PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spotted Cow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cow
vs
Johnson

180 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
174 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spotted Cow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cow connects with a jab.
Cow lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Johnson misses
enabling Cow to counter with a crisp jab.
Cow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cow throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Cow.
Cow lands a nice looking body shot.
Cow connects with a body shot.
Cow fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cow.
Cow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cow finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Cow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cow cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Cow lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Cow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cow moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Cow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cow will feel that in the morning.
Spotted Cow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cow looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cow punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Cow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cow.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cow.

Cow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cow is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cow works his way into full mount!
Cow raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Cow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Cow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Cow's attempts to control the action.
Cow misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cow unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spotted Cow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cow blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Cow sees coming a mile off.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cow throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cow cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cow. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Cow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cow throws a body kick the misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Cow misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Cow takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cow lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spotted Cow is winning the standup battle so far.
Cow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Cow in his tracks momentarily.
Cow scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cow moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that Cow semi-blocks.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cow throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cow.
Cow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cow swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Cow connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Cow feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Cow counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cow blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cow. Cow obviously looking to wear him down.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Cow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Cow in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Cow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Cow looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Cow stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cow throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cow throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Cow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Cow connects with a crisp jab.
Cow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Cow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cow swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Cow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Cow jumps back.
Cow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Cow throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spotted Cow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cow tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.

Johnson has Cow up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cow.
Cow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Cow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cow blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Cow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cow blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Cow scores with a jab.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cow takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Cow catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cow scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Cow throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.

Johnson clinches up with Cow and pushes him back against the cage.
Cow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Cow dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Cow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cow cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.

Cow manages to break the clinch.
Cow takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Cow tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Cow throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Cow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Cow shrugs it off.
Cow looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson checks a low kick from Cow.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cow.
Cow throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson wants to clinch but Cow slips to the side
and Cow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cow misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cow.
Cow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cow.
Cow avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Cow misses with a looping right.
Cow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cow throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cow looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Cow avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Cow checks it.
Johnson slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Cow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cow.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Cow misses with a low kick.
Cow misses with an uppercut.
Cow moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Cow blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cow is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Cow cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Cow's side.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Spotted Cow did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson throws and low kick but Cow moves out of range easily.
Cow throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cow throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson thumps Cow with a low kick.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cow throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cow.
Cow thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Cow moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Cow.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cow cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cow.
Cow moves out of range of the body kick.
Cow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Cow sees coming a mile off.
Cow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cow avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cow moves out of range.
Cow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Cow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cow misses with a wild combination.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cow scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Cow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Cow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Cow does it's job there.
Cow looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Cow lands with a right hand.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cow is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Cow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cow misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cow. Cow obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Cow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson slips a jab from Cow.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Cow moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
The fighters circling - Cow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cow misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws and low kick but Cow moves out of range easily.
Cow misses with a body shot.
Cow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Cow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cow throws out the jab.
Cow looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Cow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Cow thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Cow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson keeps Cow at a distance using the push kick.
Cow throws a head kick that half lands.
Cow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Spotted Cow will probably get the nod.
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!

A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Cow down.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Cow throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cow scores with a leg kick.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cow looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.

Cow tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Cow presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cow blocks the elbow strike.
Cow misses with a body punch.
Cow lands a body punch.
Cow blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cow misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Johnson throws a push kick but Cow slaps the foot to one side.
Cow throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Cow sees coming a mile off.
Cow thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cow.
Cow lands with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cow.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Cow avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow just misses with a punch to the body.
Cow throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Cow throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Cow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cow. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cow connects with a body shot.
Cow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Cow stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cow misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Cow blocks a head kick by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Cow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a push kick but Cow slaps the foot to one side.
Cow throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Cow moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cow checks it well.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cow.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Cow avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Cow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cow.
Cow blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Cow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Cow.
Cow tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
John Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cow throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Cow counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spotted Cow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spotted Cow!
Spotted Cow retains his welterweight title!