PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyce Johnson (ranked 6824 p4p, 209 weight class) and Cakes N Chicken (ranked 6877 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
N Chicken

193 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyce Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cakes N Chicken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N Chicken circles away from the clinch attempt.
N Chicken raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson wants to clinch up but N Chicken keeps it at a distance.

Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson stalling against the ropes.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Cakes N Chicken has been cut.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
N Chicken tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
N Chicken trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for N Chicken.
N Chicken scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from N Chicken.
N Chicken keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch there but N Chicken circles away.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
N Chicken connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped N Chicken in his tracks.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. N Chicken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! N Chicken slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson wants to clinch up but N Chicken keeps it at a distance.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
N Chicken circles away from the clinch attempt.
N Chicken takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Chicken tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from N Chicken.
N Chicken cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by N Chicken.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyce Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cakes N Chicken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from N Chicken. Johnson shrugs it off though.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by N Chicken.
N Chicken scores with a nice body kick.
N Chicken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cakes N Chicken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
N Chicken tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
N Chicken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Cakes N Chicken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
N Chicken feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
N Chicken keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson 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.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but N Chicken pushes him off.
Johnson 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.
N Chicken lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
N Chicken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
N Chicken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged N Chicken in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
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!
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. N Chicken is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.
N Chicken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Johnson clinches up with N Chicken and pushes him back against the ropes.
N Chicken being controlled against the ropes.
Johnson avoiding damage as N Chicken throws knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but N Chicken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyce Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cakes N Chicken's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

N Chicken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
N Chicken throws a nice head kick!
N Chicken keeps the fight on the outside.
N Chicken keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
N Chicken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
N Chicken throws a nice outside leg kick.
N Chicken feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
N Chicken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
N Chicken throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but N Chicken swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
N Chicken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - N Chicken circles away.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
N Chicken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. N Chicken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
Tyce Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Chicken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N Chicken tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
N Chicken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is looking to clinch but N Chicken is avoiding it.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
N Chicken is looking to score with low kicks.
N Chicken cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cakes N Chicken.
I think Johnson 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!

Tyce Johnson wins by unanimous decision!