PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Lefleaur

179 cm
29
176 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

184 cm
30
170 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lefleaur has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lefleaur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Johnson.
Lefleaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefleaur doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Lefleaur walks into a left hand.
Lefleaur cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Lefleaur down.
Lefleaur misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefleaur as he avoids it easily.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lefleaur prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Lefleaur misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Lefleaur blocks an uppercut.
Lefleaur has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Lefleaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Lefleaur lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Lefleaur misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Lefleaur blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefleaur scores with a hook to the body.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Lefleaur avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lefleaur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
Lefleaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lefleaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
Lefleaur lands a body shot.
Lefleaur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lefleaur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short uppercut from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Lefleaur scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.
Lefleaur blocking some punches.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lefleaur is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lefleaur defending well though.
Johnson 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.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Lefleaur dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to pass Lefleaur's guard but actually Lefleaur recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Lefleaur will probably get the nod.
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.

Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Lefleaur throws out a powerful jab.
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lefleaur lands a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Lefleaur trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Lefleaur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Lefleaur saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Lefleaur.
Johnson fails with the takedown.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lefleaur was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefleaur working a defensive guard here.
Johnson trying to control but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lefleaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur swinging wildly here.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lefleaur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a hook. Lefleaur ducked under it nicely.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Lefleaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A bone on bone clash there as Lefleaur blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur lands a jab to the head.
Johnson looks to clinch
enabling Lefleaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lefleaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lefleaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
Lefleaur throws a shot to the body.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Johnson is rocked!

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Lefleaur. Lefleaur maintains the clinch.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lefleaur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Lefleaur pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefleaur.
A nice left hand lands by Lefleaur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Lefleaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lefleaur misses with the combination.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Lefleaur as Johnson shoots in.
Lefleaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Lefleaur misses with a two punch combination.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lefleaur is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Johnson pushes down on Lefleaur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lefleaur's head.
Lefleaur regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Lefleaur pulls Johnson in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Lefleaur is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefleaur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gordon Lefleaur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Lefleaur misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lefleaur tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lefleaur is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Lefleaur dodges it nicely.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is defending well.
Johnson trying to control the action but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
Johnson is really struggling to control Lefleaur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luke Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lefleaur moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Lefleaur strikes.
Lefleaur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lefleaur.

Lefleaur gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Lefleaur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lefleaur wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Lefleaur's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lefleaur keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Luke Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Lefleaur moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lefleaur tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lefleaur throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Lefleaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefleaur throws a big shot that misses.

Lefleaur moves into the clinch.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.

Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to take a breather but Lefleaur is having none of it.
Lefleaur tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lefleaur is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Lefleaur is having none of it.
Lefleaur won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lefleaur reverses the position - he's now on top in Johnson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lefleaur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lefleaur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is standing up over Lefleaur. Lefleaur looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Johnson had his way with Gordon Lefleaur in that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson'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!

Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefleaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lefleaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Lefleaur's guard.
Lefleaur keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lefleaur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.

Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lefleaur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lefleaur has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Lefleaur from controlling successfully.

Lefleaur gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Lefleaur's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefleaur looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lefleaur looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lefleaur will feel that in the morning.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Lefleaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Lefleaur counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lefleaur is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lefleaur circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Lefleaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur 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.
Lefleaur wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Lefleaur blocks the low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Lefleaur blocks the body kick.
Lefleaur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Lefleaur misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lefleaur tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lefleaur quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Lefleaur defending well.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Lefleaur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Johnson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson retains his welterweight title!