PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Toole Jr
vs
Cash

187 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Cash!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toole Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cash scrambles back to his feet.
Cash misses with a wild combination.
Toole Jr works over Cash's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like John Cash has been cut.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash throws a hook to the side of Toole Jr's head but Toole Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toole Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toole Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Cash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Toole Jr eats them both and turns towards Cash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ottis Toole Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash connects with a body shot.
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!
Cash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Toole Jr blocks a jab.
Toole Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toole Jr.
Cash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toole Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toole Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Toole Jr closes the distance and pushes Cash back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cash blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toole Jr backwards.
A short left from Toole Jr.
Cash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr is leaning against Cash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cash misses with a punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Toole Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Cash has a couple of punches blocked by Toole Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Cash tries to work over Toole Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cash has a couple of punches blocked by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Toole Jr digs a right hand underneath Cash's ribcage. Cash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash misses with the head strike.
Cash blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
Cash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toole Jr presses Cash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toole Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Cash takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a body shot.
Toole Jr lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Toole Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Toole Jr cracks Cash with a nice body shot.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toole Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash struggles to land a body shot inside as Toole Jr controls his hands.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toole Jr's elbow.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cash has a couple of punches blocked by Toole Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Cash fails to land.
Toole Jr keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toole Jr gets through Cash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toole Jr lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ottis Toole Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cash's cut.
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.

Nice defenses there by Cash.

Toole Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toole Jr's elbow.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Ottis Toole Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toole Jr takes a shot to the head.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr presses Cash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cash wants to break free but Toole Jr has control.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Cash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toole Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Toole Jr.
Cash takes a shot to the head.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr prevents Cash from breaking the clinch.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toole Jr presses Cash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Toole Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
Toole Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toole Jr.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Toole Jr cracks Cash with a nice body shot.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toole Jr keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash struggles to land a body shot inside as Toole Jr controls his hands.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cashs head.
Toole Jr presses Cash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cash is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Toole Jr.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toole Jr blocks a body shot from Cash.
Nice body punch from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Cash.
Toole Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr pushes Cash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cash is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Cash is still on wobbly legs! Can Toole Jr finish him?
Cash is trying to break the clinch but Toole Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Cash seems to have recovered his senses.

Toole Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toole Jr rushes Cash and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toole Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cash.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Toole Jr - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toole Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cash or not.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toole Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Toole Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Cash fails to land.
Toole Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toole Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Cash takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands with a right to the head.
Cash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cash.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toole Jr.
Cash swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ottis Toole Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cash connects with a jab.
Toole Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Toole Jr has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Cash blocks an uppercut.
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cash is trying to push Toole Jr away but Toole Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cash digs a right hand into Toole Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toole Jr's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole Jr lands a body shot.
Cash is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cash.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Cash.
Good body shot from Toole Jr.
Cash is trying to break the clinch but Toole Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Cash can't break the clinch.
Cash throws a punch but it's blocked by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cashs head.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cashs head.
Cash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cash.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toole Jr digs a right hand into Cash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cash's gas tank.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cash backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Toole Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Toole Jr.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toole Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Toole Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash throws a punch but it's blocked by Toole Jr.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toole Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cashs head.
Toole Jr pushes Cash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Cash! More strikes from Toole Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cash lies dazed against the cage as Toole Jr celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole Jr!