PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hong Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kura Tuchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cash
vs
Tuchaka

203 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hong Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kura Tuchaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuchaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cash fails with a takedown attempt.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuchaka throws a body kick that misses

and Cash counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Cash decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuchaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Tuchaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Tuchaka tries to break free but Cash pushes him back against the cage.

Tuchaka jumps guard.
Tuchaka is trying to control the position but Cash postures up.

Tuchaka is working an open guard so Cash takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cash misses with a body shot
and Tuchaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cash misses with a right hand
letting Tuchaka counter with a right hand.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Tuchaka misses

and Cash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cash drags the fight down to the ground.
Cash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cash wants to stand but Tuchaka is controlling the position.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Tuchaka from controlling successfully.
Tuchaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.

Cash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuchaka is aware though and is defending well.
Cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuchaka is one step ahead there.

Cash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tuchaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cash. 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 three minutes gone in the round.

Cash uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Tuchaka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tuchaka looks winded!

Cash manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Cash ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cash no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuchaka manages to get himself to full guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cash gets to his feet - Tuchaka follows without any prompting.
Tuchaka avoids the head kick by Cash.
Tuchaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuchaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cash misses with a looping left.
Hong Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuchaka is just out of range.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tuchaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Cash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tuchaka has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.

Cash drags the fight down to the ground.

Cash working for a triangle but Tuchaka defends it easily.
Tuchaka won't allow Cash to get back to his feet.
Cash throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cash pushes Tuchaka off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tuchaka looks to land a combination. Cash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuchaka counters with a three punch combo that has Cash backing up. Cash nods at Tuchaka to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tuchaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Tuchaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cash 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 closes the distance and clinches.

Cash is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tuchaka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cash to the mat. Cash regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cash manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tuchaka is breathing heavily.

Cash pulls guard effortlessly.

Cash manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cash pulls guard.
Hong Cash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cash is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Tuchaka jumps into guard, dragging Cash to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tuchaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cash has managed to get both his arms back between Tuchaka's legs - danger averted.
Cash landing some decent shots from guard.

Cash gets to his feet. Tuchaka looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Cash gets a double leg takedown into Tuchaka's guard.

Cash decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cash misses with a two punch combination.
Tuchaka only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash takes a swing at Tuchaka's ribcage but misses.

Tuchaka shoots in and bounces Cash off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Cash manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cash pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cash drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Cash decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tuchaka to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tuchaka is working an open guard so Cash takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cash throws a head kick that misses.
Tuchaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Cash steps away.
Tuchaka throws a head kick but Cash moves out of range.

Cash rushes Tuchaka and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Cash dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cash drives through with a takedown into Tuchaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Cash decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cash shoots in and bounces Tuchaka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tuchaka is looking to stand back up but Cash counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tuchaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tuchaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuchaka is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuchaka wants to control but Cash passes into side.
Cash content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Cash decides to stand back up. Cash steps back and let's Tuchaka get back to his feet.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Cash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cash gets caught napping as Tuchaka dives in and scores a takedown. Cash manages to retain guard.

Cash scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuchaka can do to turn this around?
Cash misses with a head kick.

Tuchaka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Cash is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tuchaka presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Cash successfully pulls guard.
Tuchaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cash manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Cash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuchaka is trying to work for a sweep but Cash has mounted him!

Cash stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cash wants the takedown. Tuchaka is fighting it off but Cash persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tuchaka's guard against the cage.

Tuchaka working for a triangle but Cash defends it easily.

Cash drops back looking for a leg! Tuchaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tuchaka manages to kick Cash off! Cash jumps back into Tuchaka's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuchaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cash is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Cash!