PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaec Caturan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. Jaec Caturan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johnson
vs
Caturan

170 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaec Caturan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caturan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Caturan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Caturan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caturan darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Caturan off the ropes and back into rage.
Caturan with a poor takedown

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
CJ Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaec Caturan.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caturan striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Caturan is retaining full guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caturan looking to control.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caturan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caturan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caturan looks gassed!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because CJ Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Caturan has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working Caturan over with strikes.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of CJ Johnson.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caturan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Caturan's brow.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.

CJ Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Caturan enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Caturan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Caturan down.
Caturan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Caturan trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Caturan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson takes a little break here. Caturan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Caturan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caturan seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because CJ Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Caturan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caturan slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson with a jab.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Johnson.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Caturan!
Caturan is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Caturan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because CJ Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Caturan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caturan has time to react.

Caturan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caturan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Caturan won't allow it.

We're going to have a standup here because CJ Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Caturan moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Caturan saw that one coming.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
CJ Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
CJ Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caturan on the ground.

CJ Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Caturan's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Johnson!