PBP Commentary

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

August
vs
Cash

167 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
143 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juno August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cash misses its intended target.
August connects with a crisp jab.
August throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cash on the side of the head.
August lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
August connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cash's hands.
A swing and a miss from Cash.
August works the jab nicely.
August slips under a jab from Cash.
August avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juno August seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
August connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cash's hands.
Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by August.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
August ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
August displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.
As Cash looks to move away, August throws a big counter combo but Cash just gets out of the way.
Cash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and August counters with a nice uppercut.
August lands a head shot.
August throws a hook but Cash blocks it.
August lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
August throws a body shot but no joy.
Cash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Cash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from August.
August throws a shot to the body.

Cash moves into the clinch successfully.
August is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Cash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
August working aggressively here.
Cash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
August lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for August.
Cash cracks August with a nice body shot.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but August avoids it by throwing Cash back against the cage.
Cash lands a right hand that snaps the head of August backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

August's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Cash - just one landing.

Cash forces August back against the cage and clinches.
August swings wildly with an uppercut but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
August misses with the head strike.
August has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
August is looking to break free of the clinch but Cash has double underhooks.
Cash lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for August.
Cash lands a left hand.
August working hard to break the clinch.
August tries to work over Cash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
August misses with a hook to the ribs.
August is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Cash.
Cash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
August misses with a body punch.
August is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cash pushes August back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash lands a hook that snaps the head of August backwards.
August throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
A body shot lands from Cash.
Cash is working August over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cash as August tries to tie him up.

August pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by August there.
August is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from August misses.
Cash wants to counter the offense by August and move into the clinch position.
August ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and August counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
August circles away from the clinch attempt
and August connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
August throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash tries to clinch but August moves out of range.
August is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
August comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!

Cash darts in and clinches August up against the cage.
August wants to stall.
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cash lands an uppercut.
August throws a head punch that misses.
Cash stalls.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
August throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
August misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juno August will probably get the nod.
That's time! August's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Some wild striking there from August.
Cash wants to clinch up but August keeps it at a distance.
It looked like August was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
August dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
August uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
August lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cash throws a body shot but no joy.
August waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cash.
Cash moves out of range of the strikes.
Cash blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
August jabs Cash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
August ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
August jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cash tries to clinch there but August circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
August displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of August 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Cash closes the distance and clinches.
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from August fails to land.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augusts head.
August tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cash's elbow.
August taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of August backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite August's efforts to push away.
Cash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cash prevents August from breaking the clinch.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
August fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cash on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cash.
A short right from Cash.

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

Cash rushes August and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt August or not.
A head punch on the inside from August fails to land.
Cash blocking some punches.
August is trying to push Cash away but Cash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Cash as the two fighters clinch.
August can't find room to land a body shot as Cash controls the action.
Cash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
August throws a head punch that misses.
August tries to break the clinch but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
August tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
August prevents a body shot from Cash.
August wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
August can't break the clinch.
Cash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
August working aggressively here.
August swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Cash.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cash.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash prevents August from breaking the clinch.
Cash cracks August with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for August.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
August is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cash is keeping busy.
Cash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Cash.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cash.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cash.
August wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Cash presses August against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, August scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
Cash digs a right hand underneath August's ribcage. August let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Cash.

August is rocked!
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of August backwards.
Oh August is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash lands a shot to the body.
Cash slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Cash 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! This is the final round!

Cash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
August seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for August.

August breaks from the clinch.

Cash instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cash.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augusts head.
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cash lands a hook that snaps the head of August backwards.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
August throws a head punch that misses.
Johnie Cash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
August misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash gets through August's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cash lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash unloads with a big right hand that wobbles August! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cash is unloading with more strikes now! August drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Cash!