PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Cashner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Oneil
vs
Cashner

197 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquille Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Cashner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil is looking to land body kicks.
Cashner fails to land with a series of punches.
Oneil has a takedown stuffed.
Cashner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cashner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oneil.

Cashner gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cashner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneil's brow.
Cashner lands an elbow inside that Oneil shrugs off.

It looks like Shaquille Oneil has been cut.
Cashner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oneil avoiding damage as Cashner throws knees to the body.
Oneil lands a body punch.
Cashner lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Cashner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oneil is breathing heavily.
Cashner lands a damaging elbow.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner misses with a knee to the head.
Oneil managing to block the knees to the body from Cashner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashner lands an elbow inside that Oneil shrugs off.
Cashner connects with a knee to the head.
Cashner crunches a lovely knee into Oneil's ribcage.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Oneil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cashner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cashner lands a damaging elbow.
Oneil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cashner lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cashner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cashner lands a nice knee to the body.
Cashner scores with a knee to the head.

Shaquille Oneil's cut is getting worse.
Cashner misses with a knee strike.
Cashner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cashner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Oneil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaquille Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneil blocks an elbow strike from Cashner.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cashner.
Cashner lands a knee to the head.
Oneil takes an elbow to the temple.
Oneil avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Oneil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cashner.
Cashner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cashner lands a knee to the body.
Cashner scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to stall but Cashner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cashner lands a nice elbow.
Cashner lands an elbow inside that Oneil shrugs off.
Cashner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cashner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oneil avoids it.
Cashner misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Cashner.
Cashner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oneil is trying to push Cashner away but Cashner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cashner misses with an elbow over the top.

Oneil pulls guard.

Cashner gets to his feet. Oneil looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andrew Cashner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oneil moves into the clinch successfully.
Oneil tries a body shot but Cashner blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil avoids the elbow strike from Cashner, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oneil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cashner landing knees to the head.
Cashner blocks a body shot from Oneil.

Oneil manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!

Cashner gets to his feet - Oneil follows without any prompting.

Oneil has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oneil managing to block the knees to the body from Cashner.
Cashner misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oneil tries to pull guard but Cashner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cashner lands an elbow inside that Oneil shrugs off.
Oneil tries to pull guard but Cashner holds him up against the cage and eventually Oneil drops back down to his feet.
Oneil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Cashner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquille Oneil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cashner leaves Oneil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oneil pushes Cashner away with a front kick.
Cashner tries to clinch there but Oneil circles away.
Oneil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Cashner.
Cashner fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cashner clinches up with Oneil and pushes him back against the cage.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cashner working Oneil over with knees to the body.
Oneil avoids the elbow strike from Cashner, against the cage.
Cashner misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oneil trying to control the position but instead, Cashner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oneil into the cage.
Cashner tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneil avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashner throws an elbow but it misses.
Oneil has Cashner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cashner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaquille Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cashner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cashner working Oneil over with knees to the body.
Cashner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oneil.
Oneil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cashner walks away with a smile on his face. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cashner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cashner misses with a wild combination.
Oneil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Cashner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashner tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneil avoids the damage to the body.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.

Shaquille Oneil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oneil wants a takedown.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cashner lands a nice knee to the body.
Cashner connects with a knee to the head.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Cashner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cashner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrew Cashner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cashner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cashner lands an elbow that stopped Oneil in his tracks for a moment.
Cashner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Cashner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil jumps guard but Cashner stands there with Oneil around his waist. Oneil gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cashner.
Cashner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oneil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Oneil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cashner working Oneil over with knees to the body.
Oneil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cashner is defending well.
Oneil taking a breather.
Oneil dodges an elbow strike from Cashner.
Cashner missing with knees to the body.
Oneil is looking for a takedown.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil is trying to pull guard but Cashner has him pressed against the cage.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Shaquille Oneil's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Oneil goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cashner prevents it.
Cashner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cashner lands an elbow that stopped Oneil in his tracks for a moment.
Cashner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cashner lands a damaging elbow.
Cashner lands a nice elbow.
Oneil dodges an elbow strike from Cashner.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Cashner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaquille Oneil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oneil lands a front kick.
Oneil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oneil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oneil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cashner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Cashner forces Oneil back against the cage and clinches.
Cashner pushes off an throws an elbow but Oneil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cashner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cashner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oneil's defenses.
Cashner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cashner throws an elbow but misses.
Cashner lands an elbow just above Oneil 's eye.
Cashner looking to throw knees to the head but Oneil is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oneil wants to break free but Cashner has control.
Oneil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cashner walks away with a smile on his face. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cashner clinches.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil avoiding damage as Cashner throws knees to the body.
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cashner throws an elbow that misses.
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cashner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
Cashner landing knees to the head.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the head but Oneil blocks with his arms.
Oneil looking to slow down the pace here.
Cashner landing knees to the body.
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cashner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cashner has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cashner.
Cashner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oneil avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Oneil jumps guard but Cashner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaquille Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Cashner.
Cashner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oneil's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cashner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cashner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneil's brow.

Oneil drags the fight down to the ground.
Oneil striking off his back but it's not causing Cashner any problems.
Oneil thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Oneil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cashner stands and steps away. Oneil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws a series of punches but Cashner moves out of range.

Cashner has managed to clinch.
Oneil avoids a wild elbow strike from Cashner.
Cashner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Oneil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oneil.

Cashner closes the distance and clinches.
Cashner misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Oneil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oneil blocks an elbow strike.
Cashner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cashner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneil's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to pull guard but Cashner holds him up against the cage and eventually Oneil drops back down to his feet.

Oneil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cashner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cashner with a knee to the head.
Cashner misses with a knee strike.
Oneil is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oneil tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oneil blocks an elbow strike from Cashner.
Nice elbow from Cashner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cashner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oneil blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cashner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneil's brow.
Shaquille Oneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Cashner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cashner tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneil avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Cashner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cashner 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Cashner!