PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasiel Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lucas Johnstone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chapman
vs
Johnstone

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yasiel Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Johnstone!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chapman.
Johnstone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chapman wants to clinch.
Johnstone throws a low kick but Chapman moves out of range easily.
Chapman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chapman avoids the body shot from Johnstone.
Chapman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnstone slips a jab and a cross from Chapman.
Johnstone throws an overhand right that lands on Chapman's shoulder, as Chapman tries to avoid the shot.
Johnstone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chapman.
Lucas Johnstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Johnstone.
Johnstone takes a swing at Chapman's ribcage but misses.
Chapman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnstone manages to circle out of the way.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnstone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chapman.
Chapman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnstone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chapman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnstone. Chapman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chapman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chapman throws a head kick but Johnstone moves out of range.
Chapman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chapman blocks a head kick by Johnstone.
Johnstone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnstone misses with a body kick.
Johnstone takes a swing at Chapman's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Chapman both land. Nice combination.

Johnstone moves into the clinch successfully.
Chapman blocks a body shot from Johnstone.
Johnstone tries to work over Chapman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chapman prevents a body shot from Johnstone.
Chapman can't break the clinch.
Chapman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Chapman controls his hands.
Johnstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Chapman controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chapman avoids it.
Chapman wants to stall.
Johnstone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnstone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Johnstone on the inside.
Johnstone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnstone is defending well for now.

Chapman breaks the clinch.
Johnstone punishes Chapman's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnstone connects with an inside leg kick.
Chapman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chapman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnstone. That one must have hurt.
Lucas Johnstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chapman closes the distance and clinches.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the head but Chapman blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnstone tries to throw a body punch but Chapman avoids it by throwing Johnstone back against the cage.
Chapman is trying to stall.
Chapman blocking some punches.
Chapman is trying to break free.
Johnstone looking to throw knees to the head but Chapman is blocking nicely.
Chapman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnstone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chapman blocks it with crossed arms.
Chapman is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnstone gets an underhook and turns Chapman into the cage.
Johnstone taking a breather.
Johnstone tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
Chapman is trying to push Johnstone away but Johnstone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been informed that Johnstone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chapman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnstone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chapman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Chapman avoids the damage to the body.
Johnstone trying to land knees to the body.

Chapman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chapman tries to clinch up but Johnstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Chapman defending well as Johnstone loads up on a big left hand.

Chapman clinches up with Johnstone and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnstone misses with a knee strike.
Chapman prevents a body shot from Johnstone.
Chapman looking to stall.
Chapman takes a shot to the head.
Chapman misses with a punch to the body.

Chapman breaks the clinch.
Johnstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapman was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnstone.

Johnstone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chapman, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Johnstone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnstone misses with a leg kick.
Chapman tries to clinch there but Johnstone circles away.
Chapman misses with a head kick.
Johnstone throws a push kick but Chapman slaps the foot to one side.
Johnstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Johnstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chapman avoids the head kick by Johnstone.
Chapman lands a head kick. Johnstone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Johnstone avoids nicely.
Chapman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnstone on the side of the head.
Chapman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chapman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnstone.
Johnstone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chapman rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnstone misses with a wild body shot.
Johnstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnstone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chapman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnstone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone thuds a left hand into Chapman's body.
Yasiel Chapman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chapman.
Chapman throws a sloppy head kick and Johnstone moves out of range easily.
Johnstone just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chapman tries to bum rush Johnstone with a series of wild strikes but Johnstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Chapman gets tackled into the cage by Johnstone. Johnstone maintains the clinch.

Chapman breaks from the clinch.
Johnstone misses with an uppercut.
Johnstone lands a body shot.
Johnstone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chapman fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnstone in the body.
A big left from Johnstone misses.
Chapman throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnstone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnstone. Chapman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chapman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnstone tries to land a front kick but Chapman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Johnstone misses
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnstone tried to score with a low kick but Chapman checks it.
Chapman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnstone tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnstone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapman.
A little jabbing left from Johnstone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
A slow jab from Johnstone misses its intended target.
Chapman tries to clinch up but Johnstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnstone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone throws a head kick but Chapman moves out of range.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnstone counters with a body kick.
Chapman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chapman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnstone.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnstone.
Johnstone tries to land a body kick
and Chapman counters with an outside leg kick.
Chapman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnstone connects with a high kick.
Johnstone misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is looking to clinch but Johnstone is avoiding it.
Johnstone throws a solid leg kick but Chapman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnstone.
Chapman fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Johnstone responds with a good body kick, but Chapman manages to step out the way in time.
Johnstone wants to slow Chapman down by chopping away at his legs.
Chapman blocks a head kick by Johnstone.
Johnstone misses with a body shot.
Chapman slips a jab from Johnstone.
Johnstone lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chapman is looking to clinch.
Johnstone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chapman tries to clinch up but Johnstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chapman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chapman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Johnstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chapman blocks the body kick.
Johnstone connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chapman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnstone. Chapman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses.
Johnstone tries to score with a low kick but Chapman moves his leg out of the way.
Johnstone looks to land a body kick but Chapman moved away.
Chapman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chapman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chapman works Johnstone's body with a nice hook.
Johnstone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chapman scores with a head kick. Johnstone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman lands with a nice body kick.
Johnstone throws a push kick but Chapman slaps the foot to one side.
Johnstone throws a push kick but Chapman slaps the foot to one side.
Chapman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chapman needs to keep his hands up - Johnstone had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman tries to clinch but Johnstone moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Johnstone.
Johnstone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
Johnstone just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChapman.
Johnstone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnstone throws a head kick but Chapman moves out of range.
Johnstone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chapman swinging wildly here.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Johnstone.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Chapman breaks the clinch.
Chapman blocks a head kick by Johnstone.
Chapman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnstone.
Chapman doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Johnstone misses
and Chapman counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnstone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnstone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chapman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstone throws a sloppy head kick and Chapman moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Johnstone.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Johnstone avoids them all with ease.
Chapman lands with a right hand.
Johnstone misses with a jab to the body
and Chapman counters with a big head kick but Johnstone shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chapman.
Johnstone takes a swing at Chapman's ribcage but misses.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses.
Chapman tries to clinch but Johnstone moves out of range.
Chapman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chapman misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone slips a jab and a cross from Chapman.
Chapman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chapman tests Johnstone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnstone lands a head kick!
Chapman moves out of range of the body kick from Johnstone.
Johnstone throws a front kick that sends Chapman stumbling back into the cage.
Johnstone takes a swing at Chapman's ribcage but misses.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnstone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chapman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnstone misses with a body kick.
Chapman moves out of range of the body kick from Johnstone.
Lucas Johnstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chapman throws a nice head kick!
Johnstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone ducks right into an uppercut from Chapman.
Chapman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnstone manages to avoid it.
Chapman fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!

Chapman tries to keep at a distance but Johnstone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Johnstone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnstone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnstone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Johnstone breaks the clinch.
Johnstone tries to work over Chapman's front leg with a kick but Chapman checks it.
Yasiel Chapman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnstone just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yasiel Chapman.
Well Johnstone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Johnstone!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Johnstone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.