PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagoshima Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Kage

187 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

196 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Beast Body
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vance Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kagoshima Kage!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kage swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson walks into a left hand.

It looks like Vance Johnson has been cut.
Kage keeps the fight on the outside.
Kagoshima Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kage throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kage misses with a hook.
Kage tries to clinch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kage stalls.
A short left from Kage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kage lands an uppercut.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kage walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson tries to clinch

and Kage moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.

Johnson rushes Kage and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Kage tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Kage circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kage moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Kage blocks with his arms.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Kage scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Kage pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Kage lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Kage.
Nice body punch from Kage - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Good body shot from Kage.
Kage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kage.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Kage lands with a right to the head.
Kage lands a shoulder strike.
Kage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Kage.
Kage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kage.
A body shot lands from Kage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kage.
Kage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A short left from Kage.
Kage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kage stalling.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kage lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kage.
Kage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Kage scores with a shoulder strike.
Kage lands with a short shot to the head.
Kage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Kage receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Kage controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kage lands with a left to the head.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Kage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kage lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Kage has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kage.
A body shot lands from Kage.
A short right from Kage on the inside.
Kage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kage gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
Kage is working Johnson over against the cage.
Kage digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Kage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kage lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Kage. Kage maintains the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kage.
Kage working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Kage just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kage blocks it with crossed arms.
Kage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Kage holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kage walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vance Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kage slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Kage lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Kage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kage misses with a combination

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Kage keeps control of the position easily here as Johnson tries to buck him off.
Kage throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Johnson!

Kage is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
What can Johnson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Kage looking to hold on to the position here but Johnson rolls and ends up regaining guard.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kage defends well.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kage is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Kage trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Kage stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kagoshima Kage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Kage pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Kage stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kage is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kage just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kage.
Kage tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Kage lands a nice uppercut.
Kage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kagoshima Kage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagoshima Kage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vance Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson tries to clinch
and Kage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kage. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kage throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Kage throws a combination that misses

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson moves into full mount!

Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kage to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kage shrugs it off.

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kage is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kage manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kage isn't going anywhere.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kage!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kage is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson fails to move to back control.

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.
Kage tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Kage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kage can't escape the position.
Kage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kage is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to take his opponent's back.

Johnson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kage is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kage and Johnson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

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

Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kage, who protects the arm well.
Kagoshima Kage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson trying to control the position but Kage is working away.
Kage holding on.

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

Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagoshima Kage!