PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Jesus Walks as his entrance music. Kanye West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnsson
vs
West

175 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
184 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanye West!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from West does no damage.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnsson throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnsson tries to clinch up.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
West wants to clinch
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
West throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
West fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Johnsson forces West back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnsson.
Johnsson tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West throws the kick towards the body but Johnsson avoids it.
Johnsson tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Johnsson both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Kanye West's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson fails to land with a series of punches.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Johnsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnsson duly obliges.
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!
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson misses with the combination.
Johnsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but West circles away.

Johnsson has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnsson into the cage.
Johnsson tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Johnsson back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnsson.

West drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnsson passes into half guard.
West wants to get back to his feet.

Johnsson is working for a kimura but West is defending it quite comfortably.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnsson tries to pass to full mount but West defends it.
West trying to control from the bottom.

Johnsson is working for an americana but West has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Johnsson was thinking about the submission.
Johnsson stands and throws West's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Johnsson tries to score with some ground and pound. West controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Johnsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanye West's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Johnsson both land. Nice combination.

Johnsson forces West back against the cage and clinches.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

West darts in and clinches Johnsson up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Johnsson is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnsson has his back to the cage.
Johnsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnsson tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Johnsson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

West manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
West slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson scores with a body shot.
Johnsson lands a two punch combo.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnsson as he avoids it easily.

Johnsson pushes West up against the cage in a clinch.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnsson tries a body shot but West blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Johnsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
Johnsson misses with the head strike.
Johnsson tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnsson struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West jumps guard but Johnsson stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jim Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanye West.
West takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West working hard to break the clinch.
Johnsson has West pushed against the cage.
West's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnsson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnsson looking to slow down the pace here.

West manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnsson jabs at West's body.
West misses with a combination
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Johnsson doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West has a takedown stuffed.
West misses with a jab to the body
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnsson lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
West throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Johnsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanye West's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
West moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a jab.
Kanye West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.

Johnsson has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West blocks an uppercut.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson lands a body punch.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnsson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
West blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Johnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
West is trying to force a seperation but Johnsson has the dominant position.
Johnsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
Johnsson can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
Johnsson is struggling to control the position.
West blocks an uppercut.
West tries to circle away but Johnsson has him pinned against the cage.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a looping right hand.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnsson is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jim Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West swinging wildly here.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnsson lands a body shot.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jim Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
Johnsson works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Kanye West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnsson.
Jim Johnsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnsson tries to clinch there but West circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnsson 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Johnsson!