PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Village People - Macho Man. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jia Le Li enters the cage!

Dale Johnson
vs
Le Li

190 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Dale Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Li was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson 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.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li looking to control.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Li has moved into half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Li is working away from the top position though.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.

Li working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

Li shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Li stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Li is controlling him
Johnson has hold of Li's hands but Li slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Li is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Li sits in half guard.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is not content to let Li control the position.
Li is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Li manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Li.
Poor strikes thrown by Li there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with some strikes.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson tries to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Li thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Li thowing shots but they're missing.
Jia Le Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Li cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Li working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Li jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Li looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Li feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson is pulling down on Li's head to control his posture.
Johnson wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson pulls Li in to control the position.

Ricky Dale Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Li.
Jab by Li.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Li closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Li getting side control.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Li moves nicely into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Li is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Li trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Li avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.

Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Li working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Li postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Johnson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Li and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jia Le Li!