PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Kuntz

195 cm
28
276 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
270 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Kuntz slips the punch.
Kuntz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuntz misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Kuntz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuntz misses with a jab to the body
and Kuntz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Kuntz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuntz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuntz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuntz in the body.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuntz looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuntz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Kuntz.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuntz at a distance.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuntz throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Kuntz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuntz misses with a straight left.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Kuntz wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuntz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuntz cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Kuntz shows good takedown defense.
Johnson thumps Kuntz with a low kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Kuntz misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuntz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rusty Kuntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Kuntz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuntz on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson digs a good body shot into Kuntz's ribs.
Kuntz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Kuntz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuntz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuntz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Kuntz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kuntz moves out of range easily.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuntz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Kuntz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Johnson catches Kuntz right on the button with a cross.
Kuntz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuntz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Kuntz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuntz can do to turn this around?
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Kuntz blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuntz lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuntz.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuntz.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.
Kuntz 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.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuntz in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuntz manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kuntz.
Kuntz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuntz.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kuntz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuntz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuntz trying to control the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Kuntz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Kuntz.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson 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.
Kuntz is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Kuntz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson won't allow Kuntz to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuntz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuntz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuntz stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson defending well as Kuntz loads up on a big left hand.
Kuntz avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson stalks Kuntz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuntz's face. Kuntz staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuntz works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuntz's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kuntz is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuntz. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuntz throws out the jab.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuntz.
Johnson checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuntz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuntz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kuntz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson cracks the inside of Kuntz's front leg.
Kuntz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Kuntz swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuntz is just out of range.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Kuntz saw that one coming.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuntz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Kuntz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuntz.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a swing at Kuntz's ribcage but misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kuntz.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kuntz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Kuntz misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Kuntz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Kuntz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuntz.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuntz.
Kuntz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Kuntz's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Kuntz didn't see that one coming.
Johnson digs a good hook to Kuntz's body.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kuntz avoids them all with ease.
Kuntz lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Kuntz there.
Kuntz avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Kuntz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Kuntz moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Johnson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kuntz moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a right hand that Kuntz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuntz also avoids with ease.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Kuntz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kuntz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuntz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuntz.
Kuntz slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Kuntz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuntz as he connects with a hook.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.
Kuntz looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Kuntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a swing at Kuntz's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Kuntz.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Kuntz counters with a left to the body.
Kuntz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuntz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuntz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuntz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuntz.
Johnson throws a low kick but Kuntz moves out of range easily.
Kuntz cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Kuntz lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuntz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuntz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kuntz avoids the punch easily.
Kuntz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuntz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuntz misses the target.
Kuntz looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Kuntz stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuntz.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Kuntz takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Kuntz is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuntz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a leg kick.
Kuntz misses with a wild combination.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuntz counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kuntz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Kuntz dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kuntz scores with a shot to the body.
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kuntz.
Johnson 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.
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuntz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuntz thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuntz throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuntz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kuntz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuntz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuntz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuntz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuntz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuntz blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kuntz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuntz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuntz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuntz throws a big shot that misses.
Kuntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuntz.
Johnson moves forwards but Kuntz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuntz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Kuntz counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson shoots in but Kuntz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuntz slips under a jab from Johnson.
Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Kuntz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Rusty Kuntz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuntz slips under a jab from Johnson.
Carter Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuntz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuntz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Kuntz looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Kuntz off balance momentarily.
Kuntz tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuntz misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Kuntz.
Kuntz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuntz throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuntz takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Kuntz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Johnson!
An intense looking Carter Johnson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank Mr. Kuntz for taking this fight and Mr Biff(CWFL) and Mr Coldon(UPG) for allowing this fight to happen.'.