PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poark Chopsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Village People - Macho Man. Poark Chopsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dale Johnson
vs
Chopsky

190 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Dale Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poark Chopsky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chopsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Chopsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Chopsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Chopsky.
Chopsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopsky stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chopsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Chopsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Chopsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Chopsky wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Chopsky counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Chopsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Chopsky moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chopsky's head.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chopsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chopsky looking to control.
Johnson cracks Chopsky with a solid left hand.
Johnson stays in close to Chopsky's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chopsky's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chopsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chopsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson working over Chopsky with some ground and pound. Chopsky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chopsky defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Chopsky's temple.
Johnson working Chopsky over with strikes.
Chopsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Chopsky's hands, connecting with Chopsky's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chopsky closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Chopsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Chopsky wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson postures up in Chopsky's guard and throws a big left but Chopsky blocks it.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chopsky has wrist control.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chopsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is in close to Chopsky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chopsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chopsky is breathing heavily.
Johnson works over Chopsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Chopsky blocks nicely.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson stays in close to Chopsky's body and controls the position.
Chopsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson stands up over Chopsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chopsky has wrist control.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson stands and throws Chopsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Chopsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chopsky moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Chopsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson stands up over Chopsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chopsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Chopsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chopsky's head.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Chopsky has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chopsky's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ricky Dale Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chopsky's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Chopsky's brow.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chopsky's head.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Poark Chopsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chopsky for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dale 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

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