PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Cherry (ranked 4642 p4p, 4408 weight class) and Roy Bender (ranked 266 p4p, 258 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cherry
vs
Bender

187 cm
19
140
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Bender!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cherry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bender takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Cherry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cherry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cherry.
Bender prevents the takedown attempt.
Cherry prevents a body shot from Bender.
Bender struggles to land a body shot inside as Cherry controls his hands.
Bender throws a head punch that misses.
Cherry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cherry tries a body shot but Bender blocks it.
A short right from Bender on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bender fails to land.
Bender wants to get back to striking at distance but Cherry won't allow it.
Cherry looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bender breaks from the clinch.
Bender cracks Cherry with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bender scores with a hook to the body. Cherry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cherry is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bender cracks Cherry with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Cherry falls to his knees and Bender doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Bender!