PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goba Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurlan Mustafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cash
vs
Mustafin

192 cm
24
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goba Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nurlan Mustafin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cash counters with a three punch combo that has Mustafin backing up. Mustafin nods at Cash to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustafin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Mustafin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustafin.
Cash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustafin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mustafin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cash but Cash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mustafin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cash tries to sprawl out of it but Mustafin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goba Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurlan Mustafin.
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Mustafin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a series of punches but Mustafin avoids them all with ease.
Cash misses with a wild combination.
Cash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mustafin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cash's head.
Cash works over Mustafin's head and body with a nice combination.
Mustafin dives in and grabs Cash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cash pushes down on Mustafin's head and hops out.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustafin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cash.
Goba Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash feints a jab promting Mustafin to slip. Cash then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mustafin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Cash misses.

Mustafin scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash really wants to buck Mustafin off and get back to his feet.
Mustafin wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin misses with a head shot.
Mustafin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Mustafin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mustafin landing strikes from the mount and Cash is in trouble!
Mustafin tries to control but Cash wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mustafin controlling the position easily from mount.

Mustafin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Goba Cash will probably get the nod.
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.

Cash leaves Mustafin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cash stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustafin. Mustafin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Nurlan Mustafin has been cut.
Goba Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash works over Mustafin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustafin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cash was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustafin.
Sloppy strikes from Cash. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Cash scores with a four punch combination!
Mustafin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cash.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustafin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cash is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustafin dodges the punch combination from Cash.
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustafin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustafin tries for a takedown but Cash circles away easily
and Cash counters with a series of strikes. Mustafin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goba Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurlan Mustafin.
Mustafin looks for a takedown but Cash sprawls well.
Mustafin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustafin.
Cash misses with a double jab
and Mustafin counters with a leg kick.
Cash is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a double jab
and Mustafin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Mustafin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash keeping moving, preventing Mustafin from controlling successfully.
Mustafin wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.
Mustafin is standing up over Cash. Cash looks to escape but Mustafin dives into side control.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mustafin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cash is looking for a way out.

Cash is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mustafin tries to get the hooks in deep but Cash pushed the leg off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash fending off the submission attempt from Mustafin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustafin struggling to land strikes to the head as Cash covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nurlan Mustafin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nurlan Mustafin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustafin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash misses with a combination
and Mustafin counters with a good, hard body kick but Cash shrugs it off.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustafin dodges the punch combination from Cash.
Mustafin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustafin connects with a solid leg kick.

Mustafin scores with a takedown into Cash's guard.
Cash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mustafin is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin is standing up over Cash. Cash looks to escape but Mustafin dives into side control.
Mustafin misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin prevents Cash from escaping the position.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mustafin stands up and beckons Cash to his feet.
Cash misses with a two punch combination.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a head kick. That will keep Cash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mustafin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cash tries to bum rush Mustafin with a series of wild strikes but Mustafin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustafin shoots for a double leg takedown but Cash sprawls well. He's pushed Mustafin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustafin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mustafin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mustafin is trying to control. Cash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mustafin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mustafin.
Cash looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to get back to is feet but Mustafin passes into side control.
Cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustafin on the ground.
Cash tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cash'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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mustafin working for a guillotine from mount but Cash is in no mood to give up.
Mustafin trying to control but Cash is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nurlan Mustafin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustafin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nurlan Mustafin!
Nurlan Mustafin thanked the fans post fight for their support.