PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Aria Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria Sr comes to the cage accompanied by .. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Aria Sr
vs
Johnson

200 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Demonic Drugs

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Aria Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aria Sr looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aria Sr throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aria Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Aria Sr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aria Sr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aria Sr looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aria Sr shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Aria Sr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aria Sr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Aria Sr swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aria Sr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Aria Sr's shoulder, as Aria Sr tries to avoid the shot.

Aria Sr gets a clinch.
Aria Sr working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Aria Sr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aria Sr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Aria Sr.
Aria Sr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aria Sr is working Johnson over against the cage.
Aria Sr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.

Aria Sr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aria Sr throws a good cross that connects.
Aria Sr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot.
Aria Sr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aria Sr wants to clinch.
Aria Sr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Aria Sr finish him?
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aria Sr has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Aria Sr as the two fighters clinch.
Aria Sr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short uppercut from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aria Sr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aria Sr lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.

Aria Sr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aria Sr lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aria Sr lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aria Sr, as that shot connected.
Aria Sr lands a lovely overhand right.
Aria Sr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Aria Sr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aria Sr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aria Sr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Aria Sr drops his shoulder and cracks Johnson with a huge uppercut! Johnson goes down! Can Aria Sr finish him?
Aria Sr trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Aria Sr distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aria Sr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

Aria Sr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aria Sr has Johnson in his guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aria Sr is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Aria Sr is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Aria Sr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aria Sr manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Aria Sr's guard.
Aria Sr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aria Sr is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Aria Sr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aria Sr is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aria Sr is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Aria Sr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aria Sr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aria Sr, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aria Sr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Aria Sr scores with a body shot.
Aria Sr lands an overhand right.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Aria Sr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Aria Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aria Sr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aria Sr. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson slips a straight right by Aria Sr.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Aria Sr pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Aria Sr finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Aria Sr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Aria Sr ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aria Sr.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aria Sr to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Aria Sr saw that one coming.
Aria Sr misses with a few strikes there.
Aria Sr lands with an overhand left.
Aria Sr tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Aria Sr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aria Sr misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aria Sr.
Shawn Aria Sr is winning the standup battle so far.
Aria Sr is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Aria Sr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson defending well as Aria Sr loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aria Sr. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson catches Aria Sr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Aria Sr defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Aria Sr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Aria Sr moved out of range nicely.
Aria Sr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Aria Sr slips the punch.
Aria Sr stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Aria Sr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aria Sr 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 Aria Sr off to one side.
Aria Sr is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Aria Sr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aria Sr stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aria Sr dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aria Sr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aria Sr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Aria Sr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aria Sr staying out of range there.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aria Sr connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aria Sr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aria Sr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Aria Sr looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Aria Sr throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Aria Sr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aria Sr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems keen to control Aria Sr's posture.
Johnson looking to control.
Aria Sr tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Aria Sr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aria Sr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Aria Sr from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Aria Sr postures up.
Aria Sr is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Aria Sr dominated that second round.
That's time! Aria Sr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aria Sr lands with a good body shot.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aria Sr on the side of the head.
Aria Sr misses with a looping right.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Aria Sr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aria Sr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Aria Sr saw that one coming.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook. Aria Sr ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aria Sr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Jamarcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aria Sr was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aria Sr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aria Sr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aria Sr sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria Sr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Aria Sr connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aria Sr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Aria Sr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aria Sr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aria Sr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aria Sr takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aria Sr throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Aria Sr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Aria Sr moved out of range nicely.
Aria Sr slips a straight right by Johnson.
Aria Sr takes one on the button.
Aria Sr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aria Sr jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr misses with a hook.
Johnson throws the left hand but Aria Sr avoids the punch easily.
Aria Sr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamarcus Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aria Sr tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aria Sr with a series of wild strikes but Aria Sr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a hook but Aria Sr avoids it easily.
Aria Sr lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Aria Sr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Aria Sr moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Aria Sr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aria Sr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aria Sr drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aria Sr is looking for the KO!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Aria Sr as Johnson shoots in.
Aria Sr throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Aria Sr has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Aria Sr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aria Sr slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Jamarcus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aria Sr digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Aria Sr.
A short left from Aria Sr.
Shawn Aria Sr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aria Sr.
Aria Sr lands a nice uppercut.
Aria Sr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aria Sr lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Aria Sr lands a nice uppercut.
Aria Sr lands a body punch.
Aria Sr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aria Sr lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Aria Sr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Aria Sr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aria Sr misses with a straight right.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aria Sr manages to avoid it.
Aria Sr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Aria Sr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Aria Sr saw that one coming.
Aria Sr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aria Sr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Aria Sr is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aria Sr lands with a right hand.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aria Sr is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Aria Sr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aria Sr 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Aria Sr!