PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Starlight. On his way into the cage it seems that Scotty Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scotty Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Michaels

195 cm
20
229 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

185 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Michaels seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Michaels away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Michaels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Michaels off and has taken his back!
Michaels manages to reverse the position and now he's in Johnson's guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michaels momentarily.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels slips a straight right by Johnson.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws and low kick but Michaels moves out of range easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Michaels as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michaels lands a nice short elbow.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Michaels tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ground and pound from Michaels.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Michaels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Michaels there.
Michaels slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Michaels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Michaels maintains control.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michaels lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michaels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnson clinches but Michaels breaks the clinch

and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Michaels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson regains half guard.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.

Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Michaels moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side

and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Michaels misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson misses with a combination

and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
BOOM! Michaels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Michaels throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Michaels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Michaels blocks the strikes from Johnson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Michaels moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch

and Michaels counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
Michaels stops Johnson from standing up.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.

Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Michaels is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Scotty Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Michaels feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Michaels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michaels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Johnson kicks Michaels off and gets to his feet.
Scotty Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a jab.
Johnson tries a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Johnson jabs at Michaels's body.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michaels.
Johnson throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Michaels slips a jab from Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michaels backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Michaels checks it

and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Michaels lands an elbow.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Michaels is controlling him well.
Michaels working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Michaels is controlling him well.
Johnson tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scotty Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson punching from the bottom - just letting Michaels know he's still in a fight.
Michaels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michaels scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michaels manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Michaels had control of the position.
Jack Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Michaels 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Michaels!