PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Fergerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fergerson
vs
Cherry

172 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turd Fergerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergerson moves in looking to clinch but Cherry pushes him off.
No luck for Fergerson with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cherry as Fergerson shoots in.
Fergerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fergerson wants to clinch up but Cherry keeps it at a distance.
Fergerson misses with a two punch combination.
Cherry shoots in looking for a takedown but Fergerson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cherry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fergerson tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily

and Cherry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergerson's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Fergerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cherry looking to sit in guard and control but Fergerson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergerson trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Cherry is looking to stand back up but Fergerson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cherry.
Fergerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Cherry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fergerson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cherry reverses the position - he's now on top in Fergerson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fergerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fergerson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cherry manages to get himself to full guard.

Cherry pushes Fergerson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cherry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slaps away a takedown attempt from Fergerson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fergerson. No joy for Cherry on that attempt.
Fergerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cherry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fergerson did well to prevent Cherry getting side control.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fergerson keeps working.
Cherry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry working the head and body with strikes.
Fergerson tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
Cherry drops an elbow to the side of Fergerson's head.
Cherry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cherry is keen to just control but Fergerson is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cherry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!

Fergerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cherry is fending him off so far but Fergerson persists. Nope, Cherry circles away and we're back to standing.
Fergerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cherry fails to land the takedown.
Fergerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fergerson swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergerson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cherry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergerson's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Fergerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fergerson keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry lands a couple of digs.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Fergerson keeps moving.
Fergerson working a defensive guard here.
Cherry trying to control but Fergerson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cherry works over Fergerson with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry with a nice head shot there.
Fergerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Cherry is working Fergerson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fergerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Fergerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cherry is working Fergerson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cherry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cherry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cherry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cherry landing some decent shots from guard.
Cherry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Fergerson looking for a guillotine here but Cherry defends easily.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fergerson.
Fergerson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cherry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cherry working Fergerson over with strikes.
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cherry is trying to control. Fergerson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cherry might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fergerson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ground and pound from Cherry.
Cherry is keen to just control but Fergerson is a slippery customer.

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 Fergerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fergerson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cherry has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cherry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fergerson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cherry dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cherry unloading with bombs!
Cherry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fergerson is looking to escape.
Fergerson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fergerson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cherry pushes Fergerson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cherry as Fergerson shoots in.
Fergerson tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Fergerson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cherry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cherry showed some decent athleticism there.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fergerson is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Cherry is nestled in close to Fergerson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fergerson is trying to stand back up but Cherry is controlling him
Fergerson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cherry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cherry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fergerson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turd Fergerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buster Cherry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fergerson punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cherry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cherry!
Buster Cherry 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.