PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Cash

178 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
197 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Cash saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash wants to clinch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.

Cash has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cash leaning against his opponent.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Cash is controlling him.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cash moves away from the strike by Hardy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash working Hardy over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cash throws an elbow but misses.
Cash lands an elbow inside.
Cash gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cash.
Hardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cash has double underhooks.
Cash avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Cash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cash misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cash stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cash misses with an elbow over the top.
Cash stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free but Cash has control.
Hardy is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cash wants to stall.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Cash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Cash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cash as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Cash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Cash lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.
Cash stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Cash keeps him there for the moment.
Cash keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.
Cash crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Cash.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardy as Cash tries to tie him up.
Cash stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Cash tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cash.
Cash tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cash avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Cash connects with a high kick.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Cash seems unphased.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cash on the side of the head.
Cash lands a head kick!
Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy stuns Cash with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cash.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Cash saw that one coming.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Cash wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Cash tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy clobbers Cash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Cash cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
Cash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cash defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy throws a body punch but Cash moves out of range.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Cash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Martin Cash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cash slips under a jab.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin Cash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy throws a hook but Cash avoids it easily.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Cash wants to clinch.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Cash connects with an inside leg kick.
Cash lands with a slapping head kick.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cash tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Cash tries to clinch
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Cash slips a jab from Hardy.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Cash wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Hardy misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hardy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cash - the referee stops the clock and Hardy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cash. Hardy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cash tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Cash is looking to land body kicks.
Cash lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cash misses with a head kick.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Cash ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cash wants to clinch.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cash, right into the meat.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Cash avoids them all with ease.
Martin Cash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cash wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cash clinches.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Cash keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cash's elbow.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Cash leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Cash!
Martin Cash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.