PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Johnson
vs
Faber

172 cm
26
144 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
144 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Faber!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
A lazy left from Faber finds it's target.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faber won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson cracks Faber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson working away.
Johnson cracks Faber with a big right hand but Faber just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson landing strikes.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Faber works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Johnson winds up and cracks Faber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Faber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working over Faber with some ground and pound. Faber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson working over Faber with some ground and pound. Faber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Faber wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faber tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Faber wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson is in close to Faber's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Faber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Faber looks gassed!
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Faber has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Faber misses with a body kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson cracks Faber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Faber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Faber is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Faber's hands, connecting with Faber's forehead.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson prevents Faber from improving his position.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Johnson winds up and cracks Faber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jeremy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is thwarting Faber's attempts to control the position.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Johnson is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faber trying to control here.
Johnson working over Faber with some ground and pound. Faber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Faber's hands, connecting with Faber's forehead.
Faber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Faber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Faber didn't expect that.
Johnson trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson pulls Faber in close to prevent any damage.
Faber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Faber!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Faber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Faber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Faber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Faber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Faber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Faber is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faber is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Faber is squirming around nicely.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faber?
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faber is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Faber is looking to get to half guard.
Clay Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

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