PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Piper

172 cm
28
144 lbs
26 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
163 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

[WAaO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Piper misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piper misses with a hook
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper misses with a hook to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piper thinking.
Piper throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Piper throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Piper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piper.
Piper thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Piper misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Piper blocks it.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Piper misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Piper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Piper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piper swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper walks into a left hand.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Piper misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Piper backing up. Piper nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Piper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Piper.
Johnson moves out of range as Piper throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Piper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piper thinking.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Piper is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piper thinking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Piper throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Piper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Piper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Piper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Piper misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Piper throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Piper is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Piper misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson drops Piper with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Piper! Johnson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Johnson!