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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maromero Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maromero Pais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pais takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Pais wants to clinch.
Pais on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pais throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pais works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pais utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pais is on top in guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pais from controlling successfully.
Pais connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pais from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pais puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pais missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pais winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pais seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Pais trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to roll over but Pais keeps him under control.
Pais will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Pais wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pais tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Pais didn't expect that.
Johnson won't allow Pais to get back to his feet.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pais is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pais really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pais pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pais is breathing heavily.
Pais tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pais won't be happy with that.
Pais is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pais tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Pais regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Johnson working Pais over with strikes.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pais is looking to escape.
Johnson throwing shots but Pais is blocking nicely.
Pais taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Pais's head.
Pais is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Pais is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pais is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pais avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson won't allow Pais to get back to his feet.
Pais manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pais cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pais putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pais punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pais punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Pais isn't that keen on the idea.
Pais has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pais is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pais fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pais landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Pais smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pais trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pais stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Bo Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pais throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pais postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Pais preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson 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.
Pais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Pais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pais looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pais is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Pais wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Pais's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing shots but Pais is blocking nicely.
Johnson winds up and cracks Pais with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working over Pais with some ground and pound. Pais looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo 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! This is the final round!
Pais misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Pais's brow.
Pais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Pais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson is in close to Pais's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Pais working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pais is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Bo Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pais swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pais looking for a sweep. Not yet Pais, not yet.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pais looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Pais's body and controls the position.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Pais working a defensive guard here.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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