PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger's entrance music is WILD BOYS. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hollinger
vs
Johnson

184 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollinger has time to react.
Hollinger misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hollinger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hollinger misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hollinger avoids them all with ease.
Hollinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook but Hollinger blocks it.
Michael Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Hollinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Hollinger ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollinger checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hollinger.
Hollinger connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Hollinger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hollinger connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hollinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hollinger.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Hollinger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Johnson is rocked!
Hollinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollinger finish him?
Michael Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollinger misses the jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollinger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hollinger lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Hollinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hollinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Hollinger ducks down to avoid it.
Hollinger throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hollinger avoids them all with ease.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hollinger.
Hollinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Hollinger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That has opened up Michael Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hollinger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hollinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Hollinger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Hollinger.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Hollinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Johnson clinches.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollinger is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Hollinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.

Johnson kicks Hollinger off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollinger moves away.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson throws a combination. Hollinger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hollinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hollinger misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Hollinger scores with a jab.
Hollinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to move into range but Hollinger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hollinger takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson takes a swing at Hollinger's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Hollinger throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollinger thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hollinger under the eye.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Hollinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Hollinger lands with a cross.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hollinger misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Hollinger saw that one coming.
Hollinger scores with a push kick.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hollinger shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollinger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Hollinger misses.
A big right from Hollinger misses.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Hollinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Hollinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dylan Hollinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollinger misses with a looping right.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollinger misses with a punch on the inside.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Hollinger moves out of range easily.
Hollinger misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips a straight right by Hollinger.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson throws a jab when Hollinger was well out of range.
Hollinger slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Hollinger digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Hollinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!

Johnson clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hollinger is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hollinger is controlling the position.
Hollinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollinger backwards.
Hollinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hollinger.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hollinger has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Hollinger.
A big right from Hollinger misses.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollinger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The cut above Michael Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hollinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Hollinger is avoiding it.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollinger. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollinger lands a right hook to the body.
Hollinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Hollinger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hollinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Hollinger is controlling him well.
Johnson tries to kick Hollinger off in order to stand up. Hollinger Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger tries to advance to mount but can't.
An elbow from Hollinger crashes against the mat.
Hollinger in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Hollinger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hollinger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hollinger cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson is trying to buck Hollinger off.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollinger is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Hollinger to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson pushes Hollinger off looking to stand but Hollinger dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Hollinger sits in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hollinger.
Hollinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hollinger is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hollinger.
Hollinger throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Hollinger lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Hollinger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hollinger loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Michael Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hollinger.
Hollinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hollinger walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Hollinger lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Hollinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hollinger is stalling here.
Hollinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollinger looking to stall.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dylan Hollinger!
After winning the bout, Dylan Hollinger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.