PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Craig David - Rise and Fall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

David
vs
Johnson

179 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyron Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
David throwing strikes but missing.
David has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
David slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
David looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Johnson prevents David from improving position.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
David cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
David lands an elbow.
David in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
David sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
David lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from David.
David in side control lands a decent elbow.
David lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David working away.

David tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
David is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - David scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
David throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
David in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
David is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
David working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
David grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
David working the ground and pound.
David lands a nice forearm strike.
David throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
David lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
David trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
David grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by David.
David has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Johnson wants to control but David is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson tries to hold on but David postures up.
David with the ground and pound from mount.
David lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson tries to hold on but David postures up.
David postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Johnson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of David around the waist but David pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! David is the winner by TKO! David jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig David!