PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Belts to Match (Syn Strap Remix). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lee Swagger
vs
Cage

182 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
199 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Lee Swagger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Swagger's knee but Swagger avoids it well.
Cage takes a swing at Swagger's ribcage but misses.
Swagger swinging wilding here.
Swagger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Swagger thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Swagger tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Swagger saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Swagger misses with a few strikes there.
Swagger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swagger works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Swagger cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swagger lands with an uppercut that bounces Cage off the cage and back into rage.
Swagger checks a leg kick.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cage misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger avoids the head kick by Cage.
Swagger swinging wilding here.
Swagger throws a series of strikes that have Cage backpedaling.
Swagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swagger misses with a wild body shot.
Cage slips under a jab.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Swagger jabs Cage right on the nose. Cage blinks but takes it well.
Swagger clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to work over Swagger's front leg with a kick but Swagger checks it.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swagger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Nice body punch from Swagger.
Swagger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swagger thows a body shot but no joy.
Swagger misses with a wild combination.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swagger misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swagger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swagger throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swagger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Swagger is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Swagger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Swagger's front leg but catches the back leg as Swagger tries to avoid it.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Swagger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage moves away from the strike by Swagger.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swagger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Lee Swagger dominated that round.
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.

Cage throws a head kick but Swagger moves out of range.
Swagger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
Earl Lee Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swagger misses with a hook.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Swagger pushes him off.
Swagger misses the shot to the body.
Swagger misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage takes a swing at Swagger's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is looking to chop away at Swagger's legs.
Swagger throws a good cross that connects.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Swagger sees coming a mile off.
Swagger throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swagger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Swagger moved out of range.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swagger.
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Swagger avoids the body shot from Cage.
Swagger staying out of range there.
Cage throws a low kick but Swagger avoids it.
Swagger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swagger misses with a wild body shot.
Swagger jabs at Cage's body.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage slips under a jab.
Swagger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cage digs a good body shot into Swagger's ribs.
Cage blocks a jab.
Swagger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swagger blocks a low kick nicely.
Swagger scores with a sloppy right hand. Cage should have avoided that one.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Swagger moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Swagger misses the target.
Swagger avoids a kick to the body.
Swagger misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swagger.
Swagger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Swagger.
Swagger lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Swagger slips a jab from Cage.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cage defending well as Swagger loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cage. Swagger shrugs it off though.
Swagger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swagger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Swagger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage throws a leg kick but Swagger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swagger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swagger connects with a body shot.
Swagger fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Swagger.
Swagger lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Swagger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swagger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage tries to clinch
and Swagger counters with a nice uppercut.
Swagger lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Swagger misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Swagger misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Swagger throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Swagger's head.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swagger throws a combination that misses
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage throws a good cross that connects.
Swagger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Cage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands with a nice body punch.
Swagger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Swagger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage misses with a hook to the body
and Swagger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swagger slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Swagger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swagger's calf.
Swagger avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage is looking to chop away at Swagger's legs.
Swagger misses with a body shot
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Swagger 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger scores with a jab to the body.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swagger checks it well.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage slips a jab from Swagger.
Cage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Swagger.
Swagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swagger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swagger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Johnny Cage just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Swagger misses.
Swagger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swagger.
Swagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Swagger dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Swagger stalks Cage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cage's face. Cage staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swagger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swagger lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage throws a leg kick but Swagger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swagger misses the shot to the body.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a low kick but Swagger avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Swagger.
A swing and a miss from Swagger.
Swagger swinging wilding here.
Cage tries a low kick but Swagger avoids it.
Swagger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Swagger lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage connects with a body shot.
Swagger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cage tried to score with a low kick but Swagger checks it.
Swagger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swagger throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swagger checks a leg kick.
Swagger misses the shot to the body.
Swagger moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swagger.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Swagger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Swagger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swagger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swagger falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swagger misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swagger throws out the jab.
Swagger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Swagger was not able to check.
Swagger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swagger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage swings for the body but Swagger moves out of range.
A big left from Swagger misses.
Swagger scores with a shot to the body.
Cage lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Swagger.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swagger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage scores with a three punch combo!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Cage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Swagger misses with a looping right.
Swagger throws a combination that misses
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swagger jabs at Cage's body.
Swagger slips under a jab.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swagger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage tries to land a leg kick but Swagger saw it coming and moves away.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swagger counters with a series of strikes. Cage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swagger works over Cage's head and body with a nice combination.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Swagger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Swagger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swagger.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swagger misses with the combination.
Johnny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swagger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Swagger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swagger thinking.
Swagger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Cage.
Well Cage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Cage!

Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Cage is the new middleweight champion!