PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dos Santos
vs
Cash

175 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovanni Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Cash!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash misses with the combination.
Dos Santos misses with a combination

and Cash counters by clinching up.
Cash is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Cash goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Giovanni Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cash.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Cash.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Giovanni Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cash instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cash breaks the clinch.
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Cash is controlling him.

Cash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Cash won't let him.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cash is on top in guard.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos is looking to stand back up but Cash counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos defends it.
Dos Santos pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cash seems content to control.

Cash decides to stand and escape the position.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Cash was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Cash avoids it well.

Cash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Cash won't allow it.
Cash prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Cash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.

Cash takes the fight into the clinch.
Cash tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Cash has control.

Cash jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cash looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Cash is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Cash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cash advances to half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Cash is controlling him well.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Cash.
John Cash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cash is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cash seems to be looking for submissions.

Cash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

Cash decides to return to a standing position.
Cash is breathing heavily.

Cash clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Cash pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cash misses with a body punch.

Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.

Cash darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Cash keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cash fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giovanni Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cash.

Cash pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cash's guard.

Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Cash had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash working for submissions but it's allowed Dos Santos to get to half guard.
Cash wants to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cash pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cash 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. This is the final round!

Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cash has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cash lands with a short shot to the head.
Cash prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cash misses with a knee to the head.

Dos Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cash is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dos Santos to the mat. Dos Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cash prevents Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Cash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Cash isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cash stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cash fails to land the takedown.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Cash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Cash controls the action.

Cash jumps into guard, dragging Dos Santos to the mat.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cash tries to strike from the bottom.
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Cash's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cash has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash working a defensive guard but Dos Santos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Giovanni Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Cash has his arm trapped.
Cash tries to buck Dos Santos off but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Cash managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Cash has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Cash had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.

Cash uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cash shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cash looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Cash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cash!