PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joules Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hyde
vs
Johnson

184 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joules Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.

Hyde manages to pull guard.

Hyde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hyde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyde being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joules Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hyde quickly recovers to half guard.
Hyde tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.

Hyde feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Hyde changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hyde trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hyde has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hyde's guard.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson distracts Hyde with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Johnson moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hyde working aggressively here.
Hyde avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hyde ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hyde no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Johnson stands up from Hyde's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hyde gets a clinch.

Johnson manages to pull guard.

Johnson pushes Hyde off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hyde rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyde has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.

Hyde manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hyde on his heels. He'll look to pass Hyde's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson pushing down on Hyde's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joules Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hyde enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hyde manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hyde wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyde is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyde 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.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joules Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson misses with a head kick.

Hyde has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hyde on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
Hyde is looking to escape.

Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hyde to get to his feet.
Hyde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hyde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Johnson gets control of Hyde's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hyde won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has control of Hyde's left arm, preventing Hyde from doing any damage.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson wants to control the position but Hyde says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hyde clinches.

Hyde pulls Johnson into guard.

Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hyde forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

Hyde pulls Johnson into guard.
Hyde wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson stands up over Hyde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hyde keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hyde wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Joules Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joules Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hyde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Hyde is working from the bottom.
Hyde is being controlled here.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hyde pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hyde is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyde is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joules Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Johnson rushes Hyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyde.

Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Johnson pushes Hyde off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hyde throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hyde regains guard immediately.
Hyde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hyde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson grinds an elbow into Hyde's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson controls the position from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joules Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

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