PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cash
vs
Bodini

189 cm
22
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cash rushes Bodini and presses him up against the cage.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cash pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bodini looks gassed!
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Bodini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Cash scores a nice knee to the body.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Cash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bodini being controlled against the cage.
Cash lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
A knee to the head by Cash.
The referee calls for Cash to work.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodini won't want to take too many of those.
Cash landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Cash.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
Bodini is trying to drag Cash to the mat but Cash just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martin Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cash.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Bodini being controlled against the cage.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Cash.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
Cash prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bodini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Cash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Cash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Cash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cash is struggling to control the position.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodini is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash stalling in the clinch.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Martin Cash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cash to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash is stalling here.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodini letting Cash take a breather here.
Bodini is trying to drag Cash to the mat but Cash just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash stalling.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cash has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cash dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash lands a knee to the head.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bodini can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martin Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash has Bodini pressed against the cage.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodini won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash working Bodini over with knees to the body.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cash dominated that second round.
That's time! Cash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cash slips a jab and a cross from Bodini.
Bodini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cash.
Bodini scores with a sloppy right hand. Cash should have avoided that one.

Cash rushes Bodini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodini won't want to take too many of those.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cash scores a nice knee to the body.
Cash taking a breather.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Bodini is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cash leaning against his opponent.
Bodini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Cash stalling the fight.
Cash with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cash.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodini letting Cash take a breather here.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash crunches a lovely knee into Bodini's ribcage.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Cash taking a breather.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martin Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Cash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
Cash landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodini won't want to take too many of those.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cash.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash is pressed up against the cage. Bodini has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cash down to the mat. Cash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martin Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cash moves into range and clinches up with Bodini.
Cash with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cash clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bodini shoots in looking for a takedown. Cash tries to sprawl out of it but Bodini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cash closes the distance and clinches.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash slowing the pace effectively.
Cash landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cash stalls.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bodini up against the cage.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash working Bodini over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cash lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bodini tries for a takedown but Cash manages to get underhooks.
Cash stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cash.
Cash landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash working Bodini over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
Cash stalling.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cash.
Cash crunches a lovely knee into Bodini's ribcage.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cash scores a nice knee to the body.
Cash lands a knee to the head.
Cash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodini goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martin Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Cash tries to clinch but Bodini moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bodini throws a series of punches but Cash avoids them all with ease.
Cash leaves Bodini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cash instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cash had his way with Alberto Bodini in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cash clinches up against the cage.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Cash scores a nice knee to the body.
Cash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Cash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodini is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cash.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodini's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cash lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodini won't want to take too many of those.
Cash landing knees to the body.
Cash stalling against the cage.
Cash prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodini is looking for a takedown.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash has Bodini pressed against the cage.
Cash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bodini.
Martin Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Cash connects with a knee to the head.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
Cash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash stalling the fight.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cash.
Knees to the body from Cash.
Cash with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cash has Bodini pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alberto Bodini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash crunches a lovely knee into Bodini's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cash using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cash lands a knee to the head.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cash scores with a knee to the head.
Cash stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin Cash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bodini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:40
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:41
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Cash!
Martin Cash is the new middleweight champion!
Martin Cash decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.