PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Scream - Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukharin
vs
Johnson

183 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 Montreal, Dmitriy Bukharin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bukharin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bukharin working to try and regain half guard.
Bukharin wants to get back to his feet.
Bukharin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukharin is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bukharin to take his back!
Bukharin is really stuck here.
Bukharin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bukharin tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Bukharin wants to get back to his feet.

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 avoiding Bukharin 's attempts to control his hands.
Bukharin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bukharin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Bukharin from getting the reversal.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bukharin throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Bukharin is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bukharin is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson controlling from the back.
Bukharin is trying to get back to his feet but Johnson has full control of the position and if anything, Bukharin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Bukharin right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bukharin throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bukharin is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Bukharin circles away and we're back to standing.
Bukharin throws a big shot that misses.
Bukharin lands a two punch combo.

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Bukharin misses with an uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukharin finish him?
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Dmitriy Bukharin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bukharin.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bukharin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bukharin misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Bukharin stuffs the takedown.

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 scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bukharin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Bukharin is trying to get back to his feet.
Bukharin looking for a sweep but Johnson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bukharin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Bukharin from getting the reversal.

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.
Bukharin really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but Bukharin doesn't allow it.
Bukharin is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bukharin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitriy Bukharin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John 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!

Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bukharin which made him look bad.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Bukharin's guard.
Johnson is standing up over Bukharin. Bukharin looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
Bukharin is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Bukharin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bukharin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Bukharin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bukharin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

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.

Bukharin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bukharin wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Bukharin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bukharin. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.

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.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bukharin is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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