PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walton Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pozar Pozar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johnson
vs
Pozar

190 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walton Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozar misses with a hook

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pozar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozar blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Johnson prevents Pozar from breaking the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Johnson.

It looks like Pozar Pozar has been cut.

Pozar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pozar throws a lazy uppercut

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pozar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pozar breaks the clinch.
Pozar misses with a hook

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pozar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pozar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pozar manages to break the clinch.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Pozar misses with a right hand

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Pozar wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pozar blocks it.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pozar is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pozar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pozar is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Johnson prevents Pozar from breaking the clinch.
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!
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Pozar wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

Pozar breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pozar misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pozar Pozar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pozar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pozar moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pozar misses with a hook

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar working hard to break the clinch.
Pozar tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Johnson prevents Pozar from breaking the clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar can't break the clinch.

Pozar breaks from the clinch.
Pozar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pozar misses with an uppercut

and Johnson counters by clinching up.

Pozar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pozar misses with a left hand

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Pozar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson prevents Pozar from breaking the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pozar wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pozar blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Pozar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pozar misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Pozar - just one landing.
Pozar misses with a straight right.
Johnson slips a straight right by Pozar.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Pozar misses with an uppercut

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozar blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pozar manages to break the clinch.
Pozar Pozar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pozar throws a right hand that misses

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Pozar working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pozar's face.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pozar blocks it.
Pozar Pozar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pozar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pozar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pozar tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Pozar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pozar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pozar Pozar's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johnson tries to clinch up but Pozar circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Pozar circles away and keeps his distance.
Pozar misses with a lunging right hand

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Pozar blocks with his arms.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pozar blocks it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pozar blocks it.
Pozar is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Pozar is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Pozar is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pozar tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozar blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pozar manages to break the clinch.
Pozar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozar looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Pozar looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Pozar misses with an uppercut

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pozar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pozar tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozar blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Pozar wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Pozar wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pozar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pozar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pozar blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pozar's efforts to push away.

Pozar breaks the clinch.
Pozar misses with an uppercut

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Pozar tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Pozar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson keeps control of Pozar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pozar is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pozar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Pozar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pozar is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Pozar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pozar tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozar is trying to break free.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walton Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pozar Pozar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Pozar is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pozar Pozar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pozar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pozar Pozar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pozar Pozar thanked Ultimate Fighting Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).