PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hogyes (ranked 4711 p4p, 4709 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hogyes
vs
Johnson

181 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
152
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Attila Hogyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Hogyes does no damage.
Hogyes slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Hogyes circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hogyes to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hogyes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogyes controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogyes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Hogyes sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hogyes is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Hogyes's legs.
It appears Hogyes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hogyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogyes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogyes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Hogyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hogyes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogyes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hogyes is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Hogyes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Hogyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Hogyes pushes his legs off easily.
Hogyes wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogyes wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

Hogyes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Hogyes has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogyes has wrist control.
Johnson postures up in Hogyes's guard and throws a big left but Hogyes blocks it.
Hogyes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogyes tries to get out of the position.
Hogyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogyes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogyes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hogyes keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hogyes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogyes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hogyes trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.

Hogyes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Hogyes eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson wants to sweep but Hogyes has passed to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogyes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Hogyes laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hogyes trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson landing a few short strikes.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.

Hogyes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hogyes is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Attila Hogyes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hogyes jumps into side control!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogyes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Hogyes controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogyes lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hogyes tries to stand but Johnson is controlling his head.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hogyes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Hogyes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogyes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hogyes postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Hogyes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hogyes tries to pass.

Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogyes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hogyes trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogyes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attila Hogyes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Hogyes walks into a jab.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Hogyes's head back.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogyes.
Johnson is letting Hogyes control him for a moment.
Hogyes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnson wants to control but Hogyes postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogyes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson tries to bench press Hogyes off him but Hogyes keeps the position.
Hogyes working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hogyes lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogyes controls the position from side control.
Johnson is holding Hogyes down, trying to stall.
Hogyes controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson tries to bench press Hogyes off him but Hogyes keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Hogyes controls the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.

Hogyes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogyes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Hogyes keeps moving and retains side control.

Hogyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Hogyes cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hogyes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hogyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Attila Hogyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson with a hook.
Hogyes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogyes looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Hogyes slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Attila Hogyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogyes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attila Hogyes!