PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Hodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hodge
vs
Cash

151 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmer Hodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cash!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Cash.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cash misses with a left hand
and Hodge counters with a right hand to the body.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cash throws a hook to the side of Hodge's head but Hodge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hodge could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cash.
Cash connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cash misses the target.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodge manages to avoid it.
Hodge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Cash misses.
Cash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hodge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash misses with an uppercut
letting Hodge counter with a right hand.
Cash just misses with a punch to the body.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hodge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cash throws a looping overhand right but Hodge ducks down to avoid it.
Johnny Cash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cash just misses with a punch to the body.
Cash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hodge was well out of range. Poor timing from Cash.
Cash misses with a right hand
and Hodge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cash thinking.
Cash misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cash misses the target.
Cash throws a hook to the side of Hodge's head but Hodge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cash misses with a jab to the body
and Hodge counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash scores with the left hand. Hodge knows he should have avoided that one.
Hodge slips a straight right by Cash.
Hodge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash is looking to slow Hodge down with leg kicks.
Hodge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.
Cash throws a shot from downtown. Hodge moves away and avoids it.
Cash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cash wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodge fails with the takedown.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Hodge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hodge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cash throws the left hand but Hodge avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash throws out a loose jab but Hodge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hodge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by Hodge.
Cash throws a leg kick which misses Hodge's front leg but catches the back leg as Hodge tries to avoid it.
Cash is looking to slow Hodge down with leg kicks.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hodge.
Hodge slips under a jab from Cash.
Elmer Hodge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash misses with an uppercut.
Cash misses with an uppercut. Hodge saw that one coming.
Cash throws a leg kick which misses Hodge's front leg but catches the back leg as Hodge tries to avoid it.
Hodge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash connects with a body shot.
Cash swings for the body but Hodge moves out of range.
Cash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hodge.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodge manages to avoid it.
Cash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hodge.
Hodge slips under a jab from Cash.
Cash throws a right hand that misses
and Hodge counters with a two punch combo.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash throws a big shot that misses.
Cash throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cash throws an overhand right that lands on Hodge's shoulder, as Hodge tries to avoid the shot.
Hodge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.
Cash throws a jab when Hodge was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hodge.
Hodge throws a head kick that misses.
Cash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cash looks to throw the jab but Hodge is out of range.
Hodge moves out of range of the strikes.
Cash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodge moves away.
Cash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hodge.
A slow jab from Cash misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodge ducks under a wild hook from Cash.
Cash connects with a leg kick. Hodge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cash misses with an uppercut.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hodge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cash looks to score with a jab to the body but Hodge is just out of range.
Cash just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hodge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnny Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash throws a hook but Hodge blocks it.
Cash throws a shot from downtown. Hodge moves away and avoids it.
Cash misses with an uppercut. Hodge saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cash. Hodge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cash throws an off balance right hand

and Hodge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hodge.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hodge's elbow.
Cash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hodge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cash to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodge looking to slow down the pace here.
Hodge seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cash is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hodge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cash is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hodge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cash prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Hodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cash blocks an elbow strike.

Cash manages to break the clinch.
Hodge staying out of range there.
Hodge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cash defends well and Hodge ends up having to push Cash into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a punch on the inside.

Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash throws a hook but Hodge blocks it.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hodge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cash takes a swing at Hodge's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cash can pounce on him.
Cash throws a sloppy body shot
and Hodge counters with a one-two to the body.
Cash loads up on a big right hand but Hodge slips the punch.
Hodge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cash.
Cash throws the left hand but Hodge avoids the punch easily.
Hodge shoots for a double leg takedown but Cash sprawls well. He's pushed Hodge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cash throws a body punch but Hodge moves out of range.
Cash jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to slow Hodge down with leg kicks.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodge manages to avoid it.
Johnny Cash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cash lands a leg kick that knocks Hodge off balance momentarily.
Hodge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash misses with a body shot.
Cash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hodge's calf.
Elmer Hodge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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