PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Pineda's chin.

Pineda
vs
Johnson

176 cm
32
143 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

173 cm
29
155 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Pineda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Pineda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Pineda misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Pineda misses.
No joy there for Pineda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pineda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pineda.
Pineda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Mark Pineda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pineda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Pineda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pineda.
Pineda just misses with a punch to the body.
Pineda just misses with a punch to the body.
Pineda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pineda thows a body shot but no joy.
Pineda misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Pineda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pineda.
Pineda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pineda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Pineda is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pineda throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pineda manages to avoid it.
A jab from Pineda finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Pineda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pineda lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pineda misses with a straight left.
Pineda throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pineda lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Pineda.
Pineda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Pineda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pineda takes one to the chin there.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Pineda slips the punch.
Pineda lands a jab.
Pineda lands a right hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pineda.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pineda prevents Johnson from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pineda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is not content to let Pineda control the position.
Pineda throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Pineda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pineda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Pineda lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pineda. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pineda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pineda lands a jab to the head.
Pineda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pineda.
Pineda looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Pineda digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Pineda misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pineda.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Pineda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pineda misses with a two punch combination.
Pineda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pineda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pineda.
Pineda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Pineda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Pineda lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Pineda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pineda thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pineda throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Pineda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pineda throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pineda thinking.
Pineda swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pineda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pineda is in Johnson's guard.
Pineda stops Johnson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pineda.
Pineda trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Pineda is having none of it.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pineda.
Pineda controlling from the top position.
Pineda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Pineda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pineda scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Pineda.
Pineda cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Pineda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pineda in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pineda misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pineda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Pineda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pineda misses with an uppercut.
Pineda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Pineda throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Pineda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pineda misses the target.
Pineda just misses with a punch to the body.
Pineda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Pineda looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pineda, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pineda throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pineda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pineda misses the shot to the body.
Pineda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pineda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pineda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pineda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Pineda misses with an uppercut.
Pineda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Pineda looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Pineda throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Mark Pineda is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Pineda had a free shot at his head there.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Pineda looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Pineda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Pineda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pineda misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Pineda.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pineda.
Pineda lands a jab.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Pineda slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pineda. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pineda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pineda misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pineda.
Pineda missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Pineda misses the target.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pineda finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Pineda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pineda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Pineda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pineda 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Pineda!
After the fight, Mark Pineda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.