PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno August (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.

Cash
vs
August

165 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juno August!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from August misses its intended target.
Cash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cash misses the jab.
Cash swings for the body but August moves out of range.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
August is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cash with a body shot.
Cash is looking to clinch but August is avoiding it.
Cash swings away with a body shot that misses
and August counters with a straight right hand.
Cash throws a looping overhand right but August ducks down to avoid it.
Cash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Cash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Cash clinches.
August misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August has a couple of punches blocked by Cash.
Cash lands with a light punch inside.
Cash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cash.
Cash pressing his opponent against the cage.
August is trying to break free.
Cash has August pressed against the cage.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
August has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
August can't find room to land a body shot as Cash controls the action.
August lands a shoulder strike.
Cash is struggling to control the position.
August is trying to maintain a safe position but Cash gets an underhook and turns August into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
August wants to break free but Cash has control.
Cash lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
August is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
August tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
August fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

August's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cash moves into the clinch.
Cash gets through August's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
August swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
August lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for August.
August misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
August makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cash lands a hook that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for August.
Nice body punch from Cash.
Cash lands a shot to the body.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
August working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cash gets through August's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
August scores with a nice hook to the head.
August wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash presses August against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
August has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Cash.
August tries to circle away but Cash has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
August tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash lands with a right to the head.
Cash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
August looks winded!
Cash can't find room to land a body shot as August controls the action.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
Cash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cash stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Cash scores with a nice short uppercut.
August goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cash stalling the fight.
August can't break the clinch.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
August has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
August wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Cash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

August avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cash. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from August.

August tries to keep at a distance but Cash has taken the fight into the clinch.
August being controlled against the cage.
August throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Cash.
Cash lands a body punch.
Cash struggles to land a body shot inside as August controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash lands a body punch.
Cash prevents August from breaking the clinch.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
August misses with a punch on the inside.
Cash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that August can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Cash.
August is breathing heavily.
Cash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Cash.
Cash stalling.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of August backwards.
The referee calls for Cash to work.
Cash lands a left hand.
Cash manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash gets through August's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Cash as the two fighters clinch.
Cash scores with a hook to the body.
Cash cracks August with a nice body shot.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Cash.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cash is pushing August up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cash lands a shot to the body.
Cash lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down August.
A left hand lands to the body for Cash.
Cash presses August against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt August or not.
Cash lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down August.
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
Cash is leaning against August and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cash displaying some good clinch control by pressing August up against the cage.
Cash lands an uppercut.
Cash displaying some good clinch control by pressing August up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cash as the two fighters clinch.
Cash effectively controlling the action here.
Cash presses August against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cash.
Come on Cash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cash is working August over against the cage.
Cash scores with a hook to the body.
Cash stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Cash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash lands a left hand.
Cash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cash.
Cash lands a body punch.
Cash avoiding damage.
Cash is working August over against the cage.
Cash lands a hook that snaps the head of August backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Cash dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

August slips under a jab from Cash.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
August missing with a left hand there. Cash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
August uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cash.
A countering left hand to the body from August misses.
A swing and a miss from Cash.
Cash throws a lazy uppercut
and August counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Cash.
Cash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
August slips under a jab from Cash.
Cash digs a good hook to August's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August connects with a single shot there.
Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Johnie Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by August.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but August paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cash moves into the clinch.
Cash blocks a body shot from August.
Cash prevents a body shot from August.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.
Cash displaying some good clinch control by pressing August up against the cage.
August tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on August's face as he tries to break the clinch.
August throws a head punch that misses.
Cash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cash.
August takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Cash scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cash.
August wants to get back to striking at distance but Cash won't allow it.
Cash presses August against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cash has August pressed against the cage.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

August is rocked!
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augusts head.
August is still on wobbly legs! Can Cash finish him?
Cash digs a right hand into August's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on August's gas tank.
Cash lands a left hand.
Cash lands a left hand.
Johnie Cash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cash lands with a short shot to the head.
August takes a shot to the head.
Cash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cash lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down August.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cash lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops August to his knees! Cash keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Cash!