PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to St. Elmo's Fire. Mongo has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Mongo

170 cm
27
155 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

172 cm
26
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mongo pinned against the cage. Mongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mongo throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Mongo clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Mongo manages to get underhooks.
Mongo prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Mongo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Corey Johnson has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mongo throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Mongo improves position.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson has Mongo pressed against the cage.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.
Mongo lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mongo.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mongo throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Robert Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongo blocks a jab.
Mongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongo.
Mongo tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson shoots in but Mongo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Mongo is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Johnson trying to stall but Mongo improves his position.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo connects with a knee to the head.

Corey Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Mongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Mongo stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Mongo.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mongo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson is pushing Mongo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Mongo.
Mongo misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson tries to stall but Mongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Mongo tries to tie him up.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Mongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mongo.
Mongo is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson tries to stall but Mongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mongo.
Mongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mongo landing knees to the head.
Mongo lands an elbow inside.

Corey Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mongo as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Mongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson jabs Mongo right on the nose. Mongo blinks but takes it well.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Mongo sprawls well.
Mongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Mongo tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mongo tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mongo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Mongo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mongo misses with a head kick.

Mongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mongo keeps him there for the moment.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Mongo's head.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mongo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mongo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Johnson tries a body shot but Mongo blocks it.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corey Johnson.
Mongo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Robert Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson jabs at Mongo's body.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Mongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Mongo tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson punishes Mongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mongo stuffs the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongo.
Johnson throws the left hand but Mongo avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mongo in his tracks.
Mongo slips under a jab.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Mongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Mongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mongo as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson has Mongo pushed against the cage.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mongo connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Mongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mongo tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson swings for the body but Mongo moves out of range.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mongo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo trying to control the position.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson trying to control but Mongo is working from the bottom.
Mongo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mongo looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mongo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jab by Johnson.
Corey Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo lands with a slapping head kick.
Mongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mongo throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mongo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Mongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mongo tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Mongo is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a hook. Mongo ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongo manages to avoid it.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Mongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mongo.
Mongo misses with a knee strike.
Mongo connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mongo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson looking to stall.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Mongo lands a damaging elbow.
Robert Mongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mongo letting Johnson take a breather here.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mongo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mongo!