PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen when the wild wind blows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Johnson

180 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
27
215 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Wilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Wilson is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a body punch.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.

Johnson pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Wilson had a free shot at his head there.
Wilson digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Johnson pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Johnson 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.

Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Wilson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilson.

Johnson clinches.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Johnson is working Wilson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Wilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Johnson punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Wilson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Johnson really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Johnny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Wilson moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wilson 's knee.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Wilson shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Johnson dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!

Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson keeps Wilson at a distance using the push kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wilson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Wilson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Slade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson is the new light heavyweight champion!