PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. M J Shain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Johnson's chin.

Johnson
vs
J Shain

179 cm
27
176 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
185 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shain. That one must have hurt.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Shain misses.
Shain looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Shain.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Shain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Shain blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson wants to control but Shain is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Shain denies him.
Shain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Shain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking for a sweep.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Shain!

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.

Shain actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Shain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shain.
Shain gets back to half guard.
Shain trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Shain gets back to full guard.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Shain is having none of it.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Shain is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Shain defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Shain is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson prevents Shain from getting the reversal.
Shain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson moves to the back.
Johnson wants to control but Shain is keeping busy.

Johnson looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Shain manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Nice jab there from Johnson.

Shain closes the distance and clinches.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Shain can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Shain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson cracks Shain with a nice body shot.
Shain tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Shain.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Shain tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shain throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.

Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shain can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Shain looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Shain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but Shain is having none of it.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Shain avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Shain lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Shain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shain slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shain is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Shain is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Shain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shain gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Shain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Shain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shain blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow.
A short left from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Shain controls the action.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Shain is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shain has his back to the cage.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but M J Shain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luke 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. This is the final round!

Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Shain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Shain.
M J Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shain stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.

Johnson darts in and clinches Shain up against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shain or not.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Shain.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pushes Shain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Shain breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Shain.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Shain counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson trying to stall but Shain improves his position.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Shain's head.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Shain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.

Shain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shain's half guard.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Shain is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shain to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Shain there.
Shain wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Shain stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Shain trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shain tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Shain is retaining full guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

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