PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felton Schupt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schupt has chosen The Ramones - I wanna be sedated as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Schupt

172 cm
22
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felton Schupt!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Schupt slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson with a hook.
Schupt connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schupt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schupt moves away.
Schupt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schupt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schupt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Schupt.
Schupt misses the jab.
Schupt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schupt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Schupt.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schupt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Schupt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schupt misses with a low kick.
Schupt lands a lovely overhand right.
Schupt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Felton Schupt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schupt can pounce on him.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schupt connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Schupt.
An inside leg kick from Schupt misses.
Schupt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schupt ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schupt throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson moves out of range as Schupt throws a body kick.
Schupt misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schupt throws a head kick that misses.
Schupt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Schupt throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Schupt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schupt throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Schupt throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schupt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Schupt throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felton Schupt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Schupt throws a body kick that misses.
Schupt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Schupt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Schupt avoids it well.
Felton Schupt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schupt tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Schupt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schupt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schupt - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schupt.
Charlie Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schupt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schupt throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson stuns Schupt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schupt is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schupt throws out the jab.
Schupt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schupt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schupt throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Schupt throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Schupt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Schupt is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Schupt avoids the punch easily.
Schupt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schupt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schupt throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schupt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schupt throws a head kick that misses.

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.
Schupt slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Schupt misses with a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schupt is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schupt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schupt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schupt misses the jab.
Schupt motions for Johnson to come forward. Schupt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Schupt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schupt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Schupt.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schupt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schupt wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schupt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schupt throws a body kick that misses.
Schupt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schupt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schupt.
Schupt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schupt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schupt is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schupt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Schupt moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Schupt.
Schupt misses with a low kick.
Schupt throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Schupt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schupt throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Schupt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schupt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charlie Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Schupt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schupt is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Schupt avoids nicely.
Schupt misses with a leg kick.
Schupt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schupt tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Schupt throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Schupt tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Schupt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schupt throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schupt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schupt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Schupt.
Schupt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Schupt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Schupt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schupt tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schupt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schupt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schupt throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Schupt only half commits.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Schupt counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Schupt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schupt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schupt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schupt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schupt lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schupt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schupt misses with a body kick.
Schupt throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schupt on the side of the head.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schupt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Schupt with a series of wild strikes but Schupt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schupt misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schupt throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Schupt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Schupt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson digs a good hook to Schupt's body.
Johnson swings for the body but Schupt moves out of range.
Schupt throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schupt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson cracks Schupt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schupt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schupt misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Johnson had his way with Felton Schupt in that round.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schupt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schupt.
Schupt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Schupt.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schupt slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Schupt throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Schupt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schupt ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Schupt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Schupt tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Schupt tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schupt is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Schupt moves out of range of the strikes.
Schupt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schupt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schupt is looking to land body kicks.
Schupt is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Schupt moves away from the strike by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schupt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schupt is looking to land body kicks.
Schupt misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Schupt avoids them all with ease.
Schupt throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Schupt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felton Schupt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Schupt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schupt throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Schupt.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Schupt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schupt misses with a body kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Schupt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Johnson!
Charlie Johnson retains his bantamweight title!