PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Harrison
vs
Johnson

186 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

182 cm
27
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.

Harrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Harrison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson is not content to let Harrison control the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Harrison off him but Harrison keeps the position.

Harrison stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.

Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harrison did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has his hands clasped together around Johnson's back. He's all about the action.
Harrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Harrison's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harrison.
Harrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harrison has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson wants to control the action but instead Harrison gets a body lock and reverses into Johnson's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison forces his way into half guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Harrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrison works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Harrison.

Harrison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Harrison working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Harrison looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Harrison trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Harrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrison trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that 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.

Harrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
Harrison is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrison controls the pace.

Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Harrison pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Harrison takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Harrison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harrison trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Check out the look on Harrison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Harrison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
William Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison controls the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Harrison.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison content to stall in guard here.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Harrison wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrison passes the guard and advances to mount!
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Harrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
Johnson can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harrison controlling his opponent.
Harrison scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson wants to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Harrison trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Harrison maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison with good strikes from the mount here!

Harrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.

Harrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tj Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!