PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn Tolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Tolson

168 cm
27
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinn Tolson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tolson darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tolson tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tolson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tolson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tolson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Tolson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tolson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tolson duly obliges.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tolson.
Tolson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tolson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tolson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolson shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Tolson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brad Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Tolson.

Tolson moves into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tolson.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tolson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Tolson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tolson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tolson forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

Tolson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tolson. Tolson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tolson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tolson counters with a body kick.
Tolson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tolson off to one side.
Tolson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tolson.
Tolson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tolson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Tolson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Tolson or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson misses with a leg kick

and Tolson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Tolson won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tolson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brad Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws the left hand but Tolson avoids the punch easily.
Tolson with a poor takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolson tries to clinch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolson tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Tolson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tolson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tolson fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tolson.
Tolson fails with the takedown.
Tolson tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolson's knee momentarily.
Tolson misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tolson.
Tolson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tolson scrambles back to his feet.
Tolson tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolson with a poor takedown
and Tolson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Tolson counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Tolson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Tolson 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 throws a sloppy head kick
and Tolson counters with a solid body kick.
Tolson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tolson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tolson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tolson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tolson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolson has a takedown stuffed.
Brad Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Tolson.
Johnson cracks Tolson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolson throws a head kick that misses.
Tolson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tolson counters by clinching up.
Tolson fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brad Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tolson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson swings for the body but Tolson moves out of range.
Tolson connects with a high kick.
Tolson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn Tolson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.

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.
Tolson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Tolson counters with a two punch combo.
Tolson fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tolson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tolson's shoulder, as Tolson tries to avoid the shot.
Tolson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tolson walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Tolson is looking to clinch.
Tolson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Tolson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Tolson is out of range.
Tolson tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolson's knee momentarily.
Tolson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Tolson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Tolson misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

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.
Tolson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tolson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut

and Tolson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tolson prevents Johnson from escaping the position.

Tolson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tolson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Tolson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tolson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tolson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Tolson control the position.
Tolson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tolson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinn Tolson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tolson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tolson with a poor takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Tolson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Tolson fails with the takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brad Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Tolson.
Tolson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tolson shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Tolson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tolson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tolson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Tolson 's knee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Tolson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Tolson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tolson is looking to advance position but Johnson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolson tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brad Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolson is trying to reverse the position but instead Johnson has taken his back - oops!
Tolson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolson tries to escape the position.
Johnson avoiding Tolson 's attempts to control his hands.
Tolson takes a big shot to the side of the head.

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.
Tolson trying to control the hands but Johnson breaks the grip.
Tolson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I really don't envy Tolson right now.
Johnson not allowing Tolson to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tolson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quinn Tolson.
Well Tolson 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinn Tolson!