PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Fire Flames- Dragonforce. Man has chosen Penthouse as his entrance music. Ice Man has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Johnson
vs
Man

175 cm
28
172 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is not content to let Man control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ice Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man connects with a body shot.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Man cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Man connects with the punch.
Man lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Man.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man punishes Johnson'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!
Man lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Man throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.

Johnson is rocked!
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson with a poor takedown
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands with a cross.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Man sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Man is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Man connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man Rushes Johnson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Johnson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Man Piles on the pressure and Johnson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Man!