PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Busters Back. Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cherry
vs
Johnson

199 cm
38
279 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

192 cm
41
285 lbs
27 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cherry finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A jab from Cherry misses.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Cherry throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Cherry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Cherry moves away and avoids it.
Cherry tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cherry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson rushes Cherry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cherry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson working aggressively here.

Cherry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Nice cross by Johnson.

It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cherry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cherry.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
Cherry misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.

Johnson rushes Cherry and presses him up against the cage.
Cherry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Cherry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cherrys head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cherry misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Cherry stalling in the clinch.
Cherry tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Cherry blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry blocking some punches.
Johnson gets through Cherry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Cherry avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Cherry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cherry has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a punch 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!
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson cracks Cherry with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cherry tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Johnson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cherry is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Johnson!
A relieved looking Jordan Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.