PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Beaulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight Music - D12. Jon Beaulac has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Beaulac
vs
Johnson

200 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Beaulac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beaulac is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beaulac's head.
Beaulac is looking to improve his position.
Beaulac is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Beaulac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Beaulac blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Beaulac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaulac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Beaulac is blocking nicely.
Beaulac is trying to stand up.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson punching from mount but Beaulac doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Beaulac manages to avoid easily.
Johnson working Beaulac over with strikes here.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Beaulac is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beaulac is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson punching from mount but Beaulac doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Beaulac is squirming around nicely.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson avoids the attempt from Beaulac to control.
Beaulac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Beaulac really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johnson breaks from Beaulac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beaulac looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beaulac is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Beaulac is having none of it.
Beaulac tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beaulac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beaulac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beaulac tries to get out of the position.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beaulac hang on?
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beaulac is looking to escape.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beaulac's face.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Beaulac tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beaulac looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Beaulac just holding on.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Beaulac is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Beaulac manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Beaulac, under a barage of strikes from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beaulac taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Beaulac's hands, connecting with Beaulac's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus 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.

Beaulac stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beaulac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Beaulac tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon Beaulac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beaulac gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson prevents Beaulac from getting back to his feet.
Johnson postures up in Beaulac's guard and throws a big left but Beaulac blocks it.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beaulac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Beaulac avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beaulac will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Beaulac is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaulac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up in Beaulac's guard and throws a big left but Beaulac blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beaulac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beaulac wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Beaulac pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.

Beaulac moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Beaulac.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Beaulac.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Beaulac is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Beaulac is controlling the position.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Beaulac keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jon Beaulac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beaulac prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Beaulac slips a straight right by Johnson.
Beaulac is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Beaulac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Jon Beaulac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beaulac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beaulac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaulac misses with a combination

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Beaulac fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Beaulac has wrist control.
Johnson postures up in Beaulac's guard and throws a big left but Beaulac blocks it.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beaulac blocks nicely.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beaulac's head.
Beaulac has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beaulac working a defensive guard here.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beaulac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson stops Beaulac from standing up.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaulac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson scores with a takedown into Beaulac's guard.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson won't allow Beaulac to sweep him here.
Beaulac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Beaulac looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaulac, not yet.

Beaulac kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beaulac's guard.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.

Beaulac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Beaulac from getting back to his feet.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beaulac controlling the position.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Beaulac keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Beaulac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Beaulac prevents a takedown attempt there.

Beaulac is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beaulac to the mat. Beaulac regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson works over Beaulac with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson prevents Beaulac from improving his position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beaulac is looking to improve his position.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Rufus Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beaulac tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Beaulac keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Beaulac has wrist control.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson throws a strike but Beaulac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson is striking from the bottom but Beaulac uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Beaulac tries to stand but can't do so whilst Johnson controls his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beaulac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beaulac blocks nicely.
Beaulac looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaulac, not yet.
Beaulac has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.

Beaulac pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Beaulac wants to clinch.
Beaulac misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulac seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson won't allow Beaulac to get back to his feet.
Jon Beaulac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

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