PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Carwin's chin.

Johnson
vs
Carwin

185 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

192 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Johnson has Carwin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the ropes. Carwin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Carwin.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carwin!
Carwin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carwin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carwin on the ground.
Carwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carwin wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carwin is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carwin is looking to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carwin trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Carwin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to pass Carwin's guard but actually Carwin recovers to full guard.
Carwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Carwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Carwin from standing up.
Carwin trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Johnson gets to his feet - Carwin follows without any prompting.
Carwin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carwin somewhat.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carwin!
Carwin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Carwin is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin fails with a takedown attempt.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson looking to control but Carwin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Carwin is squirming around nicely.
Carwin tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Carwin is squirming around nicely.
Carwin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Carwin is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carwin?
Johnson landing shots from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson tries to control but Carwin wriggling away.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carwin tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Carwin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson working Carwin over with strikes here.
Paul Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carwin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.

Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Carwin frees his head quite easily.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Carwin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Carwin is having none of it.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carwin tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carwin shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Johnson gets to his feet - Carwin follows without any prompting.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carwin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carwin gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carwin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin gets back to full guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carwin is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Carwin is keeping the position.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carwin.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin.
Johnson connects with a body shot.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carwin pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Carwin is defending it quite comfortably.
Carwin trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Carwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Carwin is working away.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carwin.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shane Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carwin did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Paul Johnson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Paul Johnson!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Paul Johnson!

Paul Johnson wins by unanimous decision!