PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do It. On his way into the ring it seems that Tank Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tank Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tank Johnson
vs
zen

193 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, dan zen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

zen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
zen is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson cracks zen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson wants to control but zen is keeping him busy.
zen is trying to improve his position.
zen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
zen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Johnson stands up and beckons zen to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zen moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
zen tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Nice sprawl there from zen as Johnson shoots in.

zen gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.

zen is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
zen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zen fails with an attempt to clinch.
dan zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

zen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. zen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
zen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
zen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
zen stalling against the ropes.
zen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Johnson manages to pull guard.
zen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on zen's head to control his posture.
zen stops Johnson from standing up.

zen gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but zen circles away.
zen doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
zen wants to clinch.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
zen pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
zen connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but zen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from zen.
zen'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.
zen working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but zen keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and zen avoids it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but zen has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by zen.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as zen walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

zen closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
zen with a knee to the head.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson jumps guard but zen stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Johnson gets control of zen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tank Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Johnson fails with the takedown.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. zen is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
zen pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but zen is defending well.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
zen is trying to stand.
Johnson is taking a breather. zen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but zen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if zen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows zen to get to his feet.
zen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for zen!
zen wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
zen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
zen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson won't let zen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Tank Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
zen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson tries to control but zen wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson trying to control but zen is having none of it.
zen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Johnson dominated that second 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. 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.

zen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson pushing down on zen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
zen is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson is pressing down on zen's thigh, looking to free his foot. zen is holding on for now.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
zen is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on zen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for zen.
Johnson cracks zen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working zen over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson working zen over with strikes here.
zen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - zen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson cracks zen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as zen is looking to escape.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
zen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks zen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and zen is in trouble!
Johnson lands a big elbow.
dan zen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Tank Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks zen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Tank Johnson!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Tank Johnson!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Tank Johnson!

Tank Johnson wins by unanimous decision!