PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Johnson
vs
Kochanowski

185 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Kochanowski.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to clinch but Kochanowski is having none of it.
Kochanowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kochanowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Johnson lands a jab.
Kochanowski scores with a three punch combo!
Kochanowski closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Kochanowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Kochanowski taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kochanowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kochanowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kochanowski tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throwing strikes but Kochanowski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kochanowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kochanowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson pushes Kochanowski off looking to stand but Kochanowski dives back in and keeps control.
Kochanowski throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Kochanowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is trying to control but Kochanowski manages to pass to mount!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Kochanowski maintains control.
Kochanowski working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Kochanowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Kochanowski's attempts to control the action.
Kochanowski avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kochanowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kochanowski looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is pressing down on Kochanowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kochanowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kochanowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kochanowski won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kochanowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kochanowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kochanowski keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Kochanowski wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Kochanowski misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Kochanowski.
Some wild striking there from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski works over Johnson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Kochanowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kochanowski sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson 's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Kochanowski works over Johnson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Kochanowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kochanowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kochanowski duly obliges.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kochanowski wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Kochanowski.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kochanowski scores with a jab to the head.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kochanowski counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson .
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kochanowski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson .

Johnson scores with a takedown into Kochanowski's guard.

Kochanowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kochanowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Kochanowski lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kochanowski sprawls well. Kochanowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kochanowski closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Kochanowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kochanowski as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kochanowski.

Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kochanowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Kochanowski sprawls well.
Kochanowski throws a one two combo.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kochanowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kochanowski.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Kochanowski misses with a double jab.
Johnson wants to clinch.

Kochanowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kochanowski avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kochanowski down to the mat. Kochanowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kochanowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kochanowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kochanowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kochanowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
A punch combination from Kochanowski misses.
Kochanowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kochanowski as he avoids it easily.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kochanowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kochanowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Kochanowski tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kochanowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kochanowski!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kochanowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kochanowski duly obliges.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kochanowski throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Kochanowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kochanowski scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kochanowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Kochanowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson 's head.
A nice combination there by Kochanowski.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Kochanowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Kochanowski blocks it.
Kochanowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kochanowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kochanowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kochanowski scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson shoots in but Kochanowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski misses with a double jab.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kochanowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kochanowski is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Kochanowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kochanowski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Kochanowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
Kochanowski scores with a shot to the side of Johnson 's head.

Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kochanowski is pulling down on Johnson 's head to control his posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Kochanowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up.
Kochanowski is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Kochanowski's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kochanowski as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kochanowski throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Kochanowski finds it's way through Johnson 's defenses.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson stops Kochanowski from standing up.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kochanowski wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kochanowski!
Johnson landing punches.
Kochanowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kochanowski is looking to escape.

Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Kochanowski is in no mood to give up.
Kochanowski tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kochanowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
John Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kochanowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kochanowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

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