cherry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cherry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but Gaffney is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaffney wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cherry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaffney tries to get to full guard but Cherry has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cherry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cherry lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry landing some decent shots from guard.
Cherry throwing strikes from guard but Gaffney blocks nicely.
Cherry looking to sit in guard and control but Gaffney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cherry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cherry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gaffney is aware though and is defending well.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaffney is one step ahead there.

Cherry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cherry is looking for a triangle but Gaffney pushes his legs off easily.
Cherry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cherry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherry is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
Gaffney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control the position here.
Cherry is trying to keep Gaffney in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gaffney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cherry quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffney wants to pass the guard but Cherry is defending well.

Cherry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaffney slips a nice elbow through Cherry's hands, connecting with Cherry's forehead.
Gaffney prevents Cherry from standing back up.
Cherry is staying active underneath Gaffney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buster Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cherry tries to roll over but Gaffney keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is trying to maintain the position but Gaffney is very close to passing his half guard.

Gaffney is looking for a kimura but Cherry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gaffney to get the leverage.

Cherry is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Gaffney is tapping! Great win for Cherry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buster Cherry!
A very excited looking Buster Cherry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.