PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Johnson Jr
vs
Jamison

172 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamison fails with the takedown.
Jamison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson Jr stuffs the takedown.
Tyrone Johnson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Jamison.
Johnson Jr leaves Jamison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Jamison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Jamison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jamison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Jamison any problems.
Johnson Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Johnson Jr is keeping the position.
Jamison postures up in Johnson Jr's guard and throws a big left but Johnson Jr blocks it.
Jamison working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson Jr working a defensive guard here.
Johnson Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jamison on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Jamison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson Jr connects with a single shot there.

Johnson Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jamison wants to sweep here but Johnson Jr controlling him for the moment.
Johnson Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Johnson Jr from controlling successfully.
Johnson Jr throws a strike but Jamison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jamison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jamison trying to control but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Johnson Jr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jamison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jamison avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jamison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson Jr to the mat! Johnson Jr manages to get full guard.
Johnson Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Johnson Jr keeps moving.
Johnson Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Jamison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jamison trying to control but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Johnson Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr trying to control here.
Jamison wants to pass to mount but Johnson Jr is defending the position.
Jamison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jamison seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson Jr defends the submission attempt.
Jamison throwing shots but Johnson Jr is blocking nicely.
Johnson Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson Jr tries to get out of the position.
Jamison tries to pass to full mount but Johnson Jr defends it.
Johnson Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jamison with a poor takedown

and Johnson Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jamison's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kurt Jamison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Johnson Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson Jr.
Jamison controlling the position for now.
Johnson Jr is thwarting Jamison's attempts to control the position.
Johnson Jr wants to take a breather but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jamison manages to get to full guard.
Jamison pulls Johnson Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jamison trying to control the position.
Jamison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jamison lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

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 Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Jamison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jamison scoring with strikes but Johnson Jr is staying in there.
Johnson Jr tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
Jamison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson Jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jamison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jamison controlling from the full mount.
Johnson Jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnson Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jamison landing strikes from the mount.
Jamison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jamison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Jamison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson Jr is looking to escape.
Jamison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Jamison scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jamison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnson Jr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnson Jr!
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Johnson Jr from controlling successfully.
Johnson Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jamison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jamison throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jamison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Johnson Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jamison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jamison trying to control but Johnson Jr postures up.
Johnson Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jamison keeping control of the position.
Johnson Jr is pressing down on Jamison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jamison is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jamison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johnson Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jamison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Jamison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson Jr throwing shots but Jamison is blocking nicely.
Jamison wants to control but Johnson Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kurt Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jamison wants to improve his position but Johnson Jr is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr throwing shots but Jamison is blocking nicely.
Johnson Jr is thwarting Jamison's attempts to control the position.
Jamison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jamison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Jamison postures up.
Jamison lands a nice forearm strike.
Jamison works to advance to full mount. Johnson Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Johnson Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jamison looking to control but Johnson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jamison scoring with strikes but Johnson Jr is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jamison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson Jr's face.
Jamison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Johnson Jr is squirming around nicely.
Tyrone Johnson Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison avoids the attempt from Johnson Jr to control.

Jamison with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamison tries to control but Johnson Jr wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jamison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Jamison!