PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites The Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Cage had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cage
vs
Rose

182 cm
27
199 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

186 cm
26
192 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

BUY ONE,GET TWO
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose slips under a jab from Cage.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage thumps Rose with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cage checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Cage misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.

Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose taking a breather.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Rose takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Rose thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Cage tries to clinch up
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Cage lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Rose slips a jab from Cage.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws out a powerful jab.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage checks the leg kick.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose thumps Cage with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
A big left from Cage misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cage.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose throws and low kick but Cage moves out of range easily.
Rose scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage scores with a spinning back kick!
Cage pushes Rose away with a front kick.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Rose is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.

Cage clinches.
Rose tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Cage's defenses.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Rose throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cage doesn't seem phased though.
Rose avoids the head kick by Cage.
Cage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose slips a jab from Cage.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Cage counters with a one-two to the body.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
A big right from Rose misses.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose wants to slow Cage down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rose really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose thumps Cage with a low kick.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Nice body kick there by Cage.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Rose's knee but Rose avoids it well.
Cage tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Cage with a jab.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cage slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cage's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Cage slips under a jab.
Rose blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cage is able to avoid easily.
Rose throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Rose tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Rose misses.
Cage connects with a jab.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rose dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Rose moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Cage takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cage is able to avoid easily.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a head kick. That will keep Rose thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Rose misses
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Cage's leg but Cage calmly moves out of range.
Rose takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cage misses with a hook.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose is looking to chop away at Cage's legs.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage checks a low kick from Rose.
Some bone on bone action there as Cage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Cage!

Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Cage retains his middleweight title!