PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Busters Back. Oppapatika has chosen My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cherry
vs
Oppapatika

199 cm
23
279 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Oppapatika!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppapatika scores with a jab.
Cherry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oppapatika throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Cherry.
Cherry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry scores with a hook to the body. Oppapatika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Oppapatika.
Cherry lands a nice looking body kick.
Oppapatika looks gassed!
Cherry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Cherry.
Oppapatika throws a hook to the side of Cherry's head but Cherry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oppapatika takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cherry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Cherry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cherry 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.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oppapatika is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cherry looking to pass the guard.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oppapatika is keeping the position for now.
Oppapatika wants to stand but Cherry is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppapatika keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Oppapatika keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Oppapatika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cherry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oppapatika keeps the fight on the outside.
Oppapatika misses with a hook.

Cherry closes the distance and pushes Oppapatika back into the cage.
Cherry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Cherry.
Cherry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cherry lands an uppercut.
Oppapatika working hard to break the clinch.
Cherry lands with a short shot to the head.
Oppapatika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Cherry.
Oppapatika tries to throw a body punch but Cherry avoids it by throwing Oppapatika back against the cage.
Cherry blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Cherry.
Cherry lands a right hand.
Cherry lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cherry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppapatika is looking to break free of the clinch but Cherry has double underhooks.
Cherry digs a right hand into Oppapatika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oppapatika's gas tank.
Cherry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oppapatika swings wildly with an uppercut but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cherry scores with a shot to the side of Oppapatika's head.
Oppapatika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oppapatika trying to stall but Cherry improves his position.
Cherry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cherry lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Oppapatika is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Cherry as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cherry.
Cherry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cherry.
Oppapatika is still on wobbly legs! Can Cherry finish him?
Cherry unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Oppapatika! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cherry is unloading with more strikes now! Oppapatika drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Cherry!