PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between johnny Cashier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and deathstreaker von damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von damm has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. deathstreaker von damm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cashier
vs
von damm

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

5th Round
Biobonds Supplements

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, johnny Cashier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, deathstreaker von damm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von damm throws a right and a left that both miss.
von damm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cashier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around von damm's waist but von damm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cashier off to one side.
von damm fails to land with a series of punches.
von damm misses with a double jab.
von damm misses with a series of wild punches.

Cashier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
von damm taking some punishment here, with Cashier in his half guard.
Cashier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cashier stalling.
Ground and pound from Cashier.
Cashier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
von damm is trying to escape back to his feet but Cashier uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashier creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cashier works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
von damm pushes Cashier away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cashier gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
von damm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cashier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cashier lands some shots froms side control.
Cashier working the body and head with strikes.
Cashier advances nicely into full mount.
Cashier scoring with strikes but von damm is staying in there.
Cashier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Cashier connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cashier breaks from von damm's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Cashier is going olschool here, as he tries to force von damm to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so von damm shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cashier with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashier won't let von damm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
von damm looks gassed!
Cashier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
von damm is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cashier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
von damm trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cashier lands with some vicious ground and pound - can von damm hang on?
von damm is trying to stand up.
Cashier landing strikes from the mount and von damm is in trouble!
Cashier with good strikes from the mount here!
von damm's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cashier with a couple of short strikes.
Cashier cracks von damm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cashier controlling from the full mount.
Cashier won't let von damm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cashier 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cashier.
Cashier lands a big shot there that rocks von damm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
von damm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns von damm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Cashier working for a guillotine from mount but von damm is in no mood to give up.
von damm is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cashier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

von damm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cashier closes this distance looking for a takedown but von damm circles away.

Cashier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
von damm is trying to get back to his feet.
Cashier scoring with punches and elbows.

Cashier is trying to get an arm triangle but von damm is defending well.
von damm pushes Cashier away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cashier gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashier wants to lay and pray for a moment but von damm keeps working.
von damm wants to get back to his feet but Cashier drags him back down.
von damm is not content to let Cashier control the position.
von damm tries to escape but Cashier is in control.

Cashier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
von damm tries to escape but Cashier is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashier in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
von damm tries to escape but Cashier is in control.
von damm bucks up and tries to throw Cashier off but instead Cashier has got his back!
von damm trying to get back to his feet but Cashier is in full control for now.

von damm tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Cashier sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces von damm to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). johnny Cashier!