PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cash
vs
Zook

189 cm
28
197 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

177 cm
36
196 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Solomon Zook!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Zook.
A good leg kick by Zook.
Zook throws a sloppy head kick and Cash moves out of range easily.
Cash throws a sloppy head kick and Zook moves out of range easily.
Zook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cash's head backwards.
Cash tries to clinch up but Zook circles away and keeps his distance.
Zook throws a looping overhand right but Cash ducks down to avoid it.
Zook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cash tries a low kick but Zook avoids it.
A jab from Zook misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zook misses with a looping right.
Cash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zook.
Zook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cash slips a jab and a cross from Zook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zook.
Good standup being displayed there by Zook as he connects with a hook.
Zook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zook throws a right and a left that Cash avoids nicely.
Zook looks to land a left hand but Cash moved out of range nicely.
Zook tries a low kick but Cash avoids it.

Zook moves into the clinch successfully.
Zook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Zook breaks the clinch.
Zook tries a head kick but it misses.
Cash lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solomon Zook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zook throws a head kick but Cash moves out of range.
Cash tries to clinch there but Zook circles away.
Zook misses with a leg kick
and Cash counters with a head kick. That will keep Zook thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zook gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Zook breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Zook.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zook throws a jab but it's blocked by Cash.
Cash lands a nice looking body kick.

Zook has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Cash avoids the elbow strike from Zook, against the cage.

Zook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Zook counters with a thumping low kick.

Zook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zook lands an elbow that stopped Cash in his tracks for a moment.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Cash shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zook's face.

Zook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Zook tried to score with a low kick but Cash checks it.
Cash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zook.
Zook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zook tried to score with a low kick but Cash checks it.
Cash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zook throws a leg kick
and Cash counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zook is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Zook moves into the clinch.
Cash lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zook misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zook.

Zook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zook just misses with a punch to the body.
Zook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Zook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cash if he has to take too many more of those.

Zook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cash takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zook pushes Cash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Zook breaks from the clinch.
Zook punishes Cash's body with a nice straight punch.
Zook 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Zook dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zook.
Cash tries to clinch but Zook moves out of range.
Zook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Zook.

Zook moves into the clinch successfully.
Zook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cash tries to land a knee to the head but Zook blocks with his arms.
Zook misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Zook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zook swings for the body but Cash moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zook, right into the meat.
Cash slips a jab and a cross from Zook.
Cash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Zook misses.
Zook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash avoids the head kick by Zook.
Zook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Zook.
Cash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zook.
Zook takes a swing at Cash's ribcage but misses.
Solomon Zook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Zook lands a high kick!
Cash moves out of range of the leg kick from Zook.
Zook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cash.
Cash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zook scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Zook tenderised Cash's leg. Cash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cash.

Zook has managed to clinch.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Cash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zook blocks an elbow strike from Cash.

Zook breaks from the clinch.
Zook misses with a wild body shot.
Solomon Zook seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Zook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cash throws an elbow that misses.
Zook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zook blocks the elbow strike.

Zook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zook.
Zook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zook throws a solid leg kick but Cash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zook.
Zook misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Zook clinches.
Cash throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Zook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zook closes the distance and pushes Cash back into the cage.
Cash tries to land a knee to the head but Zook blocks with his arms.
Zook dodges an elbow strike from Cash.
Zook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zook looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Zook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Zook breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash slips under a jab.
Cash throws a sloppy head kick and Zook moves out of range easily.
Zook misses with a wild combination.
Zook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zook blocks a head kick by Cash.
Cash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zook works the jab nicely.
Cash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Cash gets tackled into the cage by Zook. Zook maintains the clinch.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zook's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Zook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cash blocks the body kick.
Zook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zook misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Cash.

Zook clinches up with Cash and pushes him back against the cage.
Zook blocks the elbow strike.

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

Zook moves into the clinch successfully.
Cash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Zook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cash tries to keep at a distance but Zook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cash misses with a knee strike.

Zook breaks from the clinch.
Zook scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cash throws a head kick but Zook moves out of range.
Zook cracks the inside of Cash's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Zook closes the distance and clinches.
Zook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zook scores a nice knee to the body.
Zook lands a right hand.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Cash shrugs off.
Zook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Zook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zook lands a big head kick that sends Cash tumbling to the mat! Zook takes a step backwards and waves Cash back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cash is rocked!
and Zook counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cash! He's just covering up as Zook starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.