You said it... Johnny gets bodied in this match. And yet it's one of my favorites with Cage!
It's so fun because it features arguably the most aggressive fighter in Cage, vs the biggest turtler in Jax.
CAGE
Of all the matches for Johnny, this is the most critical for him to be within sweep distance at all times. Never stop chasing Jax!
Jumping in is a bad play, but a necessary one. Mix up your jumps so they are unexpected or else Jax will get accustomed to aaHKing you.
If Jax is anti-airing you every time, then your only other option is chasing him down by foot. Who cares if you eat a ground pound or wave punch, you must get in to win. Once you get close to Jax, it's time to have some fun. Unleash everything Cage has, and expect that Jax will try to get away, and counter him when he does. Where you really want Jax is trapped in a corner, and if you chase him long enough he will end up there. Your best bet to beat him is getting him in a corner and applying mad CQC. This is the only situation where Cage becomes any kind of a threat to Jax.
JAX
This match can only worry Jax if Cage is smart and aggressive. But even the best Cages will get demolished by his ground pounds and anti-airs. When you unleash some aaHKs, backbreakers, and multi-slams, poor Johnny looks like a Crash Test Dummy.
Basically just keep your distance from Cage, and he can't do anything. It's easy enough to ground pound under JC's green balls, which is all he can do from across the screen. Don't allow yourself to get backed into a corner, and if you do, choose your exit wisely, as Jax can eat some serious corner combos from Cage. Wave punches are very effective because Johnny gets caught on a lot of projectiles when he's in the air.
My Cage is no slouch, but I guarantee you against the best Jax players, I won't win more than 3 out of 10 with Cage. Vs Scorpangel we have incredible matches, very often close. But Cage works so hard to do damage, while Jax just has to sit back and MGP.
This is a 9-1 match for Jax, for sure.