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 comes to the cage accompanied by 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
28
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

189 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones misses with the combination.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.

Jones tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Johnson stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
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 Ricky Dale Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.

A combination from Jones does no damage.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Jordan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Jones trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson prevents Jones from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Johnson prevents Jones from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Ricky Dale Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jordan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jones.
Jordan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones wants to clinch

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Jones wants to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Johnson slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Johnson wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson clearly takes that round.
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.

Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

Jones tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson prevents Jones from standing back up.
Ricky Dale Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones 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 sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Johnson not doing much here.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is not content to let Johnson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones is trying to stand.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Jones wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dale Johnson had his way with Jordan Jones in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a double jab.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Johnson takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Jones misses with punches from the back.
Johnson trying to control the hands but Jones won't let him.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Jones throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Johnson tries to break free.
Jones missing with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jones controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not allowing Johnson to control his hands.
Jones is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Johnson biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.

Jones looking for the choke but no joy.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Dale Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids the strikes from Jones.

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 Ricky Dale Johnson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac 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.'.