PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neaj Tnencinv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tnencinv comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets. Neaj Tnencinv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tnencinv
vs
Johnson

205 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

203 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q145 for $16)

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neaj Tnencinv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tnencinv wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.

Johnson stands and steps away. Tnencinv gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tnencinv wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Tnencinv wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looking to finish Tnencinv with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tnencinv!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Tnencinv squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tnencinv trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tnencinv has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working Tnencinv over with strikes here.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tnencinv hang on?
Tnencinv wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Tnencinv is staying in there.
Johnson looking to finish Tnencinv with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tnencinv!

Tnencinv is rocked!
Tnencinv is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Tnencinv is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tnencinv is trying desperately to improve position.
Tnencinv seems to have got his legs back now.

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tnencinv has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson looks gassed!
You get the feeling that Tnencinv really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tnencinv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tnencinv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson prevents Tnencinv from getting the reversal.
You get the feeling that Tnencinv really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tnencinv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tnencinv is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Johnson working for a submission but Tnencinv is keeping him at bay.
Tnencinv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tnencinv is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tnencinv squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tnencinv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?

Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tnencinv can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tnencinv wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Tnencinv can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tnencinv trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tnencinv is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tnencinv wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Tnencinv bucks and avoids them well.
Tnencinv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tnencinv wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson looking to control but Tnencinv is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tnencinv really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Tnencinv is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Neaj Tnencinv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tnencinv doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Tnencinv didn't expect that.
Tnencinv looking for a sweep. Not yet Tnencinv, not yet.
Tnencinv is working hard here to advance position.

Johnson 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.
Tnencinv tries to strike from the bottom.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tnencinv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tnencinv wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Tnencinv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
John Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tnencinv wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tnencinv is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tnencinv moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Tnencinv tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tnencinv shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Tnencinv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tnencinv is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tnencinv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing shots but Tnencinv is blocking nicely.
Johnson prevents Tnencinv from improving his position.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tnencinv is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tnencinv goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tnencinv wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Tnencinv.
Tnencinv lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tnencinv takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Tnencinv misses.
Nice jab there from Tnencinv.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tnencinv pushes him off.
Tnencinv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tnencinv wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Johnson rushes Tnencinv and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Tnencinv swinging wilding here.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tnencinv fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tnencinv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Tnencinv sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tnencinv closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tnencinv.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tnencinv looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tnencinv throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Tnencinv fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tnencinv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tnencinv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Tnencinv uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Tnencinv!
Tnencinv preventing the sweep.
Johnson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tnencinv changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Tnencinv scores with punches from side control.
An elbow from Tnencinv crashes against the mat.
Tnencinv lands an elbow.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Tnencinv trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Tnencinv working the ground and pound.
Tnencinv wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Tnencinv working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Tnencinv decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tnencinv to score with a decent uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Tnencinv throws a pinpoint strike between Johnson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Johnson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Tnencinv scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neaj Tnencinv!