PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tribal entrance. Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. 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
Parts

183 cm
25
195 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts throws a leg kick

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parts's elbow.

Parts manages to break the clinch.
Parts throws a leg kick

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Parts didn't expect that.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Parts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parts wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a strike but Parts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Parts controlling him for the moment.
Parts trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parts wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.

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.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Parts manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parts is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Parts is controlling well.
Parts is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to hold on to Parts's head to control him but Parts postures up.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Parts tries to stand and escape but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to control but Parts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Parts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Parts's lack of action.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Parts from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Parts does it's job there.
Parts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Parts backing up. Parts nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Parts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Parts misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Parts misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson swings for the body but Parts moves out of range.
Parts misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Parts backing up. Parts nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Parts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Tony Parts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Parts misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Parts will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parts motions for Johnson to come forward. Parts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parts throws a poor cross that misses

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parts!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson scoring with strikes but Parts is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Parts is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Parts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parts tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Parts is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Parts because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Leo Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Parts trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Parts!
Parts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Parts is in trouble!

That has opened up Tony Parts's cut even more.
Parts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parts misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Parts misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Parts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parts throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parts manages to avoid it.
Parts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parts circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Parts throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is really struggling to control Parts but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Leo Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Tony Parts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parts thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Parts tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Parts is blocking nicely.
Parts tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson unloading with bombs!

The cut above Tony Parts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Parts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leo Johnson!