PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Outside - Staind as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chen
vs
Johnson

175 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch but Chen slips to the side
and Chen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Chen.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chen misses with some punches.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Chen takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Shawnn Chen has been cut.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.
Chen lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen letting Johnson take a breather here.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson tries to stall but Chen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Chen struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Chen tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.

Johnson wants the takedown. Chen is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chen's guard against the cage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chen managing to control the position.
Johnson works over Chen with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson stops Chen from standing up.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Chen!
Chen wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawnn Chen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Casey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up
letting Chen counter with a right hand.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.

Shawnn Chen's cut is getting worse.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Chen is keeping the position.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawnn Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson fails with the takedown.
Chen throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson wants to clinch.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.

Chen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chen to the mat. Chen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Chen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson is pulling down on Chen's head. It's preventing any offense from Chen, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawnn Chen.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Chen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chen as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Chen working aggressively here.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.

Shawnn Chen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chen lands with a right to the head.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casey Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson stops Chen from getting back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chen's head.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Chen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Chen dodges it nicely.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawnn Chen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Chen lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Chen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Chen.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chen's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking a breather.
Chen stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Johnson working Chen over with knees to the body.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shawnn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen is keeping busy.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chen on the inside.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chen as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jeez, Shawnn Chen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casey Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chen up against the cage.
Chen pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson looking to stall.

Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chen is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Chen is working away.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Chen dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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!
Chen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chen keeps working.
Shawnn Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Casey Johnson.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Johnson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Casey Johnson waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.