PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pongor Szinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szinko has chosen The Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music. Pongor Szinko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johnson
vs
Szinko

176 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pongor Szinko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Szinko tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szinko.
Szinko throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Szinko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pongor Szinko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szinko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szinko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szinko throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson slips under a jab from Szinko.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Szinko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Szinko tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Szinko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Szinko misses with a knee to the head.
Szinko tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Szinko smiles and moves away.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Szinko tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Szinko fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Szinko trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Szinko is keeping the position.
Szinko wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Szinko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.

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 is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Szinko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Szinko's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Szinko isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szinko tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Szinko's attempts to control the action.

Szinko stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Szinko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szinko looking for a sweep. Not yet Szinko, not yet.
Johnson prevents Szinko from getting back to his feet.
Szinko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Szinko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Szinko's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szinko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szinko misses the jab.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Szinko's half guard.
Szinko trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Szinko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Szinko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szinko's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szinko wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szinko is trying to control but can't.
Szinko is trying to stand.
Szinko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Szinko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Szinko.
Szinko takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Szinko scores with a head kick.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Szinko.
Szinko connects with a high kick.
Szinko stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Szinko misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Szinko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szinko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szinko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Szinko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Szinko defending against the ground and pound.
Szinko can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szinko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Szinko wants to control but Johnson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Szinko can't do much from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Szinko connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Szinko misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Szinko thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szinko throws out the jab.
Szinko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szinko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Szinko.
Szinko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Szinko tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Szinko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Szinko.
Szinko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson slips a straight right by Szinko.
Szinko connects with a crisp jab.
Szinko misses with a straight left.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szinko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson defending well as Szinko loads up on a big left hand.
Szinko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Szinko scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pongor Szinko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Szinko misses with an uppercut.
Szinko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szinko misses with a double jab

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Szinko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Szinko is defending well.
Johnson working away.
Johnson throws an elbow but Szinko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szinko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Szinko pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Szinko manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Szinko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson won't allow Szinko to sweep him here.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Szinko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.

That's two 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 looking to pass the guard.
Szinko is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson won't allow Szinko to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Szinko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Szinko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szinko throws a combination that misses

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunter 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.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Szinko is retaining full guard.
Szinko is controlling Johnson's posture.
Szinko is trying to keep Johnson in close.

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.
Szinko keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Szinko.
Szinko lands a head shot.
Szinko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szinko misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Szinko is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Pongor Szinko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hunter Johnson.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hunter Johnson!