PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Diego Sanchez enters the cage!

Johnson
vs
Sanchez

187 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.

Johnson clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Jackie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez postures up.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Johnson pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Sanchez cracks Johnson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Johnson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

Sanchez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sanchez.
Johnson just trying to survive but Sanchez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johnson turns into Sanchez and is now in his guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

Johnson gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Johnson won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Sanchez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Johnson jumps guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Johnson wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Sanchez tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.

Johnson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Jackie Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sanchez has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends an breaks Sanchez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackie Johnson!