PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Rock Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GiganticBlack Dick (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.

Rock Cherry
vs
Dick

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Black Rock Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GiganticBlack Dick!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick tries to clinch but Cherry is having none of it.

Dick gets a takedown into half guard.
Cherry is pressing down on Dick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dick won't allow Cherry to get back to his feet.
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully.
Dick thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cherry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cherry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cherry has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry wants to pass the guard but Dick is keeping the position.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dick being controlled here, momentarily.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry postures up in Dick's guard and throws a big left but Dick blocks it.

Cherry stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cherry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dick struggling a bit here.
Dick looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cherry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cherry cracks Dick with a big right hand but Dick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cherry stands up.
Dick tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily

and Cherry counters with a shoot takedown. Dick fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cherry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cherry wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
Cherry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cherry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dick wants to get back to his feet but Cherry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cherry stands up and waves to Dick to follow him.
Cherry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cherry clobbers Dick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Cherry.

Dick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cherry's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Rock Cherry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dick misses with a takedown attempt

and Cherry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cherry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dick is trying to stand up here but Cherry is controlling him well.

Dick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cherry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dick is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick wants to improve his position but Cherry is controlling well.
Cherry is trying to control the action in half guard but Dick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cherry tries a head kick but it misses.
Dick has his takedown stuffed

and Cherry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cherry tries to score a body lock takedown but Dick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cherry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Black Rock Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of GiganticBlack Dick.

Cherry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black Rock Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily

and Cherry moves into the clinch.

Cherry breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cherry moves into the clinch.
Cherry is trying to break the clinch but Dick is controlling him.

Dick pulls guard.

Dick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cherry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cherry counters with a shoot takedown. Dick fights it but they end up in guard.
Dick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dick controlling Cherry's posture.
Cherry wants to get up but he can't break Dick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cherry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dick swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry pushing down on Dick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound.

Dick pushes Cherry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dick has his takedown stuffed

and Cherry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dick tries for a takedown but Cherry manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cherry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cherry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dick's knee momentarily.
Dick wants to clinch.
A head kick from Cherry lands but Dick takes it in his stride.
Dick fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cherry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dick defends it nicely.

Cherry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cherry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Rock Cherry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Cherry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cherry working the head with strikes.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Dick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dick is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dick tries to escape the position.
Dick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cherry lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dick is in bad spot here.
Dick trying to control the hands but Cherry won't let him.
Dick tries to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Dick as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cherry!
Cherry has Dick flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cherry.
Cherry is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cherry gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cherry gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cherry apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cherry - the referee stops the clock and Dick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cherry. Dick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Cherry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cherry prevents Dick from improving his position.
Black Rock Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cherry is working away from the top position though.
Dick wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is thwarting Dick's attempts to control the position.
Cherry wants to take a breather but Dick is having none of it.
Cherry trying to control the pace.
Cherry scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Rock Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

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