PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Cash struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stack
vs
Cash

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Cash!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash shoots for a takedown but Stack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cash looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stack looks to land a combination but Cash avoids it well.
Cash blocks a head kick by Stack.

Stack closes the distance and clinches.

Stack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Stack breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Stack moves into the clinch.

Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stack rushes Cash and presses him up against the ropes.

Stack breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stack darts in and clinches Cash up against the ropes.

Stack breaks from the clinch.
Cash looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.

Stack closes the distance and clinches.

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Stack moves into the clinch.

Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cash circles away quickly and effectively.
Cash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.

Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Stack moves into the clinch.

Stack breaks from the clinch.

Stack forces Cash back against the ropes and clinches.

Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stack finds it's target.
Cash tries to move into range but Stack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Stack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cash but Cash pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Stack gets a clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch.
Cash misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stack has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Benjamin Cash has been cut.

Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack swinging wildly here.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stack counters with a series of strikes. Cash will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Stack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cash's cut.
That's time! Stack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cash misses with a combination

and Stack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stack.

Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cash circles away quickly and effectively.
Stack shoots in for a takedown but Cash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Stack.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.

Stack forces Cash back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stack counters with a left and a right that stings Cash.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Stack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Stack tests Cash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cash ducks right into an uppercut from Stack.

Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stack.
Stack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stack lands a nice hook to Cash's body. Cash takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Stack both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack throws a series of strikes that have Cash backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash avoids them all with ease.
Stack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stack throws a right and a left that Cash avoids nicely.

Stack clinches up with Cash and pushes him back against the ropes.

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Stack moves into the clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stack takes the fight into the clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stack rushes Cash and presses him up against the ropes.

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stack pinned against the cage. Stack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Stack is winning the standup battle so far.
Cash takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stack moves into range and connects with a jab.
David Stack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stack instigates a clinch.

Stack manages to break the clinch.
Stack throws a nice looking combination but Cash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?

Stack manages to break the clinch.

Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch.

Stack moves into the clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Stack scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Cash looks to land a right hand but Stack moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Stack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cash's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cash slips a jab and a cross from Stack.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash tries to clinch but Stack moves away
and Stack counters with a two punch combo.
Stack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Stack has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.

Stack breaks from the clinch.

Stack moves into range and clinches up with Cash.

Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stack.

Stack instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash walks into a jab.

Stack lands a left and a right that send Cash crashing to the mat, dazed. Stack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cash is rocked!
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cash is still on wobbly legs! Can Stack finish him?
Stack Rushes Cash and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Cash is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Stack Piles on the pressure and Cash crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Stack!