PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 1285 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Lefty Johnson (ranked 73 p4p, 151 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Masturbate by Outlaw. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Son
vs
Johnson

176 cm
22
145
8 - 5 - 0

153 cm
21
148
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Urban Fighter
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lefty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Son pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Son tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.

Johnson instigates a clinch.

Son ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Son no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Son is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Son is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson pushes Son off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Son counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Son off in order to stand up. Son Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Son tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Son tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson is trying to control Son's posture but Son avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Son swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Son's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Son has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Son working a defensive guard here.

Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson distracts Son with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Son has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Son has managed to clinch.
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Son blocking some punches.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Son prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Son is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Son controls the action.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Son lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Son throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Son.
Son is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Son content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Son's ribcage. Son let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Son backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Son swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Son shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Son gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Son pushes him away.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Son tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Son.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Son scores with a shoulder strike.
Son swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Son tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Son cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Son misses with some punches.

Son pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Son's guard.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Son looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Son is proving hard to escape from.

Son had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Son working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Son controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Son seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wingers Son overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson rushes Son and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son misses with a body punch.
Son prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson is looking to clinch.
Son tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Son creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Son jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Son around his waist. Son gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Son working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Son's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is leaning against Son and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Son letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Son has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son fails to pull guard.

Son pulls guard successfully.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Son will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Son is controlling his posture from full guard.
Son controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.

Son has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Son is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wingers Son has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefty Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefty Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son working aggressively here.
Son tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.

Son has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Son.

Son had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefty Johnson!
Lefty Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.