PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 598 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 87 p4p, 255 weight class). Wasyl Plutov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Plutov

174 cm
24
165
8 - 2 - 1

178 cm
43
155
38 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Plutov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice defenses there by Plutov.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Plutov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Plutov avoids nicely.

Plutov gets a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson checks a low kick from Plutov.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Plutov connects with a high kick.
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Plutov connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plutov. Plutov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Plutov looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Plutov works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Plutov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson sizes up Plutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov is looking to escape.

Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Plutov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson slips under a jab from Plutov.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Plutov moves out of range.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Plutov tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Plutov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Plutov's side.
Plutov throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plutov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Plutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Plutov tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Plutov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Plutov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov slips under a jab.
Plutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Plutov lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson lunges at Plutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plutov's hand.
Plutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson works over Plutov's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Plutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Plutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Plutov looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Plutov - just one landing.
Johnson lunges at Plutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plutov's hand.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Plutov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stops Plutov from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plutov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson slips under a jab from Plutov.
Plutov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Plutov tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Plutov scores with a nice body kick.
Plutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Plutov throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plutov.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov lands a jab.
Plutov misses the jab.
As Plutov looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Plutov just gets out of the way.
Plutov misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov lands a two punch combo.
Plutov throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Plutov is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plutov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Plutov cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson keeps Plutov at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Plutov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Plutov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plutov throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Remi Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Plutov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plutov backs up against the cage.

Plutov rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Plutov.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Plutov.
Plutov throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plutov swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lunges at Plutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plutov's hand.

Plutov clinches up against the cage.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plutov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plutov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Plutov and move into the clinch.
Plutov tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Plutov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Plutov tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
Plutov misses with an uppercut.
Plutov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plutov slips a jab from Johnson.
Plutov walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Plutov throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plutov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plutov staying out of range there.
Plutov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Plutov throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Plutov forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plutov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Plutov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Plutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Plutov swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plutov shapes to counter with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson digs a good hook to Plutov's body.
Plutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plutov fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Plutov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plutov misses with a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Remi Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remi Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Johnson!
An out of breath Remi Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.