PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Noel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johnson
vs
Noel

177 cm
26
152 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

177 cm
23
163 lbs
5 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Noel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Noel throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Noel jumps back.
Noel misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Noel thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson slips under a jab from Noel.
Noel lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Noel throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Noel as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips a jab from Noel.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Noel checks a leg kick nicely.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noel throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick but Noel moves out of range.
Good work by Noel as he checks the leg kick.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noel tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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.
Noel tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Noel.
Noel looks gassed!
Noel throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Noel stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Noel sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Johnson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Noel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noel 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 throws a solid leg kick but Noel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Noel throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Noel throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noel checks the leg kick.
Noel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Noel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Noel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noel looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.

Noel gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Noel is working from the bottom.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Noel 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.
Johnson forces the positional change into back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Noel won't enjoy being in this position. Johnson looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Noel is tapping - it's over boys! Johnson picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Johnson!