PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jafrel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Bear

185 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jafrel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lion Bear!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Jafrel Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.

Bear connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Johnson to the floor! Bear dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Bear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.

Bear gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

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.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Bear throws a body kick that misses.
Bear throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bear.

Jafrel Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear prevents the takedown attempt.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bear leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jafrel Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lion Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jafrel Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bear.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Jafrel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bear throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Jafrel Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Johnson throws a combination. Bear tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bear has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Bear manages to pass to side control!

Bear decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bear slams his shin into Johnson's torso.

Bear clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.

Johnson jumps guard.
Bear wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Bear pushes his legs off easily.

Bear gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Johnson down.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jafrel Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bear.
Johnson throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bear throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bear throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bear throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bear.
Bear throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear scores with a leg kick.

Bear has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lion Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jafrel Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Lion Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bear lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bear tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Bear scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bear.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Bear tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Bear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lion Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear throws a nice head kick!
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear connects with a jab.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick from Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Bear pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bear has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bear.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear scores with a push kick.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jafrel Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lion Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion Bear!