PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Otoole
vs
Cash

175 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

166 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Otoole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Cash!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otoole is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Cash misses with a knee to the head.
Cash tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Otoole smiles and moves away.

Cash clinches up with Otoole and pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but Cash blocks with his arms.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.
Cash jumps guard but Otoole stands there with Cash around his waist. Cash gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Otoole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cash gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Otoole lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Otoole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Otoole preventing the sweep.
Cash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Otoole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Otoole wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Cash moves into the clinch successfully.
Cash tries to pull guard but Otoole holds him up against the cage and eventually Cash drops back down to his feet.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Cash.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Cash avoids the elbow strike from Otoole, against the cage.
Otoole lands with a short shot to the head.

Cash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.
Mickey Otoole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otoole leaves Cash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cash.
Cash looks winded!
Otoole moves to clinch but Cash breaks away
and Cash counters with a stiff right hand.
Otoole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otoole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Otoole moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Otoole.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash managing to block the knees to the body from Otoole.
Cash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Otoole is keeping busy.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Otoole has the dominant position.
Otoole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cash fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otoole is fending him off so far but Cash persists. Nope, Otoole circles away and we're back to standing.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Otoole darts in trying to clinch

and Cash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Otoole.
Otoole lands a knee to the head.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cash tries for a takedown but Otoole manages to get underhooks.
Otoole tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otoole.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Otoole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cash's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash throws a punch but it's blocked by Otoole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Cash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Otoole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Otoole moves into the clinch successfully.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otoole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otoole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Otoole is looking for a takedown.

Otoole has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cash clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cash looking very determined here, making life difficult for Otoole.
Otoole keeps control of the position easily here as Cash tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cash is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otoole is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Otoole wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Cash dodges an elbow strike from Otoole.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cash blocks it with crossed arms.
Cash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Otoole after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Otoole gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cash regains guard.
Otoole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Otoole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otoole has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Otoole gets to his feet - Cash follows without any prompting.
Cash swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoole.
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Otoole but Otoole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cash is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole doesn't manage to clinch there - Cash circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash throws a right and a left that Otoole avoids nicely.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Otoole gets a clinch.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cash.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Otoole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otoole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Cash 's eye.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Otoole. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Otoole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Cash has hold of one of Otoole's legs. Otoole is fighting the takedown attempt but Cash gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Otoole wants to get back to his feet but Cash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Otoole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cash manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otoole content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cash can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otoole trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Otoole dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Cash slams his shin into Otoole's torso.

Cash moves into range and clinches up with Otoole.

Otoole has Cash pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Otoole pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cash tumbling to the mat - Otoole dives into Cash's guard.
Otoole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Otoole defends it easily.
Otoole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Otoole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Mickey Otoole wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Otoole moves out of range as Cash strikes.
Otoole misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cash is defended easily by Otoole.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Cash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mickey Otoole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Otoole wants to clinch.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole pushes off an throws an elbow but Cash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash can't get the takedown.

Otoole lands a takedown into guard.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Otoole from controlling successfully.
Otoole content to stall in guard here.
Mickey Otoole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mickey Otoole just wasn't active enough.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.

Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cash after a bit of a struggle.
Cash fails to pull guard.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Cash.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cash is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash is trying to break free.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otoole is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cash is defending well.
Harry Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash tries to pull guard but Otoole won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Otoole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otoole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
A victorious Mickey Otoole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.