|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: The Village People - Macho Man. John Barra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Dale Johnson's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Barra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barra.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barra is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barra avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Barra defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Barra trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barra is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barra down.
Johnson cracks Barra with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson cracks Barra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barra taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Barra trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barra some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barra's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Barra's temple.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Barra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 ground and pound.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barra is rocked!
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Oh Barra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barra seems to have got his legs back now.
Barra is being controlled here.
Johnson is working Barra over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson cracks Barra with a big elbow.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barra slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barra gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barra's guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson working Barra over with strikes.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson is taking a breather. Barra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Barra's head.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson throwing shots but Barra is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson winds up and cracks Barra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Barra's head.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barra sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is nestled in close to Barra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Barra's hands, connecting with Barra's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dale Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barra taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barra taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Barra is out cold - huge knockout for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Dale Johnson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
