PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Cash (ranked 24763 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lemon (ranked 5950 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cash
vs
Lemon

206 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

182 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mauricio Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cash avoids it really well and circles away.
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.

Lemon takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemon lands a body shot in the clinch.

Lemon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lemon has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.

It looks like Mauricio Cash has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lemon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cash tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lemon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemon.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemon.

Lemon pulls guard.
Cash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cash preventing the sweep.
Lemon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Lemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lemon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cash trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Lemon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lemon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cash controls his leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cash is staying active underneath Lemon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Lemon has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cash's face.

Cash is rocked!
Lemon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Cash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemon works on Cash's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemon just leaning against Cash, taking a breather.

Lemon pulls guard successfully.

Lemon manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Lemon clinches up against the cage.
Lemon lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Lemon.
Lemon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cash or not.

Lemon pulls guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Lemon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lemon with a knee to the head.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lemon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Lemon breaks from the clinch.

Lemon clinches.
Lemon lands a body punch.
Cash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Lemon slowing the pace effectively.
Lemon scores with a shoulder strike.
Lemon digs a right hand underneath Cash's ribcage. Cash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lemon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemon lands a nice uppercut.
Cash drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lemon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lemon stalls.
Lemon lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemon.
Lemon lands an uppercut.

Lemon manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Cash's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cash takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lemon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lemon lands a huge takedown. Cash is out but the ref is slow to react and Lemon lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Cash lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lemon!