PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between andreas simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). simpson's entrance music is Bob Marley:Get up stand up. A fine choice. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fabolous Imma Do It. On his way into the cage it seems that andreas simpson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily andreas simpson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

simpson
vs
Johnson

200 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, andreas simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
simpson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
simpson misses with the head strike.
simpson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually simpson drops back down to his feet.
simpson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andreas simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
simpson throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

Johnson pushes simpson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
simpson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

simpson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is looking to stand up but simpson won't let him.
Johnson prevents simpson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson wants to stand but simpson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as simpson holds on and takes a little breather.

simpson pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
simpson tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. simpson will be more careful next time no doubt.
simpson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings simpson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as simpson sprawls well. simpson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
simpson tries to clinch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from simpson fails to land.
simpson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is trying to trip simpson. He has hold of a leg but simpson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Johnson gets to his feet. simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for simpson with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. simpson was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on simpson, up you get!

Johnson pushes simpson up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson jumps into guard, dragging simpson to the mat.
Johnson is looking to stand up but simpson isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnson has his feet on simpson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics simpson uses from the top position.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
simpson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. simpson will be more careful next time no doubt.

simpson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
simpson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Johnson stands up and waves to simpson to follow him.
simpson tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks simpson with an uppercut!

Johnson moves into the clinch.
simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Johnson pulls guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but simpson isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnson pushes simpson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
andreas simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
simpson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
simpson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has simpson backing up. simpson nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works over simpson's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
simpson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
simpson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Johnson darts in and clinches simpson up against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Johnson rushes simpson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst simpson is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Johnson pushes simpson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
simpson misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Johnson escapes and gets back to his feet.

Johnson shoots in and bounces simpson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson wanted to stand there but simpson had control of the position.
simpson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Johnson has simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
simpson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from simpson fails to land.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson wants to stand up but simpson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
simpson trying to control here.

Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for simpson to stand up.
simpson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is working simpson over against the cage.

Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break simpson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
simpson trying to control the position here.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson stops simpson from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson throws a right hand that simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that simpson also avoids with ease.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's simpson get back to his feet.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses simpson's sensitive parts.
simpson tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. simpson didn't expect that.

Johnson stands up from simpson's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
simpson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles simpson's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for simpson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andreas simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
simpson misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a one two combo.
simpson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles simpson's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination. simpson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
simpson wants to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.

Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, simpson regains guard.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson wanted to stand there but simpson had control of the position.

Johnson gets to his feet. simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
simpson darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.
simpson looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet simpson, not yet.
simpson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets to his feet. simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
simpson shoots and misses

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
simpson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson is looking to stand up but simpson isn't so interested in that idea.
simpson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.

simpson stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
simpson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson gets to his feet - simpson follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson rushes simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from simpson.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
simpson with a poor takedown

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in simpson's guard now.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. simpson was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Johnson gets to his feet. simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with simpson.
simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
simpson is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns simpson into the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson works over simpson's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Johnson forces simpson back against the cage and clinches.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
simpson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andreas simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
simpson throws a head punch that misses.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
simpson looks to clinch

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson is looking to control simpson's arms but simpson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Johnson stands up and beckons simpson to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson scores with a takedown into simpson's guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson looks to land a body kick but simpson moved away.
simpson shoots in but no luck this time.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
simpson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Johnson stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson lands a body shot.
simpson misses with the head strike.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
simpson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.

Johnson jumps guard.
simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
simpson prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing simpson from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but simpson is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson tries to stand but simpson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
andreas simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson stands up and waves to simpson to follow him.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with simpson, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson!