PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim The best in the (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Dig by Incubus. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
The best in the

190 cm
23
230 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

203 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim The best in the!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson trying to control the action but The best in the is working from the bottom.
The best in the wants to get back to his feet.

Johnson stands up and beckons The best in the to join him on the feet.
No joy there for The best in the, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - The best in the looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
The best in the tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson avoids the attempt from The best in the to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The best in the sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
The best in the is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The best in the is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The best in the is in all sorts of trouble here.
The best in the tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The best in the looks gassed!
The best in the sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The best in the is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The best in the moves into full guard.
The best in the is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Johnson stands and steps away. The best in the gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The best in the circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.

Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for The best in the to stand up.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but The best in the gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The best in the is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The best in the tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The best in the with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from The best in the, against the cage.
The best in the trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The best in the tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
The best in the landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The best in the landing knees to the body.
The best in the tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
The best in the tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
The best in the lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson avoiding damage as The best in the throws knees to the body.
The best in the scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from The best in the.
The best in the lands a knee to the head.
The best in the landing knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
The best in the tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The best in the misses with a knee strike.
The best in the unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson wants to break free but The best in the has control.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The best in the lands a nice shot to the body.
The best in the tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The best in the connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a leg kick but The best in the sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The best in the as he avoids it easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The best in the rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The best in the looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The best in the tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim The best in the is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The best in the throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
The best in the tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The best in the using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The best in the on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The best in the takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The best in the.
The best in the fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The best in the moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but The best in the won't allow it.
The referee calls for The best in the to work.
The best in the missing with knees to the body.
The best in the gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The best in the clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. The best in the won't be happy with that.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The best in the really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The best in the to see if he's OK.
The best in the sneaks back into half guard.
The best in the is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The best in the avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The best in the tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
The best in the pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
The best in the has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The best in the looks like he's trying to stand up.
The best in the trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The best in the blocks a head kick by Johnson.
The best in the throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. The best in the sprawls well.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The best in the throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
The best in the clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The best in the's guard now.
The best in the striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.

The best in the looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
The best in the is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The best in the working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
The best in the is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The best in the tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Johnson stands and steps away. The best in the gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The best in the avoids the head kick by Johnson.
The best in the misses with a head kick.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but The best in the has control.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks The best in the up, before dumping him to the ground. The best in the manages to land in guard.
David Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The best in the has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
The best in the is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The best in the trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but The best in the is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The best in the is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The best in the pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The best in the is trying to keep Johnson in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The best in the controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The best in the pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The best in the throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The best in the wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

The best in the closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. The best in the tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The best in the manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The best in the fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
The best in the gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The best in the tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
The best in the trying to land knees to the body.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The best in the wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - The best in the sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The best in the takes the fight into the clinch.
The best in the throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from The best in the.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
The best in the walks into a left hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The best in the tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The best in the pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
The best in the trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The best in the throws a knee to the head but misses.
The best in the lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The best in the.
The best in the gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The best in the has him pressed against the cage.
The best in the misses with a knee strike.
The best in the looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The best in the gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The best in the looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
The best in the on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The best in the doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The best in the wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The best in the throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but The best in the is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The best in the has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
The best in the lands a knee to the head.
The best in the throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The best in the keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The best in the throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The best in the scores with a knee to the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
The best in the throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The best in the throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to slow The best in the down with leg kicks.
The best in the tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

The best in the moves into the clinch successfully.
The best in the tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
The best in the crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
The best in the lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The best in the lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
The best in the tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The best in the scores with a knee to the head.
The best in the tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
The best in the unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The best in the scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from The best in the misses.
Johnson throws a head kick but The best in the moves out of range.
The best in the fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
The best in the misses with a head kick.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but The best in the is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jim The best in the has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from The best in the.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim The best in the.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!