PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefort comes to the cage accompanied by Rollin by Limp Bizkit. Johnson has chosen The Maple Leaf Forever as his entrance music. Steve Lefort has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lefort
vs
Johnson

178 cm
18
233 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Lefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lefort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Lefort slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matt Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A big head kick from Johnson and Lefort is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Lefort is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Lefort defends it.
Lefort might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson wants to stand but Lefort has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lefort tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Lefort with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lefort holds on for dear life, controlling Johnson's posture momentarily.
Lefort is breathing heavily.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson looking to finish Lefort with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lefort!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Lefort is squirming around nicely.
Lefort is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson working Lefort over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Lefort but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson cracks Lefort with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lefort is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lefort is looking to escape.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefort is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson breaks from Lefort's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lefort looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson looking to control but Lefort is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson controlling from mount.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lefort sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson tries to clinch but Lefort moves out of range.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lefort's head.
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!
Lefort is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Lefort tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lefort sprawls well.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lefort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lefort changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lefort trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Lefort tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefort wants to take a breather but Johnson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lefort.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Lefort looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Lefort is being controlled here.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lefort some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson stands up and beckons Lefort to his feet.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lefort pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lefort goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Lefort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lefort's face as Johnson controls the position.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lefort gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lefort that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Lefort to control.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Lefort looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lefort tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lefort is looking to escape.
The referee warns Lefort that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lefort stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lefort wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lefort counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matt Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lefort lands with a nice body punch.
Lefort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lefort scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Lefort controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lefort wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefort being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lefort works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson pushing down on Lefort's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Lefort wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lefort trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Lefort is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Lefort taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. Lefort says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Lefort dodges it nicely.
Johnson trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefort pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson working over Lefort with some ground and pound. Lefort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matt Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lefort keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Lefort on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lefort tries to get out of the position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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 is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Lefort tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson looking to control but Lefort is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lefort is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matt Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lefort hang on?
Johnson looking to control but Lefort is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steve Lefort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lefort kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

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