PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars more as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chang
vs
Johnson

182 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
176 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Chang misses with a looping right.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Chang stuffs the takedown.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johnson rushes Chang and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chang tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chang to keep the fight standing.
Pumola Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Chang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Chang is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Chang is trying to break free.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chang's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Chang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Chang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang slips a jab from Johnson.
Chang looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Good exchange - Chang coming out on top.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chang but Chang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Chang.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Chang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chang pinned against the cage. Chang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots and misses
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chang doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Chang.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Chang swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Pumola Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson slips a jab from Chang.
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Chang.
Chang connects with a body shot.
Chang thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Chang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chang can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Pumola Chang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson is thwarting Chang's attempts to control the position.
Johnson trying to advance position but Chang counters by regaining guard.
Chang is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Chang blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chang's head.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chang swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Luke Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chang can't escape the position.
Chang tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson avoids the attempt from Chang to control.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chang has worked his arm free - good work by Chang!
Chang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Chang is defending well.
Johnson wants to control but Chang is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Chang controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Chang is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Chang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson won't allow Chang to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chang throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Chang.
Chang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chang swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Chang misses with a body punch

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is pushing down on Chang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chang is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Johnson goes for an armbar but Chang turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chang.
Chang wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Chang won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Chang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Chang has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is looking to control Chang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson wants to control but Chang is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Chang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Chang.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pumola Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Chang lands a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Chang's guard.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson won't allow Chang to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Johnson made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.