PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Man

193 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Silver Dragon Pharmacies

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Man!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Man is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Johnson has Man pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Man tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Man's guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson stops Man from standing up.
Man is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Man lands a big elbow.

It looks like Bob Johnson has been cut.
Johnson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

Man working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bob Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Man jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson pushes Man away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Man gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.

Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Johnson cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Man wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Man manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Man in his guard.
Man forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
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.

Man tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Man fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Man persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Man wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails to land the takedown.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Man is trying to stand.
Johnson working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Man.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson working Man over with strikes.
Man pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Rocky Man has got the better of the ground game so far.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Man landing shots from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Man punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

Man looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man tries to clinch up.
Johnson dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.

Johnson clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the ropes.

Johnson has picked Man up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Johnson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Man counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Man tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man regains half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Man trying to control but Johnson postures up.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson working Man over with strikes.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson 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.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Man lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Man wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Man misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off.
Johnson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Johnson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johnson!