PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calabi Yau (ranked 2888 p4p, 2789 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 381 p4p, 373 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yau
vs
Cash

184 cm
37
182
21 - 14 - 2

185 cm
35
179
18 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Core Combat

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 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
Yau misses the body punch
and Cash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash takes one to the side of the head.
Yau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cash.
Yau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Calabi Yau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau scores with a nice right hand.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yau misses with a body shot
and Cash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau misses with a right hand
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yau gets a clinch.
Yau blocks a body shot from Cash.
Yau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cash avoids it.
Yau lands a good knee to the midsection. Cash won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
Cash missing with knees to the body.
Cash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Yau working aggressively here.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
Cash works on Yau's body with a couple of short punches.
Yau crunches a lovely knee into Cash's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Cash fails to land.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash pushes Yau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Cash misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yau.
Cash blocking some punches.
Yau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yau lands a right hand.
Yau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cash turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cash misses with the ground and pound.
Cash throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yau sneaks back into half guard.
Cash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cash drops an elbow to the side of Yau's head.
Cash slips a nice elbow through Yau's hands, connecting with Yau's forehead.
Nice strikes from Cash there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cash.
Cash throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yau to regain full guard.
Cash is in close to Yau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cash passes Yau's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cash lands strikes from half guard.
Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yau has hold of Cash's hands but Cash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Cash is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yau has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yau regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yau's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cash working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

Cash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cash has managed to get both his arms back between Yau's legs - danger averted.
Cash with a nice head shot there.
Cash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cash working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cash throwing strikes but missing.

Yau looking for a guillotine here but Cash defends easily.
Cash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash throws an elbow that misses. Yau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cash's guard. Nice move by Yau!

Yau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronie Cash will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A left and a right from Yau both land. Nice combination.
Cash swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Calabi Yau is winning the standup battle so far.
Yau lands with a right hand.
We've been told by Yau's head coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cash to counter with a crisp jab.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
Yau digs a good body shot into Cash's ribs.
Yau throws a combination that misses
and Cash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau looks to clinch
and Yau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yau moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau misses with an uppercut
and Cash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cash.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yau.
It looked like Yau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Yau closes the distance and pushes Cash back into the cage.
Cash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yau avoids it.
Yau landing knees to the body.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Yau on the inside.
Yau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau blocking some punches.
Cash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yau.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cash.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yau throws a strike but Cash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cash stands and throws Yau's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yau is trying to get back to half guard.

Cash is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cash is chipping away with strikes.
Cash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yau to see if he's OK.
Cash advances nicely into full mount.
Yau can't escape the position.
Yau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yau?

Cash has isolated one of Yau's arms. Yau looking to fight him off but Cash twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronie Cash!
Ronie Cash very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.