PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinos Swacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Busters Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cherry
vs
Swacker

199 cm
26
279 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinos Swacker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cherry cracks Swacker with an open hand slap.
Swacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cherry just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Cherry coming out on top.
Swacker lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Swacker misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Swacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cherry scores with a shot 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!
Swacker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Swacker blocks a head kick by Cherry.
Swacker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cherry sprawls well. Cherry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swacker gets slowly back to his feet.
Swacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it.
Cherry scores with a push kick.
Swacker looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Swacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cherry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cherry looks to score with a jab to the body but Swacker is just out of range.
Cherry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swacker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swacker throws a chopping leg kick but Cherry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cherry thows a body shot but no joy.
Swacker is looking to land body kicks.
Swacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Swacker.
Swacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Swacker looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
Cherry throws a right and a left that Swacker avoids nicely.
Cherry tries to bum rush Swacker with a series of wild strikes but Swacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swacker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Swacker gets caught napping as Cherry dives in and scores a takedown. Swacker manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Swacker looking to control but Cherry passes into half guard.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but Swacker is working away.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swacker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swacker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swacker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker is refusing to be controlled, as Cherry sits in half guard.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swacker defending well though.

Swacker has one foot on Cherry's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cherry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
Swacker looks to land a combination but Cherry avoids it well.
Cherry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swacker shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherry sprawls well. He's pushed Swacker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swacker moves out of range as Cherry throws a body kick.
Swacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinos Swacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swacker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cherry checks it well.
Nice body punch from Cherry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swacker is defended easily by Cherry.
Buster Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinos Swacker.
Swacker throws a looping overhand right but Cherry ducks down to avoid it.
Swacker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cherry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swacker somewhat.
Swacker lands the left hand.
Swacker dives in and grabs Cherry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cherry pushes down on Swacker's head and hops out.
Cherry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Swacker throws a chopping leg kick but Cherry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cherry shoots in and drives through. Swacker sprawls well.
Swacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it.
Cherry throws a lazy right hand but Swacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cherry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cherry misses with a body kick.
Cherry stuffs the takedown.
Cherry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swacker checks it well.
Swacker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cherry defends it nicely.
Cherry throws a right hand that Swacker ducks under and follows up with a left that Swacker also avoids with ease.
Cherry is looking to wear down Swacker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cherry blocks a leg kick.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swacker.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Swacker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cherry is able to avoid easily.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swacker.
A combination from Cherry does no damage.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swacker manages to avoid it.

Swacker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cherry's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swacker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swacker won't allow Cherry to sweep him here.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Swacker from controlling successfully.
Swacker landing with the ground and pound.
Swacker stands up over Cherry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Swacker throwing strikes but missing.
Cherry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swacker passes Cherry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cherry tries to roll over but Swacker keeps him under control.

Swacker is working for a kimura but Cherry is defending it quite comfortably.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Swacker misses with a head shot. Cherry uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Swacker from controlling successfully.
Swacker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cherry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swacker.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Swacker throws a strike but Cherry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cherry wanted to stand there but Swacker had control of the position.
Swacker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cherry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swacker wants to get back to his feet but Cherry passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Swacker scores with a leg kick.
Swacker looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Cherry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Cherry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swacker quickly recovers to half guard.
Cherry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swacker's head.
Cherry is trying to control the action in half guard but Swacker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinos Swacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cherry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cherry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Swacker is looking for a sweep. Cherry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swacker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cherry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swacker wants to get back to his feet.
Cherry wants to take a breather but Swacker is having none of it.
Cherry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swacker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Swacker wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cherry throwing shots but Swacker is blocking nicely.
Cherry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swacker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Swacker 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.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control but Swacker is working from the bottom.
Cherry throws a big right hand that misses.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Swacker keeps moving.
Cherry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Swacker.
Swacker wants to stand but Cherry is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Buster Cherry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swacker looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
Swacker avoids the body shot from Cherry.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt - Swacker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cherry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cherry lands a jab to Swacker's midsection.
Swacker is breathing heavily.
Swacker wants to land a leg kick but Cherry is out of range.
Swacker missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Cherry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Swacker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Swacker wants to get back to his feet.
Swacker is looking to control Cherry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swacker avoid being mounted?
Swacker pushes Cherry off looking to stand but Cherry dives back in and keeps control.
Cherry throwing shots but Swacker is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Cherry.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Swacker trying to control here.
Swacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cherry drops an elbow to the side of Swacker's head.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swacker keeps working.
Swacker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cherry is working away from the top position though.
Cherry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swacker's head.
Swacker is looking for a sweep. Cherry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swacker keeps working.
Cherry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cherry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Swacker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cherry throwing strikes here but Swacker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cherry with shots to the head and body - Swacker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cherry is landing with some decent strikes but Swacker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry breaks from Swacker's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Swacker is rocked!
Cherry looking to ground and pound but Swacker is blocking nicely.
Cherry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swacker is still in real trouble! Can Cherry finish him?
Cherry throwing strikes here but Swacker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swacker is desperately trying to improve his position but Cherry has a good base and remains in mount.
Swacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Cherry controlling his opponent.
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.
Pinos Swacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Swacker tries to lock up and control but Cherry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cherry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cherry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swacker is looking to escape.
Swacker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Buster Cherry!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Buster Cherry!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Buster Cherry!

Buster Cherry wins by unanimous decision!