PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes to the cage accompanied by My Time is Now. Dmonray Malapitan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Malapitan
vs
Cherry

180 cm
34
140 lbs
18 - 17 - 1

160 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry throws a sloppy body shot
and Malapitan counters with a head kick. That will keep Cherry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cherry tries for a takedown but Malapitan circles away easily

and Malapitan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Malapitan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malapitan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cherry has wrist control.
Malapitan throwing strikes from guard but Cherry blocks nicely.
Malapitan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malapitan trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan is fighting to break Cherry's control of his arms but Cherry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malapitan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malapitan pushing down on Cherry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malapitan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Malapitan moves nicely into side control.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet but Malapitan drags him back down.
Cherry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malapitan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Malapitan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cherry has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Malapitan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Malapitan 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.
You can see the frustration on Cherry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet but Malapitan drags him back down.
Cherry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Malapitan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cherry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!

Malapitan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Malapitan working the head with strikes.
Cherry is trying to improve his position.
Malapitan is working Cherry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cherry is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan working the head with strikes.
Malapitan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.
Malapitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malapitan happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malapitan landing a few strikes.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Malapitan tries for a kimura but Cherry is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cherry can do anything to dispel that myth.

Malapitan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Malapitan advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malapitan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cherry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan with good strikes from the mount here!

Cherry is rocked!
Malapitan cracks Cherry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cherry is still in real trouble! Can Malapitan finish him?
Malapitan lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Cherry! Malapitan sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Cherry and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dmonray Malapitan!
An out of breath Dmonray Malapitan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.