PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Bad Touch. Carlos Baby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Baby
vs
Johnson

215 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMarcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Baby.
Baby with a poor takedown

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Baby will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
I looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Baby wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Baby is working from the bottom.
Baby sneaks back into half guard.
Baby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson punching from mount but Baby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson tries to control but Baby wriggling away.
Baby is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Baby to control.
Baby is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Baby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baby wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Baby is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baby tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Baby is breathing heavily.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, DeMarcus Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots and misses
enabling Baby to counter with a crisp jab.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baby is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Baby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baby pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeMarcus Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Baby is looking to improve his position.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson trying to control the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, DeMarcus Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Baby.
Baby with a lazy takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson pushes down on Baby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson working Baby over with strikes.
Baby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is nestled in close to Baby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Baby won't allow it.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Baby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baby tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
DeMarcus Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Baby is trying to stand up.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Baby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baby really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Baby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baby tries to get out of the position.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeMarcus Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson with a poor takedown

and Baby counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baby throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Baby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson wants to control but Baby is having none of it.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson wants to hold on but Baby pushes him away.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Baby's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Baby unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson tries to hold on but Baby postures up.
Baby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson wants to hold on but Baby pushes him away.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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.
Baby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baby lands a heavy elbow.
Baby avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Baby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson avoids a strike by Baby and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Baby's guard! Fantastic escape!
Baby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, DeMarcus Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baby throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Baby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Baby is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Johnson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Carlos Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeMarcus Johnson.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baby circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

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