PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Progbeniak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Johnson
vs
Progbeniak

204 cm
23
279 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Progbeniak circles away.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Progbeniak shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Progbeniak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Progbeniak misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Progbeniak slips under a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Aleksandr Progbeniak has been cut.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Progbeniak is avoiding it.
Progbeniak looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.

Johnson rushes Progbeniak and presses him up against the ropes.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roger Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Progbeniak.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Progbeniak tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Progbeniak drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Progbeniak is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Progbeniak into the ropes.
Johnson cracks Progbeniak with a nice body shot.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Progbeniak looks gassed!
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Progbeniak backwards.
Johnson has Progbeniak pushed against the ropes.
Progbeniak tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Progbeniak backwards.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut even more.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Progbeniak's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak being controlled against the ropes.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Progbeniak's ribcage.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Progbeniak tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson prevents Progbeniak from breaking the clinch.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson prevents Progbeniak from breaking the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.

The cut above Aleksandr Progbeniak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Progbeniak takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Progbeniak 's eye.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Progbeniak won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Progbeniak's ribcage.
Progbeniak takes a knee right on the jaw!

Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
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.
Johnson pushes Progbeniak back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Progbeniak's face.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Progbeniak's head.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Progbeniak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Progbeniak tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Progbeniak tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Progbeniak 's eye.
Progbeniak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Progbeniak is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Progbeniak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Johnson shoots for a takedown but Progbeniak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Progbeniak can do to turn this around?
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Progbeniak.
Progbeniak blocks a head kick by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Progbeniak scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Progbeniak slips under a jab.
Progbeniak throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Progbeniak shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Progbeniak looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Progbeniak gets slowly back to his feet.
Roger Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Progbeniak.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Progbeniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Progbeniak on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Progbeniak moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Progbeniak has a takedown stuffed.
Progbeniak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Progbeniak takes one on the button.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Progbeniak needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksandr Progbeniak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roger Johnson!
Roger Johnson is the new super heavyweight champion!