PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Johannson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Johannson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Johannson
vs
Brown

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Johannson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Brown!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Johannson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Johannson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
A nice elbow there by Johannson.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johannson landing shots from mount.
Johannson prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Johannson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johannson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johannson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johannson lands with some strikes.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Johannson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Johannson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johannson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johannson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johannson is breathing heavily.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to hold on but Johannson pushes him away.
Johannson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Johannson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johannson looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Johannson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown tries to hold on but Johannson pushes him away.
Johannson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johannson working Brown over with strikes here.
Johannson lands with some strikes.
Johannson lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown regains half guard.
Johannson is nestled in close to Brown, 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.
Brown misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johannson prevents Brown from improving his position.
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. Johannson connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johannson.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Johannson has control of the leg.
Johannson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Johannson misses with a head shot. Brown uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johannson thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown wants to stand up but Johannson is controlling him.
Johannson looking to pass the guard.
Johannson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Johannson dominated that round.
That's time! Johannson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown wants to clinch.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown shoots and misses

and Johannson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Johannson unloading with bombs!
Brown tries to lock up and control but Johannson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johannson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johannson with a couple of short strikes.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Johannson maintains control.
Johannson throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johannson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johannson unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown wants to control but Johannson is having none of it.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johannson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johannson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Johannson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Keith Johannson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Johannson maintains control.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Johannson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown can't escape the position.
Johannson landing shots from mount.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johannson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johannson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown wants to control but Johannson is having none of it.
Johannson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johannson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Johannson punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johannson misses with a head shot.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johannson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johannson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Johannson loaded up on that one.
Johannson throws a strike there. Brown manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Johannson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johannson won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Johannson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johannson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johannson working some strikes from top position.
Johannson preventing the sweep.
Johannson landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Johannson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Brown tries to clinch but Johannson moves away

and Johannson counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johannson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johannson's best efforts.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johannson.
Johannson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Johannson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johannson lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown wants to control but Johannson is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Johannson is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Johannson.
Johannson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johannson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Johannson thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johannson is working away from the top position though.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Johannson in his half guard.
Johannson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johannson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Johannson lands a couple of elbows.
Johannson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johannson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johannson postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Johannson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johannson scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johannson won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Johannson with a nice head shot there.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johannson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johannson throwing strikes but missing.
Johannson working some strikes from top position.
Johannson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johannson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johannson throwing strikes but missing.
Johannson won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Johannson throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johannson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Johannson working some strikes from top position.
Johannson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johannson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johannson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown is trying to keep Johannson in close.
Johannson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyrone Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brown actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Johannson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johannson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Johannson!