PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chihuahua's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Rise Up. A fine choice. El Chihuahua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chihuahua
vs
Johnson

167 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

NBK Outfitters

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chihuahua paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chihuahua tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control but Chihuahua is keeping him busy.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chihuahua is avoiding damage well.
Chihuahua struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chihuahua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chihuahua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chihuahua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chihuahua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Chihuahua, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Chihuahua against the cage but Chihuahua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is thwarting Chihuahua's attempts to control the position.
Chihuahua manages to get to full guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson tries to stand but Chihuahua is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Chihuahua is working hard here to advance position.
Chihuahua keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Chihuahua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Chihuahua from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chihuahua.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Chihuahua sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Chihuahua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Chihuahua lands a body shot.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chihuahua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson is thwarting Chihuahua's attempts to control the position.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Chihuahua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chihuahua wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Chihuahua holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson throws a strike but Chihuahua avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chihuahua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chihuahua misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Chihuahua sprawls well.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Chihuahua lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chihuahua misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chihuahua avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for Chihuahua.
Chihuahua takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chihuahua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Chihuahua, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Chihuahua against the cage but Chihuahua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that El Chihuahua will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson feints and as Chihuahua raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chihuahua has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chihuahua's guard.
Chihuahua manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chihuahua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chihuahua lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson wants to hold on but Chihuahua pushes him away.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chihuahua raining down shots from the mount!
Chihuahua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chihuahua.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua landing punches.
Chihuahua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chihuahua throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
El Chihuahua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chihuahua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Chihuahua connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chihuahua looking to finish with strikes here!
Chihuahua throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson tries to hold on but Chihuahua pushes him away.
Chihuahua trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson avoids a strike by Chihuahua and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Chihuahua's guard! Fantastic escape!
Chihuahua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Chihuahua is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Chihuahua keeps moving.
Chihuahua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Chihuahua dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chihuahua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Chihuahua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chihuahua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chihuahua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson cracks Chihuahua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Chihuahua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Chihuahua defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson not doing much here.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but Chihuahua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chihuahua wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Chihuahua avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chihuahua throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chihuahua misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Chihuahua sprawls well.
El Chihuahua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chihuahua moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Chihuahua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Chihuahua!
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chihuahua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Chihuahua throwing strikes but missing.
El Chihuahua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chihuahua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chihuahua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chihuahua trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Chihuahua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chihuahua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chihuahua wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chihuahua connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Johnson.
Well Chihuahua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... El Chihuahua!