PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Clipse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Johnson's chin.

Clipse
vs
Johnson

170 cm
24
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

155 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clipse throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clipse checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Clipse throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clipse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clipse catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clipse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Clipse blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Clipse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clipse explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Clipse.
Clipse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse lands with a right hand.
Clipse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clipse.
Clipse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Clipse gets a clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clipse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clipse is defending well for now.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clipse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Clipse scores with a hook to the body.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clipse'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.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson has Clipse pressed against the cage, preventing Clipse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Clipse with a nice body shot.
Clipse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Clipse avoids the damage to the body.
Clipse being controlled against the cage.
Clipse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clipse blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clipse.
Clipse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Clipse avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Clipse takes an elbow to the temple.
Clipse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Clipse breaks the clinch.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Clipse moves out of range easily.
Clipse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
A left and a right from Clipse both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson looks gassed!
Clipse scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like David Johnson has been cut.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there

and Clipse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clipse managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Clipse avoids the damage to the body.

Clipse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Clipse thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Clipse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clipse lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clipse misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Clipse counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Clipse's leg but Clipse calmly moves out of range.
Clipse cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clipse lands a front kick.
Clipse throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clipse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a leg kick but Clipse moved away.
Clipse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Clipse finish him?
Clipse lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Clipse keeps it at a distance.
Clipse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clipse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clipse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danga de danga de dang - Clipse scores with a four punch combination!
Clipse lands the left hand.
Clipse lands with a right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Clipse! Johnson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Clipse!