PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hybrid Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hybrid Paxton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Johnson's chin.

Paxton
vs
Johnson

190 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hybrid Paxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Paxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paxton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Paxton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Paxton.
Paxton working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paxton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paxton trying to land knees to the body.
Paxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paxton to keep the fight standing.
Hybrid Paxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Johnson.
Paxton lands a knee to the head.
Paxton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Paxton.
Paxton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Paxton.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Paxton.
Paxton tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson jumps guard but Paxton stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Paxton misses with some punches.

Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Paxton wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Paxton looking to pass the guard.
Paxton trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Paxton is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Paxton is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Johnson stands and steps away. Paxton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paxton defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Paxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson looks winded!

Paxton clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paxton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Paxton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson jumps guard but Paxton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paxton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paxton lands with a right to the head.
Paxton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paxton.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Paxton throwing strikes but missing.
Paxton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paxton is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paxton trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hybrid Paxton dominated that round.
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.

Paxton wants to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paxton tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Paxton has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paxton swivels and escapes.
Johnson misses with the body kick

and Paxton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson pulls Paxton into guard.

Paxton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Paxton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!

Paxton has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Paxton isn't that keen on the idea.
Paxton avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paxton prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Paxton has a good base and remains in mount.

Paxton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnson has worked his arm free - good work by Johnson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paxton trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Paxton stands up.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Paxton back into the cage.
Paxton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hybrid Paxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paxton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson jumps guard but Paxton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hybrid Paxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Johnson.
Paxton tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paxton throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Paxton lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Paxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paxton is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paxton scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paxton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paxton landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoiding damage as Paxton throws knees to the body.
Paxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paxton pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hybrid Paxton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Paxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

Paxton scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paxton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paxton trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paxton trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hybrid Paxton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.

Paxton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paxton showed some decent athleticism there.
Paxton wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paxton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paxton wants to advance to full mount but Johnson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Paxton from controlling successfully.

Paxton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paxton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paxton tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Paxton stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paxton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Paxton but great work by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Paxton misses with a knee to the head.
Paxton has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Hybrid Paxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Johnson.
Paxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paxton tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Paxton throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paxton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paxton fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hybrid Paxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson shoots in but Paxton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Paxton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hybrid Paxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paxton 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hybrid Paxton!
Our winner, Hybrid Paxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.