PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cotter
vs
Johnson

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Cotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.

It looks like Mike Cotter has been cut.
Cotter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotter lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cotter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Cotter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotter tries to clinch up.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.

Cotter has managed to clinch.

Cotter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cotter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Cotter closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cotter manages to break the clinch.
Johnson motions for Cotter to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Cotter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson can't get the takedown.

Cotter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cotter stands up from back control! Strange decision that!

Cotter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants a takedown.

Cotter breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Cotter. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cotter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cotter tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Cotter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotter cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cotter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotter is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cotter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Johnson catches Cotter right on the button with a cross.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Cotter avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyson Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Cotter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotter misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Cotter moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson works over Cotter's head and body with a nice combination.
Cotter 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.
Cotter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotter wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotter tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Mike Cotter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotter blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Cotter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Nice cross by Cotter.

Cotter pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Cotter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cotter. Cotter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cotter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotter dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cotter.
Cotter misses with a head kick.
Cotter slips under a jab.
Cotter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

Cotter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown.

Cotter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cotter. Cotter maintains the clinch.

Cotter breaks from the clinch.
Cotter doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Cotter avoids it well.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cotter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Cotter staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cotter.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Cotter avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Cotter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotter circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotter counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotter tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

Cotter moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyson Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Cotter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cotter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Cotter's ribs.
Cotter wants to clinch.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson throws a right hand that Cotter ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotter also avoids with ease.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotter manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cotter with a hook.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Cotter avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotter misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cotter back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Cotter counters with a thumping low kick.
Cotter tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Cotter clinches with his opponent.

Cotter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Cotter decides to return to a standing position.
Johnson swings for the body but Cotter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotter tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotter throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotter 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.
Cotter is looking to clinch.
Cotter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Cotter has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cotter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Cotter's body. Cotter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson cracks Cotter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Cotter takes one on the button.
Cotter wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cotter blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Cotter cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cotter does no damage.
Cotter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cotter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Cotter has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cotter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cotter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Johnson!