PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Rollins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Rollins

195 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

215 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremiah Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Rollins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Rollins - just one landing.

It looks like Jeremiah Johnson has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Rollins. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rollins wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson rushes Rollins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Rollins tries to tie him up.
Rollins controlling the action here for a moment.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rollins has double underhooks.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rollins is struggling to control the position.
Rollins misses with a knee strike.
Rollins stalling in the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Rollins.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Rollins backs away looking to recover.
Rollins wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Rollins misses with a knee strike.
Rollins controlling the action here for a moment.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollins.
Rollins darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins tries to clinch up

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rollins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rollins with a knee to the head.
Rollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Rollins lands a body shot.
Rollins misses with a knee strike.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Henry Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rollins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Rollins looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Rollins throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
Rollins tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Rollins misses.
Rollins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.
Rollins clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Rollins blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Rollins misses.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Rollins darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rollins won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Rollins.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rollins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollins leaning against his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rollins keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to circle away but Rollins has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Rollins trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Rollins stalling against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Rollins.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rollins's hands.
Rollins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

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.
Rollins checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollins.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rollins clinches with his opponent.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rollins stalls.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Rollins connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Rollins moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Rollins misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rollins looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Rollins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rollins darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.

Johnson clinches.
Rollins has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rollins is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Rollins into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Rollins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rollins prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Rollins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling him.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henry Rollins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rollins throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a hook but Rollins avoids it easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson moves out of range as Rollins strikes.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rollins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Rollins tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Rollins is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Rollins into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins wants to stall.
Rollins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson can't break the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Rollins looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rollins throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Rollins throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollins off the cage and back into rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rollins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rollins tries to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rollins looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Rollins closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rollins looks to clinch

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
A right hand to the body from Rollins.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Rollins has the dominant position.
Johnson letting Rollins take a breather here.
Rollins scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Rollins keeps him there for the moment.
Rollins stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Johnson wants to break free but Rollins has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Rollins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rollins has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Rollins is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Rollins into the cage.
Rollins seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Rollins.
Rollins lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremiah Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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