PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 424 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Uestus Johnston (ranked 61 p4p, 196 weight class). Johnston has chosen Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kasai
vs
Johnston

175 cm
33
158
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
157
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasai should have avoided that one.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.

Kasai moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Kasai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kasai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston taking a breather.
Kasai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kasai.
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kasai as Johnston tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Kasai throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Kasai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Kasai moved out of range nicely.
Kasai cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Kasai is out of range.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands a nice hook to Kasai's body. Kasai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Kasai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kasai moved out of range.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Kasai with an uppercut!
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kasai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnston.
Johnston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kasai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasai lands a jab to the head.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kasai lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Kasai has managed to clinch.
Johnston wants to stall.
Kasai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kasai.
Kasai digs a right hand underneath Johnston's ribcage. Johnston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kasai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasai scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Kasai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kasai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai lands a left hand.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.

Kasai moves into the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kasai is keeping busy.
Johnston is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kasai has denied him.
Johnston is trying to maintain a safe position but Kasai gets an underhook and turns Johnston into the cage.
Kasai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasai is working Johnston over against the cage.
Johnston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasai lands a right hand.
Kasai cracks Johnston with a nice body shot.
Johnston looks winded!
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnston tries to stall but Kasai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnston has time to react.
Johnston takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Kasai tries to counter by clinching up but Johnston breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnston throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Johnston's ribs.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai throws a shot to the body.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot.

Kasai lands a left and a right that send Johnston crashing to the mat, dazed. Kasai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Johnston is rocked!
Kasai fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Johnston to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Johnston looks to clinch but Kasai throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Johnston taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Keizo Kasai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.