PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fuller
vs
Johnson

182 cm
19
196 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Fuller!
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, Tyrone Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Fuller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuller.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson cracks Fuller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Fuller takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.

Fuller jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fuller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fuller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuller is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Fuller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuller trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Fuller is breathing heavily.
Fuller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Fuller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fuller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fuller tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fuller misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Fuller's head.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Fuller shakes it off.
Fuller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Fuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson feints and then cracks Fuller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuller down.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fuller eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Fuller misses with a wild combination.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Fuller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuller throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fuller passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuller drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Eric Fuller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a right hand that Fuller ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuller also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Fuller takes it in his stride.
Fuller shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuller.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fuller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Fuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fuller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Fuller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fuller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Fuller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
Tyrone Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to bum rush Fuller with a series of wild strikes but Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

Fuller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fuller keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fuller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson trying to control but Fuller is working from the bottom.
Fuller pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.

Fuller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fuller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fuller circles away quickly and effectively.

Fuller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuller is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuller has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuller stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Fuller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fuller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Tyrone Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fuller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuller trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Fuller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fuller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Fuller has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller wants a takedown but no success here.

Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.

Fuller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.

Fuller has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuller's guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuller has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Fuller blocks nicely.
Fuller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuller looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuller, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson postures up in Fuller's guard and throws a big left but Fuller blocks it.
Fuller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Fuller keeps moving.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson won't allow Fuller to sweep him here.
Fuller is trying to keep Johnson in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Fuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Fuller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Fuller darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fuller has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fuller jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Fuller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fuller 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Fuller!