PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Kamel

165 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
115 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yehia Kamel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamel misses with a body shot.
Kamel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Kamel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kamel off to one side.
Kamel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cave Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kamel avoids the punch easily.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Kamel misses.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Kamel sees coming a mile off.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Kamel moves out of range.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kamel slips under a jab.
Kamel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamel, pushing him back against the cage.
Kamel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamel.
Kamel misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Kamel pushes him back against the cage.
Kamel is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamel has his back to the cage.
Kamel struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Kamel effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kamel.
Kamel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamel.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kamel controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamel slows down the pace here.
Kamel digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Kamel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Kamel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kamel as Johnson tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamel.
Kamel prevents a body shot from Johnson.
The referee calls for Kamel to work.
Kamel misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamel.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamel's elbow.
Kamel misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamel.
Kamel lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamel lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Kamel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamel.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamel scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Kamel avoiding damage.
Kamel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamel.
Kamel can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamel misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kamel has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cave Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.

Kamel lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Kamel misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Kamel.
Kamel lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Kamel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kamel is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson tries to move into range but Kamel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Kamel shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kamel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Kamel misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Cave Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kamel down.
That kick from Kamel tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamel shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Kamel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Kamel misses with a head kick.
Kamel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamel checks it well.
Kamel throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Kamel misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Kamel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamel throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson thumps Kamel with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Kamel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Kamel.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yehia Kamel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Kamel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson leaves Kamel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kamel throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamel.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Kamel lands with a shot to the body.
Kamel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamel throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kamel is rocked!
Kamel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamel is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson cracks Kamel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kamel falls to his knees and Johnson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cave Johnson!
Our winner, Cave Johnson, 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.