PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cashus Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Demoman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demoman has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Money
vs
Demoman

225 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cashus Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Demoman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demoman looks gassed!

Demoman shoots in and bounces Money off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Money is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Demoman is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Money misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Money lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Rob Demoman has been cut.
Money lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demoman.
Money goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Money.
Money misses with the combination.
Money fails to land with a series of punches.
Money really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Demoman dodges the punch combination from Money.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demoman has a takedown stuffed.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Demoman with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demoman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money.
Money misses with a double jab.
Money rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demoman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Money throws a right and a left that Demoman avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money throws a right hand that Demoman ducks under and follows up with a left that Demoman also avoids with ease.

Demoman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Money is trying to stand up here but Demoman is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Demoman there.
Money avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demoman.
Money tries to kick Demoman off but Demoman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demoman is controlling the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Demoman stops Money from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Money throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money misses with the combination.
Money fails to land with a series of punches.
Demoman fails with a takedown attempt.
Cashus Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Demoman.
Money misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demoman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cashus Money dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Demoman's cut.
That's time! Money's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Demoman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money.
Money tries to bum rush Demoman with a series of wild strikes but Demoman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cashus Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money misses with a double jab.
Money swinging wilding here.
Money throws a right and a left that Demoman avoids nicely.
Money fails to land with a series of punches.
Demoman has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demoman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demoman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money throws a series of strikes that have Demoman backpedaling.
Money throws a right and a left that Demoman avoids nicely.
Demoman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demoman shoots in but no luck this time.
Cashus Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Demoman.
Money moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Demoman closes the distance and clinches up with Money, looking for a takedown. Demoman pushes Money against the cage but Money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Demoman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Money sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demoman dodges the punch combination from Money.
Money misses with the combination.
Money tries to bum rush Demoman with a series of wild strikes but Demoman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Money.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demoman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Demoman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Money is trying to stand up here but Demoman is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Money is trying to stand.
Demoman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Demoman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Money defending well though.
Demoman throwing shots but Money is blocking nicely.
Demoman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Money is trying to stand up here but Demoman is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Demoman shoots in for a double leg but Money sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demoman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demoman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Money swinging wilding here.

Demoman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Demoman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Money knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demoman on the ground.
Money is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Money is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Demoman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Demoman working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoman landing strikes.
Money managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Demoman.
Demoman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Money wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Money.
Demoman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Money as he avoids it easily.
Money throws a series of punches but Demoman moves out of range.
Money throws a series of punches but Demoman moves out of range.
Demoman shoots in for a double leg but Money sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Money lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Demoman gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Demoman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Demoman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Money works over Demoman's head and body with a nice combination.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Money stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Money wants it to stay on the feet.
Cashus Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money tries to bum rush Demoman with a series of wild strikes but Demoman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Money scores with a one two! Demoman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Money misses with a few strikes there.
Money looks to land a combination. Demoman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Money stalks Demoman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Demoman's face. Demoman staggers backwards, shaken.
Money stuffs the takedown attempt from Demoman. Demoman gets slowly back to his feet.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demoman shoots in looking for a takedown. Money tries to sprawl out of it but Demoman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Money manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cashus Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Demoman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demoman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money throws a series of punches but Demoman moves out of range.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Money scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Money misses with a few strikes there.
Demoman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cashus Money is winning the standup battle so far.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demoman looks for a takedown but Money sprawls well.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
Demoman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Money sprawls well. Money wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demoman gets slowly back to his feet.
Demoman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Money tries to avoid it but Demoman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Money to the ground. Money escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Money misses with a wild combination.
Cashus Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Demoman dodges the punch combination from Money.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demoman shoots in and bounces Money off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demoman stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Demoman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demoman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Money wants to stand and escape but Demoman is having none of it.
Demoman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Money's head.
Demoman stops Money from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Money.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoman dodges the punch combination from Money.
Money swinging wilding here.
Money misses with a two punch combination.
Money throws a nice looking combination but Demoman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Money throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demoman looks for a takedown but Money sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Money misses with the combination.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cashus Money showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Money has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cashus Money!