PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cherry
vs
Remo

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Acton Nutrition Company

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cherry tries to avoid it but Remo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cherry to the ground. Cherry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cherry wants to clinch.

Remo clinches with his opponent.
Remo is working for takedown but Cherry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cherry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cherry lands an elbow inside that Remo shrugs off.

It looks like Chiun Remo has been cut.
Remo misses with a body punch.
Cherry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Remo takes an elbow to the temple.
Cherry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Remo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cherry's elbow.
Cherry lands a right hand.
Cherry stalling.
Remo lands a nice shot to the body.
Cherry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remo as Cherry tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remo avoids a wild elbow strike from Cherry.
Cherry leaning against his opponent.
Remo misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cherry.
Cherry misses with an elbow strike.
Cherry misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cherry.
Cherry lands a shoulder strike.
Remo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cherry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chris Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
Cherry misses with an elbow over the top.
Cherry stalls.
Remo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cherry just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.

Remo breaks from the clinch.
Cherry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remo.
Chris Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry wants to clinch.

Remo moves into the clinch.
Remo can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cherry throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remo goes for a takedown attempt but Cherry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cherry pushes Remo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cherry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Remo backwards.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.
Cherry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Remo gets control of Cherry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Remo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Remo keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Remo.
Cherry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cherry sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Cherry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Remo closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Remo.
Cherry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Remo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cherry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Remo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Remo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cherry fails to land.
Cherry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cherry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chiun Remo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cherry is looking to clinch but Remo is avoiding it.
Cherry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Remo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Remo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Remo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Cherry has managed to clinch.
Remo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cherry has him pressed against the cage.
Cherry lands with a right to the head.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
Cherry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cherry controlling the action here for a moment.
Chris Cherry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Remo tries to break the clinch but Cherry is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry scores with a shoulder strike.
Cherry takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chris Cherry has been cut.
Cherry prevents Remo from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cherry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remo's brow.
Cherry trying to control the position but instead, Remo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cherry into the cage.
Remo takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cherry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remo's brow.
Remo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Remo tries to break the clinch but Cherry is controlling the position.
Cherry misses with some punches.
Cherry slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remo as Cherry tries to tie him up.
Cherry can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Remo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cherry has him pressed against the cage.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remo.
Still in the clinch, Cherry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Cherry.
Cherry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Remo's efforts to push away.
Cherry is looking to control Remo's arms but Remo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cherry has his back to the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cherry here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Remo avoids the elbow strike from Cherry, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remo tries to break free but Cherry pushes him back against the cage.
Cherry tries to stall but Remo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Remo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cherry fails to land.
Cherry is trying to maintain a safe position but Remo gets an underhook and turns Cherry into the cage.
Remo tries to break free but Cherry pushes him back against the cage.
Remo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cherry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remo.
Cherry tries to clinch but Remo moves away
and Remo counters with a series of strikes. Cherry will be more careful next time no doubt.

Remo instigates a clinch.
Remo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cherry misses with an elbow strike.
Remo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cherry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry swings wildly with an uppercut but Remo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Remo lands with a right to the head.
Cherry throws a punch but it's blocked by Remo.
Cherry prevents Remo from breaking the clinch.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.
Cherry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cherry misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remo wants to take the fight to the mat but Cherry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cherry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cherry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Remo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cherry to the mat! Cherry manages to get full guard.
Remo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Remo stands up and beckons Cherry to his feet.
Chris Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cherry tries to clinch up
and Remo counters with a body kick that stops Cherry in his tracks momentarily.

Cherry tries to sprawl but Remo drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Remo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remo trying to advance position but Cherry counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cherry wants to sweep here but Remo controlling him for the moment.
Remo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cherry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Remo is pushing down on Cherry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cherry is fighting to maintain full guard but Remo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Remo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.

Cherry looking for submissions off his back.
Remo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Remo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cherry could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Remo has cracked it and Cherry is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Remo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chiun Remo!
Chiun Remo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.