PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Flats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Johnson
vs
Flats

181 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Flats!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Randall Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flats lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Flats rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flats digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Flats lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flats lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Flats.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flats.
A right handed body shot lands from Flats.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Flats works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Flats is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flats just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Flats.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flats controlling the action here for a moment.
Flats pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Flats.
A short right from Flats.
Flats lands an uppercut.
Flats pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flats lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Flats holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Flats manages to break the clinch.
Flats throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flats moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Flats is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flats.
Larry Flats is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flats throws a shot to the body.

Flats rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Flats breaks the clinch.

Flats closes the distance and clinches.
Flats softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flats manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Flats breaks from the clinch.

Flats closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Flats lands a body punch.
Flats working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flats lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flats displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Flats lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Flats throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flats lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flats takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flats lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Flats breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flats.

Flats pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Flats lands a nice uppercut.
Flats lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Flats leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flats presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Flats stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Larry Flats.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Flats clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Flats stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Flats dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flats slips a straight right by Johnson.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Flats sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Flats rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Flats.
Flats stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Flats pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flats moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Flats moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Flats moves out of range.
Flats throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flats stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flats wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flats moves away.

Flats gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flats is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flats stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flats lands a nice shot to the body.
Flats lands a shot to the body.

Flats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flats scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Flats drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flats is looking for the KO!

Johnson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson ducks into an uppercut from Flats and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Flats!