PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heurelho King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

King
vs
Johnson

175 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heurelho King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
King misses with an uppercut.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
King throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a looping right.
King misses the jab.
A jab from King misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Good shot there by King.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
King is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
King wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King trying to control here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johnson.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from King.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.

Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! King is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! King has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson looks gassed!

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
King forces his way into half guard.
Johnson is not content to let King control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

King is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
King wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heurelho King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
King throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
King wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
King is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?

Johnson is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
King trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with a wild body shot.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
King passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Johnson 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 decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into King's guard.
King trying to control the position.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King misses the jab.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
King misses the jab.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from King.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
King is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
King tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

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