PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cashnew (ranked 4533 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Pereira (ranked 7967 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrew Cashnew has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrew Cashnew seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cashnew
vs
Pereira

180 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Cashnew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashnew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cashnew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cashnew blocks a head kick by Pereira.
A punch lands to the side of Pereira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Cashnew keeps it at a distance.
Pereira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Cashnew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Cashnew scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Cashnew.
Nice uppercut lands for Cashnew. That snapped Pereira's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pereira has Cashnew up against the cage in a clinch.
Cashnew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cashnew prevents Pereira from breaking the clinch.
Cashnew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cashnew walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cashnew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cashnew scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashnew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cashnew lands a right hand.
Pereira jumps guard but Cashnew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cashnew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cashnew lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
Andrew Cashnew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Pereira.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cashnew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cashnew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cashnew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cashnew swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Cashnew as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cashnew fails to land.
A short right from Cashnew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Cashnew is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cashnew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cashnew tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Cashnew works on Pereira's body with a couple of short punches.
Cashnew throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A short right from Cashnew.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cashnew tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cashnew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pereira's efforts to push away.
Pereira takes a shot to the head.
Cashnew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Cashnew manages to get underhooks.
Pereira looks winded!
Pereira blocking some punches.
Cashnew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
Cashnew pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cashnew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cashnew.

Pereira jumps guard and drags Cashnew to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Cashnew decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cashnew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cashnew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cashnew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Cashnew scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira fails with the takedown
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cashnew is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Cashnew has managed to clinch.
Cashnew has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pereira.

Cashnew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cashnew moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Cashnew - that landed with a thud.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Cashnew has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Cashnew can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.

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

Cashnew instigates a clinch.
A short right from Cashnew.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cashnew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cashnew connects with a looping right hand.
Cashnew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cashnew cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cashnew works the jab nicely.
Cashnew connects with a crisp jab.
Cashnew lands with a cross.

Cashnew instigates a clinch.

Cashnew breaks from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Cashnew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pereira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrew Cashnew is winning the standup battle so far.
Cashnew lands with a nice body punch.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cashnew as he avoids it easily.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Cashnew.
Pereira shoots and misses
and Cashnew counters with a straight right hand.
Cashnew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Pereira is rocked!
Pereira is breathing heavily.
No luck for Pereira with that takedown attempt.
Andrew Cashnew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Pereira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cashnew to score with a decent uppercut.

Cashnew darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
Cashnew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.
Cashnew tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Cashnew back against the cage.
Cashnew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cashnew misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Cashnew.
Cashnew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Cashnew lands with a right to the head.
Cashnew presses Pereira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cashnew lands a nice shot to the body.
Cashnew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrew Cashnew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cashnew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cashnew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cashnew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cashnew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cashnew lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Cashnew is working Pereira over against the cage.
Cashnew throws a head punch that misses.
Cashnew scores with a shoulder strike.

Cashnew breaks the clinch.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira tries to move into range but Cashnew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Cashnew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cashnew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cashnew is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira jumps guard but Cashnew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cashnew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Cashnew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cashnew lands with a right to the head.
Cashnew is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cashnew lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cashnew lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Cashnew lands a body shot.
Cashnew lands a body shot.
Cashnew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cashnew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cashnew pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cashnew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Cashnew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cashnew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cashnew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cashnew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cashnew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Cashnew lands with a short shot to the head.
Cashnew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cashnew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Cashnew.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cashnew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Cashnew dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Cashnew clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cashnew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cashnew smiles and moves away.
Jonathan Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cashnew clinches up against the cage.
Cashnew throws a head punch that misses.
Cashnew cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
Cashnew cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cashnew lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Cashnew.
A body shot lands from Cashnew.
Cashnew misses with some punches.

Cashnew manages to break the clinch.
Cashnew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cashnew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Cashnew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Cashnew lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira tries to pull guard but Cashnew holds him up against the cage and eventually Pereira drops back down to his feet.
Cashnew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
A short right from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Cashnew lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cashnew prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrew Cashnew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Pereira.
Nice body punch from Cashnew - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
Cashnew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cashnew working aggressively here.
Cashnew lands with a light punch inside.
Cashnew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Cashnew scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Cashnew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Cashnew.
Cashnew gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cashnew fails to land.
Cashnew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cashnew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cashnew.
A short left from Cashnew.
Cashnew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pereira.
Cashnew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cashnew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jonathan Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cashnew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Cashnew on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Cashnew - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Cashnew scores with a nice short uppercut.

Cashnew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Cashnew.
Jab by Cashnew.
Cashnew scores with a nice head shot.
Cashnew's corner calls for a 1-2. Cashnew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Cashnew finish him?
Cashnew cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Cashnew forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Cashnew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira lands a body shot.

Cashnew manages to break the clinch.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Cashnew cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Cashnew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cashnew, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24

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