PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 3479 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 471 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yan
vs
Johnson

184 cm
25
185
6 - 5 - 1

183 cm
36
190
16 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Yan blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yan scores with a nice strike.
Yan misses the jab.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yan missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan misses with an uppercut.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yan slips under a jab.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Yan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Yan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yan.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
As Johnson looks to move away, Yan throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Yan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Yan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Yan's head but Yan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Yan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson tries to work over Yan's front leg with a kick but Yan checks it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Yan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
As Johnson looks to move away, Yan throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Johnson wants to slow Yan down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Yan's head back.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A jab from Yan misses.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Yan.
Yan slips a jab from Johnson.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Johnson jabs Yan to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson works over Yan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Yan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Yan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yan.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Yan counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws the left hand but Yan avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yan throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Yan is out of range.
Yan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson misses with a combination

and Yan counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yan finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan slips under a jab from Johnson.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Yan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yan's head.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yan.
Yan scores with a jab.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Yan moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Yan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yan throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Yan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Yan counter with a right hand.
Yan slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Yan's head back.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Johnson.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
letting Yan counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
Yan scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yan counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jinjing Yan!
A less than humble Jinjing Yan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.