PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brax Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Layfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brax Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Johnson
vs
Layfield

195 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brax Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Layfield!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Layfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Layfield is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Layfield wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Layfield remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Layfield laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Layfield just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Layfield pushes him off.

Layfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Layfield tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Layfield remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

It looks like Brax Johnson has been cut.
Layfield remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Layfield goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Layfield's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Layfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layfield is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Layfield with the ground and pound from mount.

Brax Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Layfield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Layfield is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Layfield controlling from the full mount.
Layfield dominating with strikes here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Layfield!