PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Caputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cash might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man in Black. Johnny Cash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cash
vs
Caputo

180 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Caputo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash tries to clinch but Caputo is having none of it.

Caputo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Cash pushes Caputo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cash lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Louis Caputo has been cut.
Cash tries to clinch but Caputo is having none of it.
Cash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash fails with the takedown

and Caputo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caputo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputo chips away with some ground and pound.
Caputo connects with a couple of short punches.
Caputo works over Cash with some ground and pound from guard.
Caputo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caputo working some strikes from top position.
Caputo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caputo thows a big elbow that misses.
Cash has Caputo pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caputo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caputo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caputo chips away with some ground and pound.
Caputo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.
Caputo wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash trying to keep a closed guard but Caputo is proving a slippery customer.
Caputo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Caputo wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cash throws a series of punches but Caputo moves out of range.
Cash tries for a takedown but Caputo circles away easily

and Caputo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caputo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Caputo 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.
Caputo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cash defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Caputo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Caputo'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.

Caputo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Caputo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cash wants to stand but Caputo is controlling the position.
Caputo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caputo looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cash distracts Caputo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cash postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash thows a big elbow that misses.
Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Caputo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caputo wants to stand up but Cash is controlling him.
Cash with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caputo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cash scoring with some ground and pound.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Caputo has wrist control.
Cash tries to stand but Caputo is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 throws a strike but Caputo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Caputo stops Cash from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caputo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Caputo looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cash throws and elbow that misses. Caputo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cash's guard. Nice move by Caputo!
Caputo prevents Cash from getting back to his feet.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Caputo from controlling successfully.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caputo throws a strike but Cash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Caputo controls Cash momentarily but Cash frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash wants to control from the top but Caputo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caputo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Cash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Louis Caputo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cash with a poor takedown

and Caputo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caputo.
Caputo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caputo is looking to work some ground and pound but Cash has wrist control.
Caputo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caputo connects with a couple of short punches.
Cash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caputo controls the pace.
Caputo throwing strikes but missing.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caputo is controlling him.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caputo is looking to escape.

That's two 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.
Cash working Caputo over with strikes.

Cash is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cash is looking to take a break and control but Caputo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caputo manages to get to full guard.
Caputo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis Caputo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caputo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cash's guard.
Caputo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cash's guard.
Caputo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
Caputo wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Caputo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cash is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Cash kicks Caputo off and gets to his feet.
Cash connects with a high kick.
Cash wants to clinch.
Caputo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cash avoids it really well and circles away.
Cash misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis Caputo.
I think Caputo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Caputo!