PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes into the arena with Johnny Cage Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cage
vs
McNamara

182 cm
47
201 lbs
44 - 26 - 1

180 cm
37
200 lbs
23 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 44 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cage.
Jab from McNamara.
McNamara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cage. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
Cage misses with a hook
and McNamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNamara throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
McNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage misses with a body punch
and McNamara counters with a straight right hand.
Cage walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cage.
McNamara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McNamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
Cage slips a jab from McNamara.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
McNamara connects with a body shot that sends Cage's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNamara lands with a right hand.
Cage throws a low kick but it's checked well by McNamara.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from McNamara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cage 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.
McNamara slips under a jab from Cage.
McNamara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
McNamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crunch! Cage slams his shin into McNamara's torso.
Cage misses with a left hand
and McNamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNamara cracks Cage with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McNamara.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
McNamara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Cage misses.
McNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but McNamara moves his leg out of the way.
McNamara digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Cage misses with a body shot.
McNamara defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McNamara misses.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Cage fakes the leg kick and cracks McNamara in the body.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Cage throws a combination. McNamara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage digs a good body shot into McNamara's ribs.
McNamara lands a nice hook to Cage's body. Cage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNamara catches Cage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
McNamara cracks Cage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNamara with a jab.
McNamara throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNamara avoids the body shot from Cage.
McNamara lands with a nice body punch.
McNamara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
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!
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
McNamara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McNamara scores with a jab to the head.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage is looking to wear down McNamara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
McNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage slips under a jab.
McNamara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McNamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNamara looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage misses with a low kick.
McNamara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McNamara lands with a good body shot.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McNamara dominated that 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.

McNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some bone on bone action there as McNamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John McNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cage swings for the body but McNamara moves out of range.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNamara.
McNamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNamara lands the left hand.
Cage misses with the combination.
McNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McNamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.

Cage is rocked!
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
Cage lands a jab to McNamara's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Cage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
McNamara throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
A jab from McNamara does it's job there.
McNamara lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cage falls backwards - clearly groggy! McNamara dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McNamara!
Our winner, John McNamara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.