PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Blazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blazin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by adidas. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cage
vs
Blazin

182 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Green Spirit Supplements

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justus Blazin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blazin clinches up against the cage.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blazin has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage prevents the takedown attempt.
Blazin jumps guard but Cage stands there with Blazin around his waist. Blazin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blazin wants to break free but Cage has control.
Blazin tries to pull guard but Cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Blazin drops back down to his feet.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justus Blazin.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blazin.

Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blazin is out of range and Cage settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blazin duly obliges.
Blazin connects with a body shot.
Blazin scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Blazin looks gassed!
Blazin moves away from the strike by Cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Blazin.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Blazin on that attempt.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage cracks the inside of Blazin's front leg.
Cage tries to bum rush Blazin with a series of wild strikes but Blazin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blazin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazin misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazin has a takedown stuffed.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage lands a jab to the head.
Cage throws a jab when Blazin was well out of range.
Blazin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazin misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cage is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cage's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blazin moves away from the strike by Cage.
Blazin staying out of range there.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Blazin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blazin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage throws and low kick but Blazin moves out of range easily.
Blazin blocks a jab.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Blazin. Blazin gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazin misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Blazin's head but Blazin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazin closes the distance and clinches up with Cage, looking for a takedown. Blazin pushes Cage against the cage but Cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blazin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Blazin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blazin tries for a takedown but Cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cage misses with an uppercut
and Blazin counters with a stiff right hand.

Blazin instigates a clinch.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Blazin keeps him there for the moment.
Blazin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blazin misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazin prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blazin has him pressed against the cage.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cage prevents the takedown attempt.
Cage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Blazin - that landed with a thud.
Blazin fails to pull guard.

Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blazin throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage misses with a right hand
and Blazin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Blazin shoots in.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Blazin moved out of range.
Blazin lands a front kick.
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.

Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Blazin. Blazin gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blazin.
Blazin ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Blazin fails with the takedown.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justus Blazin.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blazin misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Cage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blazin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blazin is breathing heavily.
Blazin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Blazin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blazin off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Blazin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blazin's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blazin has a takedown stuffed.
Blazin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blazin off to one side.
Justus Blazin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blazin checks a leg kick.
Cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Blazin. Blazin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Blazin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazin gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blazin has a takedown stuffed.
Blazin closes the distance and clinches up with Cage, looking for a takedown. Blazin pushes Cage against the cage but Cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blazin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blazin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage scores with a jab. Blazin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blazin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Blazin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blazin throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazin misses with a body kick.
Cage misses with a right hand
and Blazin counters with a one-two to the body.
Blazin shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blazin shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blazin needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Cage throws a right hand that misses
and Blazin counters with a one-two to the body.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Blazin moves out of range easily.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blazin slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Blazin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazin misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blazin's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazin moves away from the strike by Cage.
Blazin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Blazin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Blazin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazin looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blazin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blazin doesn't seem phased though.
Blazin staying out of range there.
Blazin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blazin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cage is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blazin.
Cage misses with a hook. Blazin ducked under it nicely.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Blazin fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Blazin with a poor takedown
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cage slow jab from Blazin misses its intended target.
Blazin shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justus Blazin.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Blazin. Blazin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cage misses with a body punch

and Blazin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blazin is keen to just control but Cage is a slippery customer.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blazin wants to get back to his feet.
Cage is doing well to control the position and prevent Blazin from advancing to side control.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.

Blazin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blazin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blazin tries for a takedown but Cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blazin shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Blazin.
Blazin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blazin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blazin counters with a three punch combo that has Cage backing up. Cage nods at Blazin to acknowledge the strikes.
Blazin shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Cage misses.
Blazin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Blazin 's knee.
Jab, jab by Cage - just one landing.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Blazin moves his leg out of the way.
Cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blazin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blazin looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blazin wants to clinch.
Blazin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a leg kick but Blazin checks it.
Blazin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blazin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Blazin on that attempt.
A jab from Cage misses.
Blazin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blazin misses with a takedown
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage lands a body shot.
Justus Blazin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blazin misses with the combination.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justus Blazin.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Johnny Cage!

Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!