PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen's entrance music is Let It Rock. A fine choice. Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. Jin Sen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sen
vs
Cage

194 cm
38
217 lbs
31 - 23 - 0

182 cm
39
195 lbs
35 - 20 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Sen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sen.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sen.
Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sen throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Sen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sen throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Cage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Sen 's knee.
Sen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sen.
Sen walks into a left hand.

It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
Sen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage keeps Sen at a distance using the push kick.
Sen throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Sen is breathing heavily.
That kick from Cage tenderised Sen's leg. Sen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Sen's head.
Cage cracks the inside of Sen's front leg.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sen's calf.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jin Sen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sen at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Cage drops Sen with a beautiful combination! Sen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cage is looking for the KO!

Jin Sen's cut is getting worse.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cage!
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.

Cage lands a left and a right that send Sen crashing to the mat, dazed. Cage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sen is rocked!
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Sen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jin Sen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Cage lands a big uppercut and Sen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sen looks OK. Cage waves Sen back to his feet!
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Sen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Sen off balance momentarily.
Cage lands a nice looking body kick.

Cage lands a big uppercut and Sen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sen looks OK. Cage waves Sen back to his feet!
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage throws a head kick but Sen moves out of range.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sen if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Jeez, Jin Sen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cage! Sen is out on his feet! Cage rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sen is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sen is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
Our winner, Johnny Cage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.