PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schilling's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Schilling enters the cage!

Johnson
vs
Schilling

165 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Johnson.
Schilling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schilling's coach down at Valhalla Training Grounds was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schilling's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson cracks the inside of Schilling's front leg.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schilling.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schilling scores with a body shot.
Schilling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schilling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a body punch but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Schilling. Beautiful body shot.
Schilling with a nice cross.
Schilling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schilling fails with a takedown attempt.
Schilling takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Schilling throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Schilling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schilling throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Schilling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Schilling's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Schilling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Schilling controlling him for the moment.
Schilling trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Schilling hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Schilling keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schilling is out of range.
Schilling jabs at Johnson's body.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Schilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Schilling misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schilling, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Schilling as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Schilling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Schilling 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.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schilling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Schilling trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Schilling swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Schilling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Schilling.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schilling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Schilling misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Schilling dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schilling gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schilling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schilling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Schilling lands a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schilling.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries a body shot but Schilling blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson pushes Schilling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Schilling controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schilling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schilling blocks an uppercut.
Schilling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schilling lands with a right to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schilling.
Schilling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Schilling is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Schilling trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schilling.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Schilling postures up.
Johnson is controlling Schilling's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is trying to keep Schilling in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cave Johnson just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to wear down Schilling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schilling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schilling shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Schilling moved away.
Schilling misses with an uppercut.
Cave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schilling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Schilling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilling thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schilling shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Schilling throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Schilling misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schilling connects with a looping right hand.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schilling.
Schilling lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Schilling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Schilling shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cave Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Schilling.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Schilling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head kick but Schilling moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson cracks Schilling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cave Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Schilling in the body.
Johnson cracks Schilling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Schilling.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Schilling's front leg but catches the back leg as Schilling tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Schilling.

Schilling feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schilling looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Schilling in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Schilling tries to pass.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schilling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schilling being controlled here momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Cave Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schilling moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Cave Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Schilling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schilling to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Schilling is rocked!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Schilling has a takedown stuffed.
Schilling looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson cracks Schilling on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Schilling falls backwards against the cage. Johnson follows up with more strikes that drop Schilling to his knees. Johnson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Schilling! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cave Johnson!
A victorious Cave Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.