PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between johnny Cashier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico william (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). william comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SOAD-BYOB kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! johnny Cashier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cashier
vs
william

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

200 cm
23
295 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, johnny Cashier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico william!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as william sprawls well. william wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cashier gets slowly back to his feet.
william throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
william throws a head kick but Cashier moves out of range.
Cashier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as william sprawls well. william wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cashier gets slowly back to his feet.
Cashier misses with a takedown
and william counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cashier thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for johnny Cashier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
william changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cashier tries to avoid it but william manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cashier to the ground. Cashier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
william misses with a series of wild punches.
william fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cashier avoids it really well and circles away.
william fails to land with a series of punches.
william throws a right hand that Cashier ducks under and follows up with a left that Cashier also avoids with ease.

william gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cashier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cashier is breathing heavily.

william working for a triangle but Cashier defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashier content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cashier trying to control but william is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cashier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
william keeping full guard, as Cashier tries to pass.

Cashier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cashier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cashier passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Cashier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on william's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on william's face as Cashier controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cashier wants to lay and pray for a moment but william keeps working.

Cashier tries for a kimura but william is defending well.
william is trying to get back to his feet.
Cashier has control of an arm but william manages to advance to Cashier's back!

Cashier is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if william gets his way!
Cashier trying to control the action but william just sinks the hooks in.
Cashier manages to reverse the position and now he's in william's guard. Nice work there by Cashier.

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.
Cashier's corner is telling him to maintain position.

william working for submissions but it's allowed Cashier to get to half guard.

Cashier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so william is just riding it out for now. Cashier eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Cashier 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.
william is in trouble now - Cashier has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

johnny Cashier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cashier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. william tries to avoid it but Cashier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag william to the ground. william escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
william moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like johnny Cashier has been cut.
Cashier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from william.
william tries a head kick but it misses.
Cashier blocks a head kick by william.
william tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
william shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cashier eats them both and turns towards william to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cashier avoids the head kick by william.
Cashier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from william.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
william works the jab nicely.
william displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cashier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for johnny Cashier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Cashier or perhaps it was just good defense by william which made him look bad.
william lands a head kick!
william scores with a head kick.

Cashier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cashier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cashier is trying to control the action in half guard but william is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
william has hold of Cashier's hands but Cashier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashier content to control rather than advance.
Cashier wants to take a breather but william is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because johnny Cashier just wasn't active enough.
william lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cashier backs up against the cage.
Rico william seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cashier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. william sprawls well initially but Cashier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cashier tries to pass to full mount but william defends it.

Cashier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but william sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cashier in particular looking to stall.
Cashier trying to control the action but william is working from the bottom.

Cashier is working for a kimura but william is defending it quite comfortably.
Cashier is trying to control the action in half guard but william is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cashier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
william is looking to improve his position.

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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cashier controlling the action here.
Cashier wants to control but william is keeping him busy.
william pushes Cashier off looking to stand but Cashier dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because johnny Cashier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cashier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
william really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cashier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cashier slips a nice elbow through william's hands, connecting with william's forehead.
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 Cashier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on johnny Cashier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cashier has a takedown stuffed.
william displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
william throws a nice head kick!
Cashier avoids a punch combination nicely.
william throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
william thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cashier if he has to take too many more of those.
Cashier shoots and misses
and william finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick from william lands but Cashier takes it in his stride.
william connects with the punch.
Cashier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and william counters with a big head kick but Cashier shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for johnny Cashier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
william scores with a head kick. Cashier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
william throws a head kick but Cashier moves out of range.
Cashier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but william swivels and escapes.
william lands a nice looking body shot.
william throws a head kick that misses.
william pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cashier.
william looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cashier fails with the takedown.
Cashier fails with the takedown
and william counters with a solid body kick.
william pulls out of a head kick attempt.
william throws a right hand that Cashier ducks under and follows up with a left that Cashier also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from william.
Rico william has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
william throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cashier.
Cashier fails with the takedown.
Rico william is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
william swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from william.

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

william working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cashier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cashier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
william keeping moving, preventing Cashier from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william wants to stand and escape but Cashier is having none of it.

william throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cashier escapes and throws william's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cashier is looking to take a break and control but william is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cashier has hold of william's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! william tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cashier cranks the arm and william screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from william, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). johnny Cashier!