PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jamison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamison
vs
Johnson

175 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Jamison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Jamison ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jamison misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamison can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jamison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jamison fails to land.
Jamison stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jamison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Jamison throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Jamison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Jamison ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

Jamison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jamison.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Jamison counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Jamison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamison wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson cracks Jamison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison slips a jab from Johnson.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Jamison misses.
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jamison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jamison looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Cave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.

Jamison instigates a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Jamison letting Johnson take a breather here.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
Jamison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamison.
A right hand to the body from Jamison.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamison is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cave Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Jamison slips the punch.
Jamison tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jamison.
Jamison throws a shot to the body.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jamison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Jamison scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Jamison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jamison moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Jamison throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jamison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
We've been hearing that Jamison has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson wants to control but Jamison postures up.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Jamison keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jamison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson regains half guard, as Jamison was trying to land strikes.
Johnson wants to control but Jamison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jamison is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jamison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jamison is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jamison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jamison is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson keeping hold of Jamison's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jamison shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson motions for Jamison to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Jamison gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamison wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jamison dominated that second round.
That's time! Jamison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jamison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Jamison darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Jamison.
Jamison has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamison controls his hands.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson pushes Jamison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jamison jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Jamison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson wants to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jamison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jamison cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson tries to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Jamison's attempts to control the action.
Jamison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamison looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jamison looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
Jamison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jamison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jamison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jamison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Jamison loaded up on that one.

Jamison goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
Jamison trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jamison.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
A relieved looking John Jamison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.