PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Johnson
vs
Johnson

165 cm
32
147 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

175 cm
23
147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack Johnson throws a one two combo.
Anthony Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack Johnson.
Anthony Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anthony Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Anthony Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Jack Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack Johnson tries to avoid it.
Jack Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anthony Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jack Johnson pushes him off.
Jack Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack Johnson misses the target.
Jack Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anthony Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack Johnson circles away.
Anthony Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony Johnson motions for Jack Johnson to come forward. Anthony Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony Johnson. That's going to slow Jack Johnson down.
A left and a right from Jack Johnson both land. Nice combination.

Anthony Johnson moves into the clinch.

Anthony Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anthony Johnson wants to stand but Jack Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Anthony Johnson stands up and waves to Jack Johnson to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anthony Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch there but Jack Johnson circles away.
Anthony Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jack Johnson pushes him off.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick but Jack Johnson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anthony Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Jack Johnson in a clinch.
Anthony Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anthony Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.

Anthony Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Jack Johnson to the mat.
Anthony Johnson wants to sweep here but Jack Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Jack Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Anthony Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anthony Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Anthony Johnson stands and steps away. Jack Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jack Johnson slips under a jab.
Anthony Johnson wants to clinch up but Jack Johnson keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson scores with a head kick. Jack Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Jack Johnson.
Decent striking displayed by Jack Johnson there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anthony Johnson wants to clinch
and Jack Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated 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.

Jack Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch up.
Jack Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Anthony Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Jack Johnson off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Jack Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anthony Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Anthony Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jack Johnson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Anthony Johnson.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick that Jack Johnson semi-blocks.
Anthony Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthony Johnson scores with a push kick.
Jack Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anthony Johnson blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Johnson blocks the body kick.
Anthony Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jack Johnson pushes him off.
Anthony Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson misses with a straight right.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch up.
Anthony Johnson wants to clinch up but Jack Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Johnson throws a combination. Anthony Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jack Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anthony Johnson - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony Johnson misses with a body kick.
Anthony Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anthony Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Anthony Johnson instigates a clinch.
Jack Johnson is trying to pull guard but Anthony Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anthony Johnson.
Nice elbow from Anthony Johnson.

It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Jack Johnson wants a takedown.
Anthony Johnson lands an elbow inside that Jack Johnson shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Anthony Johnson. Jack Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Anthony Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Anthony Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Anthony Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Jack Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Anthony Johnson's takedown attempt.
Anthony Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jack Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony Johnson. That's going to slow Jack Johnson down.
Anthony Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack Johnson takes a swing at Anthony Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Jack Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anthony Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anthony Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Jack Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack Johnson tries to avoid it.
Anthony Johnson looks to land a body kick but Jack Johnson moved away.

Anthony Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Jack Johnson in a clinch.
Jack Johnson has Anthony Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anthony Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jack Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anthony Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Jack Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jack Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jack Johnson stops Anthony Johnson from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jack Johnson stands up from half guard.
A jab from Jack Johnson does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack Johnson works over Anthony Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Anthony Johnson wants to clinch.
Anthony Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anthony Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack Johnson throws a hook but Anthony Johnson avoids it easily.
Anthony Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jack Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Anthony Johnson backing up. Anthony Johnson nods at Jack Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jack Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
A solid body kick from Anthony Johnson.
Jack Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony Johnson.
Jack Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jack Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthony Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Jack Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anthony Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anthony Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jack Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jack Johnson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anthony Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jack Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jack Johnson manages to end up in side control.

Jack Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anthony Johnson wants to clinch up but Jack Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Jack Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Anthony Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jack Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anthony Johnson can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jack Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anthony Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack Johnson.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch but Jack Johnson moves away

and Jack Johnson moves into the clinch.
Anthony Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Jack Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anthony Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Anthony Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Anthony Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Jack Johnson has Anthony Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anthony Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anthony Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Anthony Johnson.
Anthony Johnson has Jack Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jack Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Anthony Johnson pulls guard.
Anthony Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anthony Johnson, not yet.
Jack Johnson passes Anthony Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Jack Johnson escapes and gets back to his feet.
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!
Jack Johnson with a jab.
Anthony Johnson throws a wild body kick that Jack Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Jack Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Anthony Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Jack Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jack Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Anthony Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack Johnson circles away.
Jack Johnson misses with the combination.
Anthony Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jack Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anthony Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack Johnson.
A big right from Jack Johnson misses.
Anthony Johnson misses with a double jab
enabling Jack Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anthony Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony Johnson cracks the inside of Jack Johnson's front leg.
Anthony Johnson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jack Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anthony Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anthony Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anthony Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jack Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Johnson moves away from the strike by Jack Johnson.
Anthony Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anthony Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anthony Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack Johnson lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack Johnson forces Anthony Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Jack Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jack Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anthony Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Jack Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jack Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anthony Johnson misses with a head kick.
Anthony Johnson throws a front kick that sends Jack Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Jack Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick from Anthony Johnson lands but Jack Johnson takes it in his stride.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony Johnson throws a head kick that Jack Johnson semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anthony Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthony Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Anthony Johnson.
Anthony Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack Johnson.
Anthony Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson connects with a jab.
Jack Johnson wants to clinch up but Anthony Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Jack Johnson avoids it.
Anthony Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jack Johnson's head.
Anthony Johnson thows a body kick. Jack Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthony Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Anthony Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Jack Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony Johnson.
Anthony Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jack Johnson pushes him off.
Anthony Johnson walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jack Johnson connects with a right hand. Anthony Johnson shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anthony 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Anthony Johnson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Anthony Johnson!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Anthony Johnson!

Anthony Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
A determined Anthony Johnson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!