PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry has chosen Busters Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chim
vs
Cherry

190 cm
36
250 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

199 cm
37
279 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chim darts in looking for a takedown but Cherry gets double underhooks and turns Chim into the cage.
Chim swings wildly with an uppercut but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cherry breaks the clinch.
Chim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim shoots in but Cherry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chim is defended easily by Cherry.
Cherry throws a leg kick but Chim checks it.
Chim has a takedown stuffed.
Chim has his takedown stuffed
and Cherry counters with a leg kick.
Cherry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cherry counters with a good low kick that Chim was not able to check.
Chim is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cherry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cherry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cherry is on top in guard.
Cherry won't allow Chim to sweep him here.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry throws a strike but Chim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing good reports from Chim'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry seems keen to control Chim's posture.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
Cherry is looking to stand up but Chim isn't so interested in that idea.

Cherry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chim defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Chim is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Chim tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chim keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim moves into full guard.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chim looking for a sweep. Not yet Chim, not yet.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chim has his takedown stuffed
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chim thinking.
Chim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chim fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chim.
Cherry connects with an inside leg kick.
Cherry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chim is fending him off so far but Cherry persists. Nope, Chim circles away and we're back to standing.
Cherry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry tried to score with a low kick but Chim checks it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cherry.
The referee asks Cherry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cherry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cherry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Cherry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cherry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cherry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Chim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chim regains half guard.
Chim is refusing to be controlled, as Cherry sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to advance position but Chim counters by regaining guard.
Chim wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
Chim controlling the position.
Chim can't keep his opponent in guard - Cherry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chim wants to improve his position but Cherry is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cherry.
Chim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buster Cherry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cherry thows a huge punch but Chim dodges it nicely.
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chim wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cherry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cherry is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking to stall here but Chim recovers full guard.
Chim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chim is looking for a kimura here.
Cherry tries to get to full guard but Chim has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim is keen to just control but Cherry is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chim shoots for a takedown but Cherry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Cherry. No joy for Chim on that attempt.

Chim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chim is in Cherry's guard.
Cherry trying to control the position.
Our spies down at at Saboteur's Playground inform us that Cherry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cherry keeping full guard, as Chim tries to pass.
Chim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chim advances nicely into full mount.
Chim tries to control but Cherry wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Chim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry working to try and regain half guard.
Chim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chim controlling the position easily from mount.
Cherry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cherry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim controlling the pace for now.
Chim looking to control but Cherry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cherry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chim with the ground and pound from mount.
Chim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cherry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chim is trying to control. Cherry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim is just content to waste time from the top position. Cherry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Chim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cherry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dong Chim.
Chim fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a stiff right hand.

Chim is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cherry shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Cherry slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Cherry lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Buster Cherry!
In his post fight interview, Buster Cherry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.