PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Village People - Macho Man. Jordan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dale Johnson
vs
Jones

190 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

189 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones trying to control the position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Johnson is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones 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.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Jones tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones 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.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson looking to control but instead Jones has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jones kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Jones tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Jones's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Jones is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Dale Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones 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.
Johnson distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dale Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!

Ricky Dale Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
As Ricky Dale Johnson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: K-Rad fiddles little boys.'.