PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Can't Hold Us. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gil
vs
Johnson

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gil counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Gil to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Gil counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gil circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Johnson has managed to clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Gil moved out of range nicely.
Gil blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Gil avoids them all with ease.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Gil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Gil moved out of range.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gil off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gil counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Gil avoids nicely.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Gil back into the cage.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses with a knee strike.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Gil is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Gil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Gil.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Gil.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Isaac Gil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Gil stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gil throws an elbow but it misses.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Gil landing knees to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Isaac Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Gil.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson jumps guard but Gil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Johnson gets control of Gil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to stand up but Gil is controlling him.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson wants to stand up but Gil is controlling him.
Gil tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Gil wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gil won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Gil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gil throws a big elbow that misses.
Gil wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gil trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson tries to stand but Gil is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Isaac Gil has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gil counters with a left to the body.
Gil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Gil dominated that second round.
That's time! Gil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Gil.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Gil.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gil on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses

and Gil moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gil throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gil throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil lands a damaging elbow.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Gil, against the cage.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Isaac Gil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Gil, against the cage.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Johnson is trying to push Gil away but Gil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gil throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Gil throws an elbow that misses.
Gil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil misses with a knee to the head.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Gil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaac Gil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Gil!
Our winner, Isaac Gil, 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.