PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Champ Johnson (ranked 3974 p4p, 3178 weight class) and Shigeru Uchida (ranked 466 p4p, 382 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Ain't No Sunshine . On his way into the cage it seems that Champ Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Champ Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Uchida

180 cm
22
163
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
160
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Uchida!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uchida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uchida.
Uchida swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Uchida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Uchida slips a straight right by Johnson.
Uchida throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uchida.
Uchida throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Johnson has Uchida up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Uchida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Uchida in a clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Uchida blocks it.
Uchida stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Uchida trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson prevents Uchida from breaking the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Uchida scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Champ Johnson has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Uchida tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Uchida trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Uchida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uchida or not.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries to circle away but Uchida has him pinned against the cage.

Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uchida connects with a leg kick.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Uchida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uchida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
A short left from Johnson.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uchida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uchida misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uchida has him pressed against the cage.
Uchida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Uchida wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.
Uchida slowing the pace effectively.
Uchida looking to stall.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Uchida's head.
Uchida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uchida blocks an uppercut.
Uchida lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Uchida blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uchida needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Uchida's ribs.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson moves to clinch but Uchida breaks away
and Uchida counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Uchida to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Uchida.
Johnson tries to clinch but Uchida moves out of range.
Uchida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Uchida against the cage.
Uchida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.

Uchida breaks from the clinch.
Uchida misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Uchida counters with a leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Uchida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Champ Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Champ Johnson's cut.
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 scores with a jab to the head.
Uchida throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Uchida didn't see that one coming.
Champ Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Uchida misses with a straight right.
Uchida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Uchida was well out of range.
Uchida throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uchida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Uchida responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Uchida is out of range.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uchida in his tracks.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uchida is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Uchida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Uchida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Uchida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uchida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook but Uchida blocks it.
Uchida feints a counter leg kick.
Uchida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson backing away here, and Uchida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Uchida counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uchida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uchida slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Uchida slips a jab from Johnson.
Uchida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uchida can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Uchida scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uchida counters with a body kick.
Uchida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Uchida manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Uchida misses.
Uchida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Uchida is out of range.
Uchida tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Uchida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Uchida connects with a solid leg kick.
Uchida misses with a leg kick.
Uchida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Uchida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson jabs Uchida right on the nose. Uchida blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Uchida feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Uchida circles away.
Uchida misses with a low kick.
Uchida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Uchida flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Uchida's defenses.
Uchida avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Uchida feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Uchida is rocked!
Uchida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Uchida connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Champ Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Champ Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Uchida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Uchida tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Uchida's ribs.
Uchida throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Uchida is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uchida seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uchida obliges.
Uchida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uchida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a jab when Uchida was well out of range.
Uchida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Uchida counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Uchida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uchida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uchida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uchida.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Uchida's head.
Uchida throws a leg kick
and Johnson comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Uchida stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Johnson is on him like rabid pit bull! Uchida slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Champ Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.