PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Utah

186 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson defending well as Utah loads up on a big left hand.
Utah throws a lazy uppercut

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utah is defending well for now.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Utah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Utah avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Utah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Utah blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Utah shrugs off.
Utah working hard to break the clinch.
Utah wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Utah.
Utah blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Utah in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Utah is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Utah avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Utah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Utah tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Utah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Utah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Utah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

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.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Utah dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Utah is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Utah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Utah's head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Utah takes a shot to the head.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jonny Utah has been cut.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Johnson.
Utah blocking some punches.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Utah 's eye.
Utah avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Utah dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utah is defending well for now.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utah's brow.
Utah avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Utah is blocking nicely.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Utah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson avoiding damage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Utah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Utah blocks it.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Utah looks gassed!
Johnson working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Utah shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Utah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Utah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Utah misses with a right hand

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson prevents Utah from breaking the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Utah.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Utah avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Utah avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
John Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Utah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Utah's defenses.
Johnson is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Utah blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Utah blocks it.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Utah's ribcage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Utah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Utah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is pushing Utah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Utah blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Utah avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Utah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Utah blocking some punches.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Utah shrugs off.
Utah blocking some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Utah avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utah's brow.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Utah tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Utah blocks an uppercut.
Utah blocks an uppercut.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Utah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but Utah moves out of range.
Utah misses with a right hand

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Utah tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Utah drops back down to his feet.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Utah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Utah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Utah is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utah's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Utah misses with a combination

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson has Utah pressed against the cage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Utah up against the cage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utah wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson has Utah pressed against the cage, preventing Utah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Utah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson wants to clinch but Utah slips to the side
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Utah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Utah misses with a hook

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Utah wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Utah is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Utah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Utah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Utah takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Utah.
Johnson pushes Utah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Utah blocks with his arms.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Utah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Johnson.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Utah is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Utah tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a body shot but Utah blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah takes an elbow to the temple.
Utah tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson prevents Utah from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is pushing Utah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Utah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Utah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Utah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jonny Utah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Utah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Utah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Utah or not.
Utah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Utah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!