PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Cage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Natsi
vs
Cage

190 cm
40
250 lbs
19 - 25 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cage tries a quick counter leg kick but Natsi is wise to it.
Natsi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natsi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Kuula Natsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Natsi tries for a takedown but Cage circles away easily
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Natsi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Natsi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cage sizes up Natsi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cage.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Natsi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Natsi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Natsi shoots and misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Natsi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Natsi dives in for a single leg takedown but Cage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Natsi's head back.
Natsi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage cracks Natsi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Natsi has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
Cage is looking to slow Natsi down with leg kicks.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Cage tenderised Natsi's leg. Natsi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Natsi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cage defends well and Natsi ends up having to push Cage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cage tries to sprawl out of it but Natsi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsi is breathing heavily.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Natsi misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Natsi 's knee.
Natsi shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cage lands a high kick!
Cage cracks Natsi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Natsi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Natsis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Natsi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natsi. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsi has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cage with a nice cross.
Natsi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natsi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natsi is defended easily by Cage.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
A jab lands there for Cage.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natsi. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsi misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Natsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cage is fending him off so far but Natsi persists. Nope, Cage circles away and we're back to standing.
Cage lands a head shot.
Natsi has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cage is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Natsi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Natsi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsi.
Natsi misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Natsi shoots in but no luck this time.
Natsi ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuula Natsi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Natsi has a takedown stuffed.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cage as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Natsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Cage, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage scores with a hook.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cage.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage punishes Natsi's body with a nice straight punch.
Natsi takes one to the side of the head.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natsi scrambles back to his feet.

Natsi is rocked!
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Natsi in his tracks.
Oh Natsi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natsi tries for a takedown but Cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Natsi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Natsi if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natsi on the side of the head.
Natsi tries for a takedown but Cage circles away easily

and Cage lands a stunning uppercut that sends Natsi to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Natsi controls his leg.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Natsi wants to improve his position but Cage is controlling well.
Cage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Natsi controls his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natsi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Natsi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Natsi somewhat.
Natsi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Natsi off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Natsi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Natsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
Natsi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage connects with a single shot there.
Cage scores with a jab.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Natsi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Natsi somewhat.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Natsi in his tracks.
Cage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natsi.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Natsi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Natsi's front leg but catches the back leg as Natsi tries to avoid it.
Cage lands a front kick.
Natsi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natsi's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Natsi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Natsi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Natsi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natsi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cage wants it to stay on the feet.
Natsi drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuula Natsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage scores with a punch to the head.
Natsi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuula Natsi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cage cracks the inside of Natsi's front leg.
Natsi misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Natsi 's knee.
Natsi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cage is looking to slow Natsi down with leg kicks.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natsi has time to react.
Cage lunges at Natsi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Natsi's hand.
Natsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage jabs Natsi right on the nose. Natsi blinks but takes it well.
Natsi drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cage punishes Natsi's body with a nice straight punch.

A head kick lands from Cage that sends Natsi to the canvas. Natsi tries to scramble back to his feet but Cage brings him back down into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage working away.
Cage tries to stand but Natsi is controlling his head.
Natsi is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Cage has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Natsi dives in and grabs Cage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes down on Natsi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage with a jab.
Cage lands a lovely overhand right.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Natsi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Natsi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Natsi's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cage lands an overhand right.
Natsi with a poor takedown
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Natsi fails with the takedown

and Cage counters with a big uppercut that knocks Natsi off his feet! Cage dives into side control looking to finish!
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natsi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Cage wants to stand but Natsi is controlling his arm.

Cage stands up and beckons Natsi to his feet.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage throws a head kick that Natsi semi-blocks.
Cage lands a really nice looking cross but Natsi seems unphased.
Natsi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cage lands a right hand from hell, dropping Natsi. Cage pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kuula Natsi stepped up to the mic, saying 'i want a rematch with that niggerloving nazi grandad. '.