PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kinora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kinora
vs
Johnson

180 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Kinora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Kinora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kinora is avoiding damage well.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kinora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kinora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kinora works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kinora has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kinora is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Kinora is breathing heavily.
Johnson is thwarting Kinora's attempts to control the position.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Kinora uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson postures up in Kinora's guard and throws a big left but Kinora blocks it.
Kinora working a defensive guard here.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Kinora blocks nicely.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinora's head.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Kinora blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson pushing down on Kinora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Kinora, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
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 Kinora's temple.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Kinora has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kinora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kinora knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinora's head backwards.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kinora avoids the punch easily.
Kinora tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinora.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kinora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kinora to the mat! Kinora manages to get full guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kinora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson stands up over Kinora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kinora works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kinora controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Kinora has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up in Kinora's guard and throws a big left but Kinora blocks it.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Kinora's head.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Kinora defends it.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Kinora, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson throwing shots but Kinora is blocking nicely.
Kinora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kinora is trying to control but can't.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson stuns Kinora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kinora trying to control here.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kinora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kinora is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Kinora's hands, connecting with Kinora's forehead.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson working Kinora over with strikes.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinora is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinora wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson working over Kinora with some ground and pound. Kinora looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinora tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Kinora wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson winds up and cracks Kinora with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Kinora is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kinora avoid being mounted?
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adam Kinora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Andy Johnson!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Andy Johnson!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Andy Johnson!

Andy Johnson wins by unanimous decision!