PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel comes into the arena with Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Daniel
vs
Johnson

189 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Daniel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson drops Daniel with a left and a right! Oh, Daniel is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Riley Daniel has been cut.

Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Daniel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Daniel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Daniel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Daniel's shoulder, as Daniel tries to avoid the shot.
Daniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Daniel moves out of range.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniel rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Daniel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniel lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daniel throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniel counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Daniel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A right-left combo lands from Daniel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniel counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniel.
Daniel scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Daniel takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Daniel avoids nicely.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Daniel lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Daniel lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniel cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Daniel misses its intended target.
Johnson misses the jab.
Daniel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniel thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniel swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Riley Daniel's cut is getting worse.
Daniel slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Daniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniel, as that shot connected.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Daniel throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Daniel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Daniel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daniel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniel has time to react.
Daniel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Daniel.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Daniel.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daniel's hands.

Riley Daniel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Daniel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Daniel counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Daniel to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Daniel's shoulder, as Daniel tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Daniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Daniel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Daniel.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Daniel.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Daniel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson punishes Daniel's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paul Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jeez, Riley Daniel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson throws a hook but Daniel avoids it easily.
Daniel throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Daniel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Daniel counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Daniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Riley Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
Daniel thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Daniel does no damage.
Daniel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson works Daniel's body with a nice hook.
Daniel blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Daniel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniel counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniel misses with a straight left.
Johnson digs a good hook to Daniel's body.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniel counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniel throws out the jab.
Daniel looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Daniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Daniel saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riley Daniel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Daniel moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Daniel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Daniel throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniel throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Daniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson stuns Daniel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Daniel.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniel throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Daniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Daniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Daniel is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Daniel.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniel counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Daniel to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Daniel moved out of range nicely.
Johnson cracks Daniel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Daniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniel lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson cracks Daniel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
Daniel misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
Daniel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Daniel.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Daniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniel cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Daniel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniel stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Riley Daniel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Johnson!
Paul Johnson is the new middleweight champion!