PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). roberts has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be fireworks!

Johnson
vs
roberts

189 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, craig roberts!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts is looking to clinch.
roberts looks gassed!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from roberts.
roberts throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but roberts swivels and escapes.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson avoids the body shot from roberts.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks roberts up, before dumping him to the ground. roberts manages to land in guard.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson stands and throws roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson trying to control the action but roberts is working from the bottom.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.

Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but roberts swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from roberts as Johnson shoots in.
roberts throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

roberts tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson jumps into guard, dragging roberts to the mat.
roberts trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
roberts wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
roberts wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson striking from his own guard.
roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
roberts is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but roberts defends it.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.

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.

Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but roberts shows good takedown defense.
A left and a right from roberts both land. Nice combination.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. roberts won't be happy with that.

Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in roberts's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson pushing down on roberts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
roberts wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on craig roberts's cut.
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.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
roberts tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
roberts wants to break free but Johnson has control.
roberts fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson has roberts pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson has roberts pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in roberts's guard.
roberts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
roberts wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing down on roberts's leg trying to pass to half guard. roberts is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
roberts is breathing heavily.
Johnson controlling the pace.

Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
roberts is not content to let Johnson control the position.
roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
roberts is not content to let Johnson control the position.
roberts is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's roberts get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has roberts backing up. roberts nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
roberts wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson pulls roberts in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
roberts wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson wants to sweep here but roberts controlling him for the moment.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing roberts from controlling successfully.
roberts wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but roberts keeps moving.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on craig roberts's cut.
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. This is the final round!

roberts misses with a lunging right hand

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. roberts won't be happy with that.
roberts is not content to let Johnson control the position.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. roberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
roberts tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson trying to control the action but roberts is working from the bottom.
roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is staying tight to roberts's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamal Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt roberts.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by roberts which made him look bad.
roberts misses with a double jab.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that roberts can do to turn this around?
roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
roberts wants to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. roberts won't be happy with that.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but roberts keeps working.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

The cut above craig roberts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson just content to control the position.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
roberts tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks roberts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

craig roberts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at craig roberts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamal Johnson!