PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Assante
vs
Cash

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Cash!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante is looking to clinch.

Cash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Assante!
Assante wants to get back to his feet.
Cash thowing shots but they're missing.
Assante regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assante strikes from the bottom but Cash passes into mount!
Assante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Assante looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cash is looking to control Assante but Assante is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante avoids the strikes from Cash.
Assante manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cash's guard. Nice work there by Assante.
Cash controls Assante momentarily but Assante frees himself.
Cash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cash might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Assante kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Assante stands and steps away. Cash gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Assante bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Assante throws an elbow but Cash slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cash is not content to let Assante control the position.
Cash tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assante decides to stand back up. Assante steps back and let's Cash get back to his feet.
Cash is looking to clinch but Assante is avoiding it.

Cash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Assante!
Cash tries to control but Assante wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Assante really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Assante is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cash trying to control but Assante is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash thowing shots but they're missing.
Cash prevents Assante from getting the reversal.
Cash tries to control but Assante wriggling away.
Assante is working to get back to half guard.

Cash looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Assante can't escape the position.
Cash avoids the attempt from Assante to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Assante is breathing heavily.
Assante is working to get back to half guard.

Cash gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cash misses with a takedown
and Assante counters with a one-two to the body.
Assante fails with the takedown.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Assante tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Cash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assante counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Assante.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Assante pushes him off.
Assante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Cash dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Cash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cash preventing the sweep.
Cash trying to control but Assante is working from the bottom.
Cash is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Assante manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Assante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cash swivels and escapes.
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Cash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assante swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cash misses with a looping left.
Assante looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Assante wants to clinch but Cash slips to the side
and Cash counters with a left and a right that stings Assante.
A leg kick checked by Assante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash swats away the attempt to clinch by Assante.
Cash tries for a takedown but Assante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assante stuffs the takedown attempt from Cash. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Assante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cash.
Cash throws a lazy right hand but Assante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Assante closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Cash.
Assante wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assante tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash has Assante pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Assante manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Assante tries to pull guard but Cash won't allow it.
Assante is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cash pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Cash manages to pull guard.

Assante stands and steps away. Cash gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cash shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assante as he avoids it easily.
Assante tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.
Cash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assante circles away.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cash has hold of one of Assante's legs. Assante is fighting the takedown attempt but Cash gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cash looking to pass the guard.
Assante keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.

Cash stands up from Assante's guard - Cash perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Assante darts in trying to clinch
and Cash counters with a good, hard body kick but Assante shrugs it off.
Cash misses with a series of wild punches.

Assante moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assante misses with an elbow over the top.
Cash looking to slow down the pace here.
Assante jumps guard but Cash stands there with Assante around his waist. Assante gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Assante.
Cash tries for a takedown but Assante manages to get underhooks.
Assante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cash is keeping busy.
Adam Cash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cash.
Assante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Assante manages to break the clinch.

Assante gets a clinch.

Assante breaks from the clinch.

Assante has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Assante tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Cash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Assante just stands there and leans against the cage.
Assante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Assante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assante throws a leg kick

and Cash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Assante's guard now.
Cash trying to control but Assante is working from the bottom.
Assante is trying to keep Cash in close.
Cash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante wants to stand up but Cash is controlling him.

Assante is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Cash frees his head nicely. Oh but Assante has switched to an armbar! Cash is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Junior Assante!