PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cy Nasqu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasqu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jay Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nasqu
vs
Johnson

188 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cy Nasqu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasqu slips under a jab.
Nasqu scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nasqu stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Cy Nasqu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nasqu as he avoids it easily.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nasqu swivels and escapes.
Nasqu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Jay Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to bum rush Nasqu with a series of wild strikes but Nasqu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Nasqu.
Johnson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Nasqu sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nasqu.
Nasqu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasqu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasqu circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nasqu scores with a four punch combination!
Nasqu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Nasqu.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasqu 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.
Nasqu stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot by Nasqu.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nasqu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cy Nasqu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasqu scores with a jab to the body.
Nasqu closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nasqu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nasqu lands with a good body shot.
Nasqu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nasqu misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasqu leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nasqu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nasqu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nasqu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasqu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nasqu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cy Nasqu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Nasqu. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nasqu misses with a hook.
Nasqu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Cy Nasqu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Johnson.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Nasqu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nasqu stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasqu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cy Nasqu is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nasqu counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nasqu lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Nasqu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasqu throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nasqu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasqu thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nasqu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nasqu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nasqu to score with a decent uppercut.
Nasqu scores with a nice strike.
Nasqu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasqu throws a one two combo.
Nasqu clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nasqu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasqu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasqu wants it to stay on the feet.
Nasqu throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Nasqu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Nasqu shows good takedown defense.
Nasqu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Nasqu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nasqu tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Nasqu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasqu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nasqu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nasqu.
Nasqu stuffs the takedown.
Nasqu defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Nasqu catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nasqu pinned against the cage. Nasqu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nasqu tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nasqu to the ground. Nasqu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nasqu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nasqu leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nasqu lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasqu leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nasqu jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Nasqu.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasqu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nasqu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nasqu misses with a double jab.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nasqu is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Nasqu circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasqu takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nasqu throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cy Nasqu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Nasqu as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Nasqu cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nasqu 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.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Cy Nasqu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Johnson.
Nice shot lands for Nasqu.
Nasqu lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nasqu scores with a three punch combo!
Nice sprawl there from Nasqu as Johnson shoots in.
Nice body punch from Nasqu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Nasqu. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Nasqu stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nasqu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Jay Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasqu slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nasqu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasqu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cy Nasqu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nasqu.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasqu counters with a straight right hand.
Nasqu misses with the combination.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasqu throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.

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.
Nice body punch from Nasqu.
Nasqu catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nasqu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nasqu lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Nasqu connects with a body shot.
Johnson dives in and grabs Nasqu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nasqu pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Nasqu throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasqu sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nasqu!
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Nasqu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nasqu is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Nasqu bucks and avoids them well.
Jay Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson cracks Nasqu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but Nasqu doesn't allow it.
Johnson landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Nasqu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nasqu?

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nasqu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nasqu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nasqu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.

Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nasqu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nasqu shrugs it off.
Nasqu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cy Nasqu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasqu, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cy Nasqu!