PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cage
vs
mac Cumhail

182 cm
23
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Cage - just one landing.
mac Cumhail is looking to clinch.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage cracks mac Cumhail with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
mac Cumhail connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.

Cage is rocked!

It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.

mac Cumhail gets the takedown into side control.
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
mac Cumhail sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cage is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
mac Cumhail looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cage is avoiding damage well.

mac Cumhail wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cage, who protects the arm well.
Cage seems to have got his legs back now.
mac Cumhail tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cage is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Cage wants to control but mac Cumhail postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mac Cumhail scores with punches from side control.
mac Cumhail working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cage is working to avoid the ground and pound but mac Cumhail connects with a decent elbow.
mac Cumhail working the body and head with strikes.
Cage is not content to let mac Cumhail control the position.
Cage struggling a bit here.
An elbow from mac Cumhail crashes against the mat.

mac Cumhail wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cage, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to get back to half guard.
mac Cumhail is putting a hurting on Cage here, landing some big shots from side control.
mac Cumhail has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mac Cumhail tries to score with some ground and pound. Cage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
mac Cumhail looks gassed!
mac Cumhail creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cage sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mac Cumhail misses with a double jab.
mac Cumhail looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for mac Cumhail with that takedown attempt.
mac Cumhail takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cage scores with a head kick.

It looks like Fionn mac Cumhail has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
mac Cumhail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage looks to land a right hand but mac Cumhail moved out of range.
mac Cumhail blocks a head kick by Cage.

mac Cumhail gets a takedown into half guard.
mac Cumhail throwing shots but Cage is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is looking to escape.
mac Cumhail lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cage is trying to control but can't.
mac Cumhail working the head and body with strikes.
mac Cumhail is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cage is refusing to be controlled, as mac Cumhail sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from mac Cumhail.

mac Cumhail is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
mac Cumhail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
mac Cumhail trying to control from half guard but Cage is working away.

mac Cumhail decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mac Cumhail tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn mac Cumhail.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
mac Cumhail shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cage as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

mac Cumhail on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mac Cumhail misses with a head kick.
A head kick by mac Cumhail misses
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mac Cumhail misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
Cage misses with a hook to the body
and mac Cumhail counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cage thinking.
mac Cumhail throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cage stumbling backwards into the cage! Cage bounces back off the cage towards mac Cumhail, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! mac Cumhail lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! mac Cumhail celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fionn mac Cumhail!