PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
World

179 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

169 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hello World!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
World is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson tries to kick World off but World keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
World landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
World throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
World missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
World working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
World is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
World keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
World wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing World from controlling successfully.

Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
World pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
World stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. World stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by World!
World tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but World connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
World is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
World looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
World lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
World takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. World lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from World.
World working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
World is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
World uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
World putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
World with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
World lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but World gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but World isn't that keen on the idea.
World scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
World has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
World cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
World landing strikes, looking to finish!
World controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
World landing punches.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. World smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
World pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
World lands a big elbow.
World lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
World controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but World pushes him away.
World lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
World tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
World cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
World scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hello World 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.

World scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says World as he avoids it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts World as he jumps to the side.

World closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent World getting side control.
World is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
World winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
World passes to full mount!
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but World cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
World dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
World with a couple of short strikes.
World dominating with strikes here.
World lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
World working away from the top, dropping strikes.
World has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
World tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
World connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
World in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
World punishing his opponent with strikes.
World dominating with strikes here.
World landing strikes from the mount.
World landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
World landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
World landing punches.
World with good strikes from the mount here!

Johnson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, World cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but World maintains control.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
World landing strikes from the mount.
World with the ground and pound from mount.
World cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
World raining down shots from the mount!
World sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
World unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
World has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
World dominating with strikes here.
World cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
World landing shots from mount.
World controlling from the full mount.
World punishing his opponent with strikes.
World controlling the pace for now.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
World lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
World lands with some strikes.
World looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
World looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
World has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
World scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
World lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
World breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
World lands a big elbow.
World landing shots from mount.
World can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hello World 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! World has cracked Johnson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! World lands another huge swinging hook and Johnson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Johnson, before World can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hello World!