PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Litij Ancifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Because I got high. Litij Ancifer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zeus Johnson's chin.

Johnson
vs
Ancifer

180 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Experienced

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Litij Ancifer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ancifer 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.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ancifer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ancifers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ancifer throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Ancifer has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ancifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Ancifer avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Ancifer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ancifer misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Ancifer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ancifer won't allow it.
Ancifer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ancifer has him pressed against the cage.
Ancifer throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Ancifer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ancifer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ancifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Ancifer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ancifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Ancifer is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ancifer down to the mat. Ancifer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ancifer clinches up against the cage.
Ancifer blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Ancifer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ancifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Ancifer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Ancifer pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ancifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ancifer.
Ancifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ancifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ancifer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ancifer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ancifer pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ancifer misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ancifer throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Ancifer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ancifer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ancifer effectively controlling the action here.
Ancifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Nice elbow from Ancifer.
Johnson tries to break free but Ancifer pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ancifer lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Ancifer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Ancifer away but Ancifer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ancifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Ancifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ancifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ancifer tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Litij Ancifer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson throws out a loose jab but Ancifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ancifer tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ancifer.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ancifer.
Johnson takes a swing at Ancifer's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Ancifer throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Ancifer wants to clinch.
Ancifer tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ancifer wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Ancifer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good hook to Ancifer's body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ancifer.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ancifer tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

Ancifer clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ancifer working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ancifer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson tries to work over Ancifer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ancifer stalls.
Ancifer lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Litij Ancifer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to stall.
Ancifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Ancifer controls the action.
Ancifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ancifer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ancifer fails to land.
Ancifer lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ancifer.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ancifer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ancifer throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks Ancifer up, before dumping him to the ground. Ancifer manages to land in guard.
Ancifer 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Ancifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson is pushing down on Ancifer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ancifer is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ancifer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is pressing down on Ancifer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ancifer is holding on for now.
Ancifer taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Ancifer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Ancifer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ancifer tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Ancifer is staying in there.
Ancifer is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ancifer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ancifer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ancifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ancifer is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ancifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson misses with a hook. Ancifer ducked under it nicely.
Zeus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ancifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ancifer needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ancifer.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ancifer.
Ancifer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ancifer tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancifer wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ancifer tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Ancifer avoids nicely.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Zeus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ancifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ancifer backs up against the cage.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ancifer.
Ancifer darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Ancifer has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ancifer has the dominant position.
Ancifer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ancifer lands a nice elbow.
Ancifer slows down the pace here.
Ancifer lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ancifer has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ancifer has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Ancifer, against the cage.
Ancifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ancifer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ancifer is controlling the position.
Ancifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ancifer lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Ancifer.
Ancifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ancifer avoiding damage.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Ancifer misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ancifer after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ancifer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ancifer throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Ancifer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ancifer to the mat. Ancifer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zeus Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ancifer keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ancifer wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ancifer keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ancifer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeus Johnson.
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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Zeus Johnson!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Zeus Johnson!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Zeus Johnson!

Zeus Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Zeus Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.