PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinciusz Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Ronaldo

160 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Matthew Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinciusz Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronaldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Ronaldo gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ronaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Ronaldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Ronaldo is defending well.
Johnson 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.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ronaldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Ronaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Ronaldo won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ronaldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ronaldo clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo landing knees to the head.

It looks like Matthew Johnson has been cut.
Johnson has Ronaldo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronaldo with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working for takedown but Ronaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronaldo lands a knee to the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ronaldo with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Ronaldo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ronaldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson has Ronaldo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ronaldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Ronaldo crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ronaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Ronaldo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson controlling Ronaldo's posture.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Ronaldo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinciusz Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Ronaldo as Johnson shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Matthew Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthew Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ronaldo defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Ronaldo, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Ronaldo against the ropes but Ronaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ronaldo with a series of wild strikes but Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinciusz Ronaldo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson lands a head shot.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Ronaldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ronaldo with a series of wild strikes but Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinciusz Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ronaldo looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Ronaldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ronaldo manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Ronaldo's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Johnson had his way with Vinciusz Ronaldo in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ronaldo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Ronaldo gets a clinch.
Ronaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ronaldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ronaldo lands a knee to the head.
Ronaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronaldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ronaldo landing knees to the head.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson avoiding damage as Ronaldo throws knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Ronaldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ronaldo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ronaldo landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo landing knees to the head.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling the position.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two 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 tries to score a body lock takedown but Ronaldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Ronaldo.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Ronaldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson has Ronaldo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo trying to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ronaldo smiles and moves away.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinciusz Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ronaldo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinciusz Ronaldo!