PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Ned enters the cage!

Johnson Jr
vs
Ned

206 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 London, Slick Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ned!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Johnson Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Ned which made him look bad.
Ned looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ned slips a jab and a cross from Johnson Jr.
Ned defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson Jr.

Johnson Jr drives through with a takedown into Ned's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ned keeping full guard, as Johnson Jr tries to pass.

Johnson Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson Jr content to stall in guard here.
Johnson Jr is working Ned over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ned wants to stand but Johnson Jr is controlling the position.
Johnson Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Slick Johnson Jr just wasn't active enough.
Ned checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ned misses with a double jab

and Johnson Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ned won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Johnson Jr drives through and clinches with Ned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson Jr clinches with his opponent.

Johnson Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Johnson Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ned!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ned trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ned hang on?
Johnson Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Ned but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Johnson Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ned has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ned is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Johnson Jr has taken his back!
Ned holding both Johnson Jr 's hands and preventing any damage.
Johnson Jr slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson Jr lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr biding his time, looking for the opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson Jr lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Johnson Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ned did well to prevent Johnson Jr getting side control.
Johnson Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson Jr trying to control the pace.

Johnson Jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johnson Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Johnson Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson Jr passes Ned's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson Jr controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson Jr decides to stand up.
Slick Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ned gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson Jr passes Ned's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson Jr decides to stand up.

Johnson Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slick Johnson Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Johnson Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ned scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Johnson Jr manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson Jr raining down shots from the mount!

Ned defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnson Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ned's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johnson Jr controlling his opponent.
Johnson Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ned is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Johnson Jr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Johnson Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ned gets tackled into the cage by Johnson Jr. Johnson Jr maintains the clinch.
Ned trying to stall but Johnson Jr improves his position.

Johnson Jr jumps into guard, dragging Ned to the mat.
Johnson Jr wants to sweep here but Ned controlling him for the moment.
Johnson Jr lands some strikes from the bottom.
Ned preventing the sweep.
Johnson Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ned!
Johnson Jr controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr working Ned over with strikes here.
Johnson Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ned can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson Jr controlling his opponent.
Johnson Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ned can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson Jr with shots to the head and body - Ned looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson Jr controlling from the full mount.
Ned really wants to buck Johnson Jr off and get back to his feet.
Johnson Jr working Ned over with strikes here.
Johnson Jr unloading with bombs!
Johnson Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ned can do to turn this around?
Ned in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr breaks from Ned's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ned is trying to stand.
Johnson Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson Jr content just to control the position here.
Ned trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson Jr landing shots from mount.
Johnson Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson Jr controlling his opponent.

Johnson Jr working for a submission but Ned is keeping him at bay.
Johnson Jr landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ned wants to get back to his feet.

Johnson Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ned can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Johnson Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson Jr 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Johnson Jr!