PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cashner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Raban is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cashner
vs
Raban

185 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ironclad Fightwear

Nutrition Your Way!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Cashner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cashner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cashner slips a straight right by Raban.
Cashner misses with a wild body shot.
Raban takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Raban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cashner.
Cashner thows a body shot but no joy.

Raban gets tackled into the cage by Cashner. Cashner maintains the clinch.
Raban is looking for a takedown.
Cashner pushes off an throws an elbow but Raban leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cashner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cashner crunches a lovely knee into Raban's ribcage.
Raban looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cashner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raban blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cashner.
Raban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cashner avoids it.
Raban can't break the clinch.
Cashner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cashner misses with a knee to the head.
Raban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cashner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raban is defending well for now.
Cashner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cashner pushes off an throws an elbow but Raban leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cashner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cashner prevents Raban from breaking the clinch.
Cashner misses with a knee strike.
Cashner lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban looking to stall.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the head but Raban blocks with his arms.
Cashner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raban is defending well for now.
Raban avoids the elbow strike from Cashner, against the cage.
Cashner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raban avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Cashner lands an elbow that stopped Raban in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cashner keeps control of Raban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cashner trying to land knees to the body.
Raban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raban avoids it.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the head but Raban blocks with his arms.
Cashner lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cashner lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Raban is looking to control Cashner's arms but Cashner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raban has his back to the cage.
Cashner misses with an elbow over the top.
Cashner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cashner connects with a knee to the head.
Cashner throws an elbow but it misses.
Cashner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cashner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Cashner.
Cashner lands an elbow inside that Raban shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cashner throws an elbow but misses.
Raban takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above James Raban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cashner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Cashner misses with an elbow strike.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Raban taking a breather.
Raban avoiding damage as Cashner throws knees to the body.
Cashner pushes off an throws an elbow but Raban leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cashner lands a knee to the head.
Raban stalling in the clinch but Cashner improves position.
Raban takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cashner pushes off an throws an elbow but Raban leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cashner lands an elbow that stopped Raban in his tracks for a moment.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Cashner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raban throws a sloppy head kick and Cashner moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Raban - that will leave a mark!
Raban looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cashner cracks Raban with an open hand slap.
Cashner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cashner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raban paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cashner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cashner just misses with a punch to the body.
Cashner misses with a hook. Raban ducked under it nicely.
Cashner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cashner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raban throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashner misses with a few strikes there.
Raban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cashner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrew Cashner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cashner moves in looking to clinch but Raban pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cashner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cashner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrew Cashner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cashner misses with a wild combination.
Raban blocks a jab.
Cashner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raban can do to turn this around?

Cashner takes the fight into the clinch.
Raban avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Raban tries to break free but Cashner pushes him back against the cage.
Raban avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Cashner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cashner throws an elbow but it misses.
Cashner misses with an elbow over the top.
Cashner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raban is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cashner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cashner crunches a lovely knee into Raban's ribcage.
Raban is breathing heavily.
Cashner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cashner landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cashner lands an elbow just above Raban 's eye.

James Raban's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cashner.
Cashner trying to land knees to the body.
Cashner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cashner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cashner.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cashner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Raban takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cashner lands a damaging elbow.
Cashner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Raban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Cashner!
Andrew Cashner is the new heavyweight champion!