PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by St. Elmo's Fire. Kiedis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Extacy-DJ Tiesto kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Kiedis

170 cm
32
155 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson moves out of range as Kiedis throws a body kick.
Kiedis thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Kiedis slips a jab from Johnson.
Kiedis avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiedis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kiedis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiedis doesn't seem phased though.
Kiedis throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Kiedis 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.
Kiedis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiedis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiedis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiedis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiedis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Kiedis saw that one coming.
Kiedis connects with a high kick.
Kiedis misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Corey Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Kiedis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A head kick by Kiedis misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Kiedis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Kiedis throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiedis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiedis scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Kiedis's belly button to the back.
Kiedis tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiedis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Kiedis settles back down.
Anthony Kiedis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Johnson lands.
Kiedis defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kiedis takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Kiedis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Kiedis only half commits.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kiedis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Kiedis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kiedis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiedis manages to avoid it.
Kiedis looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kiedis.
Kiedis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiedis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kiedis is avoiding it.
Kiedis tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kiedis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!

Kiedis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.

Kiedis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kiedis is looking to improve his position.
Johnson winds up and cracks Kiedis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Kiedis looking for submissions off his back.
Kiedis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kiedis dodges it nicely.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kiedis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.

Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kiedis looking for submissions off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kiedis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiedis's head.
Kiedis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Kiedis is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kiedis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Kiedis's hands, connecting with Kiedis's forehead.
Kiedis pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.

Kiedis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.

Kiedis looking for submissions off his back.
Kiedis looks gassed!
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kiedis dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Kiedis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working over Kiedis with some ground and pound. Kiedis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kiedis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiedis trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiedis defending well though.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kiedis dodges it nicely.
Kiedis taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is thwarting Kiedis's attempts to control the position.
Kiedis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
Kiedis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.

Kiedis looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Kiedis is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Corey Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Kiedis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiedis momentarily.
Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Kiedis looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Kiedis jumps back.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Kiedis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Kiedis staying out of range there.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiedis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiedis is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiedis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Kiedis misses with a looping left.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiedis moves away.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kiedis is out of range.
Johnson jabs at Kiedis's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiedis lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiedis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kiedis moves out of range.
Anthony Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiedis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Kiedis tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiedis lands an overhand right.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kiedis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiedis digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Kiedis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiedis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiedis.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kiedis is out of range.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiedis avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Kiedis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiedis's waist but Kiedis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Kiedis shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Kiedis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Kiedis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiedis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiedis moves away.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Kiedis. Kiedis maintains the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis taking a breather.
Kiedis misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Kiedis avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kiedis tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Kiedis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Kiedis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a body punch.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Kiedis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kiedis stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kiedis!
Kiedis tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
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.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson gets back to half guard.

Kiedis is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Corey Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Kiedis has managed to pass to side control instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Kiedis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Kiedis is controlling well.

Kiedis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kiedis.
Johnson moves into full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kiedis from controlling successfully.

Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kiedis has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Kiedis manages to pass to side control!
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiedis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Kiedis has passed into mount! Damn!

Kiedis goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
Kiedis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiedis, not yet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Kiedis is keeping the position.

Kiedis looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiedis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Kiedis's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiedis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Kiedis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

That kick from Kiedis tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiedis moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Kiedis's head but Kiedis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiedis misses with a body kick.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiedis moves away.
A shot to the liver by Kiedis. Beautiful body shot.
Kiedis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiedis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson defending well as Kiedis loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiedis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiedis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiedis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Kiedis misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Kiedis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kiedis throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiedis digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a straight right by Kiedis.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiedis pinned against the cage. Kiedis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An inside leg kick from Kiedis misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiedis looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiedis.
A jab from Kiedis misses.
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!
Kiedis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiedis throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiedis can pounce on him.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kiedis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiedis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiedis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiedis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiedis was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Kiedis avoids it easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiedis looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Kiedis avoids it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Kiedis's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kiedis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson cracks Kiedis with a solid left hand.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Kiedis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Kiedis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kiedis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiedis is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Kiedis's brow.
Kiedis is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Kiedis trying to control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.

Kiedis is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kiedis's head.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Kiedis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in Kiedis's guard and throws a big left but Kiedis blocks it.
Johnson works over Kiedis with some ground and pound from guard.
Kiedis trying to control the position.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson postures up in Kiedis's guard and throws a big left but Kiedis blocks it.
Kiedis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kiedis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kiedis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiedis has wrist control.

Kiedis looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.

Kiedis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson cracks Kiedis with a solid left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing down on Kiedis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kiedis is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson winds up and cracks Kiedis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kiedis taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Kiedis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is pressing down on Kiedis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiedis is holding on for now.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiedis defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Corey Johnson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Corey Johnson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Corey Johnson!

Corey Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Corey Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.