PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soon Do will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cage
vs
Do

186 cm
24
161 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Cage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do leaves Cage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cage drives through with a takedown into Do's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to free his leg and advance position but Do is retaining full guard.

Cage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Do dives on top into guard.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is thwarting Do's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage wants to pass to mount but Do is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage wants to advance to full mount but Do doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
Do seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cage slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny 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.

Do wants to clinch.

Cage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Do keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is working hard here to advance position.
Cage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cage defends well.
Do looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
Cage won't allow Do to sweep him here.
Do controlling Cage's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Soon Do was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do closes the distance but Cage moves to the side

and Cage counters with a takedown into side control.

Cage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cage tries to move into full mount but can't pass Do's legs.

Cage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cage tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Cage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Do tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Do tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Do is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Do stuffs the takedown attempt from Cage. Cage gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Do is pressed up against the cage. Cage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Do down to the mat. Do avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Do avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Do is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, Do circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Cage with a poor takedown

and Do moves into the clinch.
Cage looking for a takedown.

Do lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Cage gets back to full guard.
Do works over Cage with some ground and pound from guard.
Cage wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cage throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Do escapes and throws Cage's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
Do scoring with punches and elbows.
Cage is looking to regain half guard here but Do keeps moving and retains side control.
Cage manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cage tries to pass to full mount but Do defends it.
Cage works his way into full mount!
Do is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea.
Cage wants to take Do's back here but Do is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Cage working for a submission but Do is keeping him at bay.
Soon Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do tries to hold on but Cage pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soon Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhonny Cage!