PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight. Mark Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Taylor
vs
Johnson

185 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Campbell's Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.

Johnson gets a clinch.

Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taylor is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Brick Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Johnson.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson looks gassed!
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor with a knee to the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Taylor has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Johnson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Taylor, and another! Johnson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brick Taylor!
After winning the bout, Brick Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.