PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Lee (ranked 1564 p4p, 192 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 2245 p4p, 257 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.

Lee
vs
Cash

185 cm
25
187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cash's calf.
Lee tries to work over Cash's front leg with a kick but Cash checks it.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Nice jab there from Cash.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee lands with a hook. Cash tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cash checks a leg kick.
Cash drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cash misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a low kick but Cash avoids it.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a low kick but Cash avoids it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Cash throws a body shot but no joy.
Cash misses the shot to the body.
Cash scores with a jab to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cash has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nazz Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Cash.
Lee pushes Cash away with a front kick.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Cash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Cash drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Cash misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Cash throws a body kick that misses.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Cash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Cash moves out of range easily.

Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cash!
Lee working away.
Lee trying to control the action but Cash is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash manages to get back to half guard.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Cash is working away.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cash is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Cash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cash won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Cash is trying to get back to full guard.
Cash is not content to let Lee control the position.

Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Cash defending well.

Cash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Cash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Lee stalls from top position.
Cash is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazz Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cash leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Cash.
Cash misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cash is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Cash takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Nazz Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Cash.
Cash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Cash avoids it.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Cash.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids the head kick by Cash.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Cash avoids it.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Cash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Cash is out of range.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cash's calf.
Cash thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Cash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Cash throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Cash's shoulder, as Cash tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cash lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Cash counters with an inside leg kick.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Cash swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Cash misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a low kick but Cash moves out of range easily.
Cash tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cash. That did some damage!
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Cash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cash on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Cash tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Cash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cash takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Cash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cash moved away.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cash! But no joy.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cash slips a straight right by Lee.
Cash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a straight left.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Cash seems unphased.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazz Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cash counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cash wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Nazz Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cash manages to pass to mount!
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ronie Cash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cash moved away.
Cash changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Cash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cash stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash looking to pass the guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cash's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cash manages to get himself to full guard.

Lee trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cash swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cash working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cash!
Lee wants to take Cash's back but he can't do it this time.
Cash is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Cash is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lee has taken his back.

Cash is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cash just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control.

Lee working for a choke but Cash is defending well.
Lee not allowing Cash to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazz Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazz Lee!
A relieved looking Nazz Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.