PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Chery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine has chosen War ensemble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chery
vs
Fontaine

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
221 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalib Chery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fontaine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fontaine trying to pass the guard but Chery defending well.
Chery trying to control from the bottom.
Fontaine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fontaine thows a huge punch but Chery dodges it nicely.
Chery is looking to control Fontaine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chery avoid being mounted?
Chery tries to roll over but Fontaine keeps him under control.
Fontaine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chery wants to get back to his feet.
Chery trying to control here.
Fontaine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fontaine prevents Chery from standing back up.
Fontaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chery tries to kick Fontaine off but Fontaine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fontaine thows a huge punch but Chery dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine works his way into side control.
Chery is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fontaine has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chery misses with a two punch combination.
Fontaine shoots for a takedown but Chery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fontaine looks gassed!
Fontaine dodges the punch combination from Chery.
Chery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fontaine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chery goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chery's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chery duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chery works over Fontaine's head and body with a nice combination.
Chery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Some wild striking there from Chery.

Fontaine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fontaine showed some decent athleticism there.
Chery wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chery tries to roll over but Fontaine keeps him under control.
Chery is looking to escape.
Chery works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chery is trying to keep Fontaine in close.
Fontaine stops Chery from standing up.

Chery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fontaine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chery lands a jab-cross combination.
Chery misses with a double jab.
Chery throws a right hand that Fontaine ducks under and follows up with a left that Fontaine also avoids with ease.
Chery throws a right and a left that Fontaine avoids nicely.
Chery lands with a nice combination. Fontaine backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Chery misses.
Fontaine wants to clinch.
Chery closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Chery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chery throws a right hand that Fontaine ducks under and follows up with a left that Fontaine also avoids with ease.
Fontaine is looking to clinch but Chery is avoiding it.
Chery throws a series of punches but Fontaine moves out of range.
Chery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fontaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fontaine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fontaine closes the distance and clinches up with Chery, looking for a takedown. Fontaine pushes Chery against the cage but Chery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalib Chery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Fontaine.
Fontaine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Fontaine scores with a takedown into Chery's guard.
Chery keeping moving, preventing Fontaine from controlling successfully.
Fontaine stands up over Chery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fontaine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fontaine chips away with some ground and pound.
Fontaine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fontaine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fontaine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chery's head.
Fontaine trying to control the position from guard on top but Chery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fontaine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fontaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fontaine connects with a nice short shot to Chery's temple.
Fontaine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fontaine slips a nice elbow through Chery's hands, connecting with Chery's forehead.
Chery tries to get to full guard but Fontaine has control of the leg.
Chery is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fontaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Chery does no damage.
Chery misses with a two punch combination.
Chery throws a series of punches but Fontaine moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Fontaine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chery looks to land a combination but Fontaine avoids it well.
Fontaine shoots in looking for a takedown. Chery tries to sprawl out of it but Fontaine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simon Fontaine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chery throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Chery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Fontaine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fontaine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fontaine tries to free his leg and advance position but Chery is retaining full guard.

Chery is looking for a triangle but Fontaine pushes his legs off easily.
Fontaine advances to half guard.
Fontaine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chery defending well though.
Fontaine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fontaine wants to pass the guard but Chery is defending well.
Chery is looking for a sweep. Fontaine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fontaine.
Fontaine is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fontaine drives through and clinches with Chery against the cage.
Chery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chery just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chery has had enough of the clinch but Fontaine keeps him there for the moment.
Chery is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontaine has double underhooks.
Chery wants to get back to striking at distance but Fontaine won't allow it.
Chery tries to break the clinch but Fontaine is controlling the position.
Chery has had enough of the clinch but Fontaine keeps him there for the moment.
Chery is trying to break the clinch but Fontaine has him pressed against the cage.
Chery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fontaine misses with an elbow over the top.
Chery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fontaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kalib Chery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fontaine dodges the punch combination from Chery.
Kalib Chery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chery misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chery.
Chery throws a combination that misses

and Fontaine counters with a takedown into side control.
Chery wants to get back to his feet but Fontaine drags him back down.
Chery gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chery takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chery working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine landing strikes from the mount and Chery is in trouble!
Fontaine unloads with some shots from mount but Chery bucks and avoids them well.
Chery is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fontaine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fontaine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chery?

Chery is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Fontaine! Chery is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Fontaine!