PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cherub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Menard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joey Cherub has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cherub
vs
Menard

176 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Cherub !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Menard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Cherub both land. Nice combination.
Cherub closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Menard throws a poor cross that misses
and Cherub counters with a two punch combo.
Menard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Menard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherub throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Menard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menard. Cherub does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menard misses with a shot to the body
and Cherub counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cherub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cherub wants to clinch
and Menard counters with a series of strikes. Cherub will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cherub scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cherub pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Menard back to the cage. Cherub follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Menard misses.
Cherub scores with a jab to the body.
Cherub tries to clinch but Menard is having none of it.
Cherub jabs Menard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Menard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cherub misses with a wild combination.
Cherub lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cherub .
Cherub is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherub moves in looking to clinch but Menard pushes him off.
Joey Cherub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menard throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherub .
Menard dodges the punch combination from Cherub .
Menard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cherub is able to avoid easily.
Decent striking displayed by Cherub there.
Cherub moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Menard swings for the body but Cherub moves out of range.
Cherub scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cherub lands with a nice body punch.
Cherub throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menard throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Menard. Those never looked like landing.
Menard moves out of range of the body kick.
Menard looks to land a combination but Cherub avoids it well.
Menard throws a nice looking combination but Cherub bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Menard misses its intended target.
Menard throws a nice looking combination but Cherub bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menard is looking to clinch but Cherub is avoiding it.
Menard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Cherub .
Menard misses with a combination
and Cherub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Menard misses the target.
Cherub tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Menard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cherub fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cherub misses with a straight left.
Menard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Menard misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Menard.
Menard tries to clinch but Cherub is having none of it.
Cherub is looking to wear down Menard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Menard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menard misses with an uppercut.
Menard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menard throws a nice looking combination but Cherub bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherub circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cherub moves out of range as Menard strikes.
Cherub keeps the fight on the outside.
Cherub scores with a one two! Menard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cherub keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menard throws a combination that misses
and Cherub counters with a straight right hand.
Menard throws a lazy right hand but Cherub sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherub moves away.
Menard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cherub counters with an inside leg kick.
Menard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cherub counters with a two punch combo.
Menard misses with a double jab
and Cherub counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Menard misses with a double jab
and Cherub counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cherub throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Menard swings widly with a right hand
and Cherub counters with a straight right hand.
Menard throws a head kick that misses.
Menard avoids the body shot from Cherub .
Menard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherub circles away quickly and effectively.
Menard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Menard throws a hook to the side of Cherub 's head but Cherub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menard moves in looking to clinch but Cherub pushes him off.
Menard tries to land a front kick but Cherub steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Menard fails to land with a series of punches.
Menard fails to land with a series of punches.
Cherub scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Menard looks to land a combination but Cherub avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Cherub dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Menard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Cherub .
Cherub lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menard circles away quickly and effectively.

Oooooh!!! Menard has knocked Cherub down with a huge combo! Menard steps away and waves a wobbly Cherub back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cherub is rocked!

It looks like Joey Cherub has been cut.
Menard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Cherub is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menard tries to clinch there but Cherub circles away.
Cherub seems to have got his legs back now.
Menard wants to slow Cherub down by chopping away at his legs.
Menard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherub circles away quickly and effectively.
Cherub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menard.

Menard moves into the clinch successfully.
Menard controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menard with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menard is struggling to control the position.
Menard is trying to force a seperation but Cherub has the dominant position.
Menard lands a nice uppercut.

Menard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cherub circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cherub is working the combinations to good effect here.
Menard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cherub misses with a few strikes there.
Cherub misses with a wild combination.
Menard fails to land with a series of punches.

Menard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Menard wants to break free but Cherub has control.
Menard stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Menard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menard tries to bum rush Cherub with a series of wild strikes but Cherub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Cherub , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherub moves out of range as Menard strikes.
Menard misses with the combination.
Cherub throws an overhand right that lands on Menard's shoulder, as Menard tries to avoid the shot.
Menard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherub uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menard.
Menard misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Cherub counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherub .
Menard throws a nice looking combination but Cherub bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joey Cherub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menard throws a shot from downtown. Cherub moves away and avoids it.
Menard misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Menard.
Cherub is looking to clinch.
Menard throws a series of punches but Cherub moves out of range.
Menard throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherub .
Cherub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cherub tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Menard counters with a left to the body.
Cherub getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menard misses with a two punch combination.
Menard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherub .
Menard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cherub keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menard.

That's four 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.
Menard throws an off balance right hand
and Cherub counters with a nice uppercut.
Cherub shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Menard eats them both and turns towards Cherub to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Menard tries to clinch there but Cherub circles away.
Menard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menard fails to land with a series of punches.
Menard throws out a loose jab but Cherub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherub lands with a shot to the body.
Menard tries to bum rush Cherub with a series of wild strikes but Cherub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menard misses with a looping right.
Menard misses with a double jab
and Cherub counters with a left and a right that stings Menard.
Nice uppercut there from Cherub .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherub avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cherub fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Menard. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Menard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Cherub 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Cherub .
Cherub tries to clinch but Menard moves out of range.
Cherub misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Cherub .
Cherub wants to clinch up but Menard keeps it at a distance.
Cherub will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cherub ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menard misses with a looping right.
Menard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Menard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cherub defending well as Menard loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menard misses with a low kick as Cherub jumps back.
Cherub slips under a jab.
Menard misses with a double jab
and Cherub counters with a one-two to the body.
Menard throws a series of punches but Cherub avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menard misses with a double jab
and Cherub counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Menard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Menard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cherub has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cherub is trying to break the clinch but Menard is controlling him.
Menard is looking to break free of the clinch but Cherub has double underhooks.
Cherub blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menard tries to break the clinch but Cherub is controlling the position.
Menard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Menard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cherub tries to break free but Menard pushes him back against the cage.
Menard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cherub tries to break the clinch but Menard is controlling the position.

Menard breaks from the clinch.
Cherub misses the shot to the body.
Menard throws a series of punches but Cherub avoids them all with ease.
Menard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menard misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menard doesn't manage to clinch there - Cherub circles away.
Menard misses with a hook. Cherub ducked under it nicely.
Cherub shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Menard eats them both and turns towards Cherub to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Menard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Menard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cherub fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherub ducks right into an uppercut from Menard.
Menard looks to throw the jab but Cherub is out of range.
Cherub moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Menard swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherub .
Menard misses with a two punch combination.
Menard with a hook.
Menard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cherub throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menard swings for the body but Cherub moves out of range.

Menard drives through and clinches with Cherub against the cage.
Menard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menard keeps control of Cherub as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Menard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Cherub .
Cherub throws a right hand that Menard ducks under and follows up with a left that Menard also avoids with ease.
Cherub keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menard throws a leg kick but Cherub checks it.
Cherub dodges the punch combination from Menard.
Menard takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Menard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Menard!