PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 926 p4p, 115 weight class) and Roy Johnson (ranked 2037 p4p, 234 weight class). Johnson has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jia
vs
Johnson

172 cm
28
168 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cai Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jia.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.

Jia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Jia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jia.
Jia looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson defending well as Jia loads up on a big left hand.
Jia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jia misses with a shot to the body
and Jia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jia works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jia. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Jia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jia defends it well.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Jia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cai Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jia misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jia misses the shot to the body.
Jia ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jia misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Jia.
Jia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jia connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Jia needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Jia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Johnson.
Jia cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jia on the side of the head.
Jia cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Jia misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jia.
Jia throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jia looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jia lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Jia counters with a left to the body.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jia closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Jia throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jia. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jia.
Jia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Jia throws a big shot that misses.
Jia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jia lands a body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jia missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jia scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Jia.
Jia looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jia is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Jia avoids nicely.
Jia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a body punch but Jia moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jia. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jia keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jia.
Jia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cai Jia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jia. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Jia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.

Johnson is rocked!
Jia throws a shot to the body.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jia finish him?
A slow jab from Jia misses its intended target.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Jia moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jia throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Jia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jia's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Jia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jia.
Jia tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jia misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Jia walks into a left hand.
Jia slips under a jab from Johnson.
Jia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jia ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jia throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jia is looking to counter punch.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Jia throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Jia tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking 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 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jia walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jia swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cai Jia!
Cai Jia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.