PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash comes into the arena with The Man in Black by Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Barnett has chosen It Ends Tonight as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Buddy Barnett enters the cage!

Cash
vs
Barnett

180 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Cash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Barnett throws Cash to one side and escapes!
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.
Cash slips a jab and a cross from Barnett.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a straight right hand.
Barnett throws a combination that misses

and Cash decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnett's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnett has wrist control.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Cash is looking to stand up but Barnett won't let him.

Barnett is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnett tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cash misses with a double jab
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.

Cash moves into the clinch.

Cash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Cash throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Barnett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cash.
Barnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cash. Cash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Cash shoots in and bounces Barnett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash stops Barnett from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Barnett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Barnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Cash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Cash stuns Barnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnett misses with a combination
and Cash counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cash decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cash wants to stand up but Barnett has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnett pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.
Cash wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling the position.
Barnett is looking to escape.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cash.
Cash stops Barnett from getting back to his feet.
Cash is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cash instigates a clinch.

Cash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnett on the side of the head.
Barnett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Cash forces Barnett back against the cage and clinches.

Cash breaks the clinch.
Cash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnett misses with a two punch combination.
Barnett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck for Cash with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cash backs up against the cage.
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Cash. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Cash has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cash somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cash moves into range and clinches up with Barnett.

Cash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett works over Cash's head and body with a nice combination.
Cash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
Cash misses with a series of wild punches.
Cash throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
Cash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cash has his takedown stuffed
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Cash misses with an uppercut. Barnett saw that one coming.
Johnny Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barnett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cash wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett is pushing Cash's head away, looking to escape. Cash manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cash in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cash working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barnett is trying to buck Cash off.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnett misses with a double jab.
Cash throws a one two combo.

Cash scores a takedown into full mount!
Cash lands a big elbow.
Cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnett on the ground.
Cash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands with some strikes.
Cash is landing with some decent strikes but Barnett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cash landing strikes from the mount and Barnett is in trouble!
Cash raining down shots from the mount!
Barnett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Cash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnett really wants to buck Cash off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Barnett really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnett is trying to stand.
Cash landing strikes from the mount.
Cash looking to finish Barnett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnett!
Barnett really wants to buck Cash off and get back to his feet.
Cash working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Barnett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cash scoring with strikes but Barnett is staying in there.
Cash with shots to the head and body - Barnett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnett is trying to stand.
Cash dominating with strikes here.
Cash cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cash lands a heavy elbow.
Cash scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cash lands a big shot there that rocks Barnett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnett is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cash dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cash has managed to clinch.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Barnett tries to break free but Cash pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.

Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cash.
Barnett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cash counters with a two punch combo.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Barnett.
Cash throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a left and a right that stings Cash.
Barnett swinging wilding here.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cash misses with a wild combination.
Barnett leaves Cash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Barnett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Cash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnny Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnett scores with a one two! Cash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Cash darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.
Johnny Cash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cash decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Cash clinches with his opponent.
Cash pushes Barnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cash manages to break the clinch.
Barnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Barnett takes one on the button.
A nice combination there by Barnett.
Johnny Cash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cash scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Barnett.
Barnett drops his hands momentarily and Cash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Cash. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnett misses with a two punch combination.
Barnett throws a combination that misses
enabling Cash to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Cash. That snapped Barnett's head back.
Cash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a two punch combo.
Barnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Cash rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Cash gets a clinch.

Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Cash feints and as Barnett raises his hands in defense, Cash changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cash won't allow Barnett to get back to his feet.

Cash gets to his feet - Barnett follows without any prompting.
Cash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnett misses with the combination.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buddy Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash misses with a double jab.

Cash drives through and clinches with Barnett against the cage.
Barnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cash!