PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outside - Staind. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Johnson
vs
P Coltrane

170 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with a straight left.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coltrane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coltrane wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coltrane throws a big shot that misses.
Coltrane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Coltrane throws knees to the body.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Johnson tries to work over Coltrane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.

Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coltrane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Coltrane blocks nicely.
Coltrane is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Coltrane keeps moving.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Coltrane blocks nicely.
Coltrane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coltrane is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Coltrane blocks nicely.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Coltrane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Coltrane!
Coltrane won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Casey Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Coltrane tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coltrane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coltrane punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coltrane avoids it really well and circles away.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coltrane manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coltrane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coltrane tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coltrane to the ground. Coltrane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Johnson 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.

Coltrane slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coltrane as he avoids it easily.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coltrane slips a jab from Johnson.
Coltrane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a jab when Coltrane was well out of range.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coltrane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Coltrane.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Coltrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Coltrane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coltrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Coltrane scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson takes a swing at Coltrane's ribcage but misses.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coltrane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coltrane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coltrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosco P Coltrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Coltrane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Coltrane controls his hands.
Johnson tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane missing with knees to the body.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coltrane misses with the head strike.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson looking to stall.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Coltrane improves position.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Coltrane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane looking to stall.
Coltrane tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Coltrane prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Coltrane improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Coltrane letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
A short right from Coltrane on the inside.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson has Coltrane up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson trying to stall but Coltrane improves his position.
Coltrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to stall but Coltrane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson tries to move to mount but Coltrane blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Coltrane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coltrane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coltrane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Coltrane defending against the ground and pound.
Coltrane struggling a bit here.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coltrane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Coltrane sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Casey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coltrane is avoiding damage well.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coltrane is avoiding damage well.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coltrane keeps working.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Coltrane is working from the bottom.
Coltrane stops Johnson from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Coltrane's legs.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Coltrane can't do much from the bottom here.
Coltrane is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Casey Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coltrane regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
Rosco P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throwing shots but Coltrane is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing shots but Coltrane is blocking nicely.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Coltrane defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Johnson!
Casey Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.