PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Vest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Vest has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vest
vs
Johnson

196 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Vest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vest throws a lazy uppercut

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Vest looking to control.
Vest on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vest tries to get out of the position.

Vest pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vest is looking to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Vest.
Vest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vest throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Vest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vest throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Vest.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Vest throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vest lands a jab.
Vest scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Vest counters with a two punch combo.
Vest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Vest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vest counters with a straight right hand.
Vest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vest connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Vest counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Vest is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Vest throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Vest throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vest stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vest.
Vest lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vest misses with a few strikes there.
Vest lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Vest just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee Vest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vest keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Vest missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vest feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Vest then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vest throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Vest misses the shot to the body.
Vest cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vest misses with a looping right.
Vest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Vest is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vest misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Vest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vest throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Vest.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vest.
Vest scores with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Vest counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Vest catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Vest does no damage.
Vest scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vest cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Vest lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vest lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Vest misses.
Vest jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Vest. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vest misses the target.
Vest digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Vest scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vest lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vest throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee Vest is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vest.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Vest jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vest throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vest misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Vest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Vest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Vest shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vest - just one landing.
Vest works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vest thows a body shot but no joy.
Vest works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Vest scores with a hook.
Vest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vest counters with a nice uppercut.
Vest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Vest throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vest swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Vest misses the target.
Vest throws an off balance right hand
and Vest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Vest.
A slow jab from Vest misses its intended target.
Vest misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vest throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Vest dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Vest cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Vest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vest misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vest connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Vest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vest counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vest.
Vest misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vest misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson defending well as Vest loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Vest does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vest throws out the jab.
Vest misses with a right hand
and Vest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vest misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vest lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Lee Vest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vest misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Vest will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Vest misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vest lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Vest finds it's target.
Lee Vest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vest manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Vest.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vest.
Vest cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Vest misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vest tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vest throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vest.
Vest swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Vest had a free shot at his head there.
Vest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vest misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vest misses with a double jab.
Vest cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vest misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vest cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Vest digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Vest misses with a straight right.
Vest stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vest.
Vest misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Vest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vest, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Vest!