PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Voodoo People as his entrance music. Thomas Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Green's chin.

Green
vs
Johnson

215 cm
29
260 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

202 cm
27
250 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green moves out of range of the strikes.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Green manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Green moves into full guard.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green advances position into side control!
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Green control the position.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Johnson wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Green is looking for a kimura here.

Green is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Green eventually gives up the hold.
Green 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 control from the bottom.
Johnson tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Green is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Green controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Green.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.

That's four 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 has his takedown stuffed

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.

Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Green tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson wants to control but Green postures up.
Green advances nicely into full mount.
Green wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Green dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Green's guard.
Green is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
James Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Green postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Green, into his guard.

Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Green maintains control.
Johnson tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green controlling the position easily from mount.

Green goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Johnson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnson working Green over with strikes.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green gets full guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.

Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Green is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Green stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
James Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Green has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Green dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Green wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Green trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Green is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands strikes to the head.
Johnson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Green tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like James Green has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson cracks Green with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

James Green's cut is getting worse.
Green is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Green is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Johnson!