PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki has chosen Codename 47 as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thiago Suzuki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cash
vs
Suzuki

189 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
30
148 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cash.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck for Cash with that takedown attempt.
Suzuki throws a low kick but Cash avoids it.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Cash looks to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cash.
Nice takedown defense from Suzuki. No joy for Cash on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cash's head.
Cash throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzuki catches Cash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suzuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cash throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Cash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki blocks the body kick.
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suzuki but Suzuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki lands a high kick!
Cash throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki scores with a head kick.
Cash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cash throws a leg kick but Suzuki checks it.
Cash checks the leg kick.
Cash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but Cash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cash throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cash throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
Cash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki with a jab.
Suzuki throws the kick towards the body but Cash avoids it.
Suzuki throws a front kick aimed at Cash's knee but Cash avoids it well.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suzuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cash misses with a takedown

and Suzuki counters with a shoot takedown. Cash fights it but they end up in guard.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.
Cash looking for a sweep. Not yet Cash, not yet.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Suzuki throwing strikes but missing.
Suzuki is working Cash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Cash throws his legs up looking for a submission but Suzuki uses it to pass to side control.
Suzuki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cash regains half guard.
Cash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suzuki is working away from the top position though.
Cash on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki works his way into side control.
Suzuki in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cash some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suzuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cash manages to get back to half guard.
Cash is looking for a sweep. Suzuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cash taking some punishment here, with Suzuki in his half guard.
Cash manages to get to full guard.
Cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suzuki is one step ahead there.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash working a defensive guard here.
Suzuki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzuki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cash checks a leg kick.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cash doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cash misses with a body kick.
Cash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suzuki sprawls well. Suzuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Cash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Suzuki. Beautiful body shot.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Cash throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cash rather than just go for the knockout.
Cash is looking to clinch but Suzuki is avoiding it.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Cash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Cash does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.

Cash moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cash as Suzuki tries to tie him up.
A short left from Suzuki.
Suzuki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suzuki.

Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash tries for a takedown but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Cash tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.

Suzuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cash, pushing him back against the cage.
Suzuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suzuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cash avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Suzuki.
A bit of stalling here from Suzuki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Cash.
Cash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suzuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Cash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suzuki avoids it.
The referee calls for Suzuki to work.

Suzuki lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki stands up over Cash, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cash is looking for a triangle here but Suzuki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki working the body and head with strikes.
Suzuki is working Cash over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suzuki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cash tries to buck Suzuki off but Suzuki is having none of it.
Suzuki working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suzuki lands a few punches from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Suzuki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suzuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cash is not content to let Suzuki control the position.
Suzuki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Suzuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cash some visible discomfort.
Cash is looking for a sweep.
Suzuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cash some visible discomfort.
Cash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Cash's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suzuki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cash is looking to regain half guard here but Suzuki keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is working Cash over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suzuki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Suzuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cash knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cash is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Cash's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suzuki working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki working the body and head with strikes.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cash is looking for a sweep.
Suzuki grinds an elbow into Cash's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suzuki wants to land a leg kick but Cash is out of range.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Suzuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash tries to clinch but Suzuki moves away
and Suzuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Suzuki.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
Cash tries to clinch but Suzuki moves away

and Suzuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzuki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cash up against the cage.
Cash tries to pull guard but Suzuki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suzuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cash missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands an elbow that stopped Cash in his tracks for a moment.
Suzuki working Cash over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suzuki just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.

Suzuki has hold of one of Cash's legs. Cash is fighting the takedown attempt but Suzuki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Suzuki trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzuki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cash has momentary wrist control but Suzuki slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suzuki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki postures up.

Suzuki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cash has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suzuki has managed to get both his arms back between Cash's legs - danger averted.
Cash looking to control but Suzuki passes into half guard.
Suzuki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Cash actively working from the bottom here.
Suzuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cash taking some punishment here, with Suzuki in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cash is refusing to be controlled, as Suzuki sits in half guard.
Cash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Cash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suzuki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suzuki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suzuki is working Cash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Cash is looking for a triangle but Suzuki pushes his legs off easily.
Suzuki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suzuki is working Cash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suzuki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suzuki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suzuki is sitting in close to Cash's body. Cash has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Suzuki is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Suzuki is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cash.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin Cash!
An out of breath Martin Cash thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.