PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cavalera
vs
Johnson

187 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
29
210 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Cavalera moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Cavalera is out of range.
Cavalera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cavalera connects with the punch.
Cavalera lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Cavalera.

Cavalera has managed to clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Cavalera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Cavalera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Cavalera has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cavalera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cavalera showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavalera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
Cavalera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavalera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cavalera works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.

Cavalera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cavalera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cavalera wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Cavalera pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cavalera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Cavalera is controlling well.

Cavalera seems to be looking for submissions.
Cavalera wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.

Cavalera is working for a submission of some sort.

Cavalera wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cavalera is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cavalera is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Johnson as he works his way to full guard.
Cavalera forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Cavalera dominated that 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.

Cavalera thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Cavalera looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamarcus Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavalera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson lands with a straight right. Cavalera didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Cavalera misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson takes a swing at Cavalera's ribcage but misses.
Cavalera takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.

Cavalera moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cavalera in his tracks.
Cavalera misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalera. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cavalera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cavalera throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cavalera is defended easily by Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Cavalera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Cavalera's knee but Cavalera avoids it well.
Cavalera is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cavalera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cavalera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cavalera avoids the punch easily.
Cavalera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jamarcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavalera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cavalera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Cavalera.
Cavalera lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Cavalera looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Cavalera drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalera scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cavalera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cavalera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cavalera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cavalera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cavalera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamarcus Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a body shot.
Cavalera moves out of range as Johnson strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cavalera.
Cavalera is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cavalera.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavalera is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Cavalera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cavalera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Cavalera.
Cavalera working away.

Cavalera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cavalera's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Cavalera working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson wants to sweep but Cavalera has passed to side control!

Cavalera swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cavalera's guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
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!

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cavalera lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cavalera throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Cavalera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cavalera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Cavalera looking to pass the guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cavalera tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson wants to control the position but Cavalera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cavalera wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

Cavalera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cavalera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Cavalera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavalera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Cavalera!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Cavalera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.