PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Doucet

204 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Doucet!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doucet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doucet throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Doucet is having none of it.
Doucet throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doucet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doucet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doucet off to one side.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Doucet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doucet tries to stand but can't do so whilst Johnson controls his leg.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Doucet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is pulling down on Doucet's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control but Doucet is working from the bottom.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Doucet from standing up.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doucet wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Doucet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Doucet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Doucet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Doucet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.

Doucet stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Doucet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Doucet postures up.
Doucet tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doucet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doucet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson pulls Doucet in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Doucet misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Doucet forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Doucet looking for a takedown.
Doucet controlling the action here for a moment.
Doucet throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yannick Doucet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson is looking to clinch but Doucet is avoiding it.

Doucet moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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.
Doucet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Doucet manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Doucet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doucet throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson tries to clinch but Doucet moves away
enabling Doucet to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to clinch

and Doucet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Johnson is working an open guard so Doucet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doucet misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Doucet shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Doucet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown.

Doucet breaks from the clinch.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doucet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doucet throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Doucet throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson clinches but Doucet breaks the clinch
and Doucet counters with a head kick.
Doucet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson wants to clinch

and Doucet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doucet.

Doucet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Doucet misses
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Doucet shrugs it off.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doucet counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson looks to clinch

and Doucet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Doucet wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Doucet is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yannick Doucet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Doucet really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Johnson has control of Doucet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Doucet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Doucet wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yannick Doucet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Doucet moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Doucet counter with a right hand.
Doucet avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Doucet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doucet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doucet avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doucet counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Doucet counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet tries to clinch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Doucet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doucet swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Doucet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doucet connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Doucet moves away
letting Doucet counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch but Doucet moves away

and Doucet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Doucet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Doucet in close.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Doucet from standing up.
Johnson is trying to keep Doucet in close.
Doucet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson pulls Doucet in close to prevent any damage.

Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Doucet defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doucet shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Doucet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Doucet misses with a knee to the head.

That's four 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.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Doucet has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doucet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yannick Doucet.
Johnson tries to stall but Doucet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doucet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doucet avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Doucet keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yannick Doucet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doucet 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Doucet!