PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Alvarez as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Anderson's chin.

Anderson
vs
Johnson

196 cm
28
211 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

191 cm
29
215 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Johnson.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Johnson.

Johnson has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Anderson being controlled for a moment.
Anderson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Anderson is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes.
Anderson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Anderson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Anderson tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Anderson defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson slips a straight right by Anderson.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.

Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Anderson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson gets a big slam - oh, Anderson is out! Anderson is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Johnny Johnson!
After winning the bout, Johnny Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.