PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Bring Me to Life as his entrance music. Jack Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gregor
vs
Johnson

190 cm
23
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson looks gassed!

Gregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gregor jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Gregor around his waist. Gregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gregor pulls Johnson into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson is fighting to break Gregor's control of his arms but Gregor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Gregor won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Gregor is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Brian Gregor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gregor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Gregor finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Gregor is controlling the position.
Gregor controlling from the top position.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Gregor slips an elbow through the middle.
Gregor wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Brian Gregor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
Gregor shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

Gregor drags the fight down to the ground.

Gregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Gregor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gregor trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gregor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Gregor.
Gregor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gregor gets a clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregor is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to stand but Gregor is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Gregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gregor lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Gregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Gregor misses.

Gregor clinches up against the cage.
Gregor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Gregor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Gregor blocks with his arms.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregor stalling the fight.

Gregor gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gregor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gregor is on top in guard.
Gregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gregor slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor passes to full mount!
Gregor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Gregor get's back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gregor closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lands a nice shot to the body.

Gregor breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Gregor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gregor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gregor stops Johnson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gregor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gregor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gregor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Gregor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gregor has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Gregor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Gregor tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown.

Gregor moves into the clinch.

Gregor pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gregor's guard.
Gregor is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.

Gregor has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand but Gregor is controlling from the bottom.
Gregor is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Gregor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Gregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gregor has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Gregor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Gregor trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

Gregor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gregor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gregor decides to stand and escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gregor has managed to clinch.

Gregor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gregor from controlling successfully.
Gregor stops Johnson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gregor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Brian Gregor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Gregor on that attempt.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to clinch but Gregor moves out of range.

Gregor pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregor lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a left hand.

Gregor successfully pulls guard.
Brian Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Gregor has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Gregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Gregor!