PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kos (ranked 2207 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Uestus Johnston (ranked 272 p4p, 243 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnston's choice of entrance music: Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kos
vs
Johnston

177 cm
25
159
10 - 13 - 0

180 cm
28
166
20 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Kos throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston 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.
Kos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Kos avoids it well.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston catches Kos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Kos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
We've been told by Kos's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Kos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Kos defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Kos thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kos throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Kos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kos duly obliges.

It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston avoids the body shot from Kos.
Kos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Jab from Kos.
Kos throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Kos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kos moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kos looks to throw the jab but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Johnston.
Kos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Kos avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kos. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kos doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos avoids it easily.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Kos didn't see that one coming.
Kos scores with a hook to the body. Johnston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kos.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Nice defenses there by Kos.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos blocks it.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston checks a leg kick.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Johnston misses.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a left and a right that stings Johnston.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos is looking to counter punch.
Kos staying out of range there.
Kos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook to the body
and Kos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston moves away from the strike by Kos.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A big right from Kos misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Kos.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnston! But no joy.
Johnston jabs Kos right on the nose. Kos blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Kos moved out of range nicely.
Kos drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston avoids a kick to the body.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kos doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kos.
Kos lands with a good body shot.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Kos.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston throws a right hand that misses
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Kos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kos throws a push kick but Johnston slaps the foot to one side.
Kos lands with a nice combination. Johnston backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos staying out of range there.
Johnston works over Kos's head and body with a nice combination.
Kos swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos slips under a jab.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kos throws a wild body kick that Johnston sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
As Johnston looks to move away, Kos throws a big counter combo but Johnston just gets out of the way.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Kos takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Kos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Kos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kos scores with a decent looking hook.
Kos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston lunges at Kos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kos's hand.
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Jab from Johnston.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Johnston swings for the body but Kos moves out of range.
Kos throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston cracks Kos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston throws out a counter right but Kos avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Kos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Kos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston digs a good hook to Kos's body.
Kos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Kos counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kos with a nice cross.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kos throws a head kick that misses.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Kos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kos misses the target.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kos moves away and avoids it.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kos in his tracks.
Kos blocks a jab.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Kos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kos misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kos moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Kos ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos tries to land a body kick
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Kos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kos connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Johnston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kos cracks Johnston with an open hand slap.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnston moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.
Kos dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kos should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Kos misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut
and Kos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnston's head.
Kos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kos misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roman Kos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston misses with a jab to the body
and Kos counters with a straight right hand.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston jabs at Kos's body.
Kos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
After the fight, Uestus Johnston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.