PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cujo Levelside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Levelside
vs
Johnson

185 cm
23
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cujo Levelside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Levelside was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Levelside uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Levelside drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Levelside landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Levelside shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Levelside wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.

Levelside clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Levelside is controlling the position.
Levelside looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Levelside with a knee to the head.
Levelside misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Levelside has double underhooks.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.

Levelside rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Levelside.

It looks like Joey Johnson has been cut.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Levelside won't allow it.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Levelside closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Levelside.
Levelside scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Levelside won't allow it.
Johnson wants to break free but Levelside has control.
Levelside controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levelside with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Levelside with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Levelside keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Levelside stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levelside tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Levelside.

Levelside pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Levelside tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Levelside has control.
Levelside prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Levelside lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levelside lands a knee to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Levelside is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Levelside looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Levelside.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!

It looks like Cujo Levelside has been cut.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levelside drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Levelside is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levelside tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Oh Levelside is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Levelside slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Levelside seems to have got his legs back now.
Levelside avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson drops Levelside with a left right combo! Johnson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Johnson is staying tight to Levelside's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Levelside wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Levelside's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Levelside should have avoided that one.
Joey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Levelside. Levelside circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Levelside moved out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Levelside tries to clinch up.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Levelside fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levelside walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Levelside looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joey Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Levelside moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levelside defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Levelside sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Levelside moves out of range.
Levelside tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Levelside tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in but Levelside avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Levelside was well out of range.
Levelside with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Levelside tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Levelside off the cage and back into rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Levelside tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Levelside backpedaling.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Levelside tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Levelside manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Levelside moves into the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Levelside slips under a jab from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levelside tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levelside wants to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Levelside.
Cujo Levelside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levelside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levelside tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Levelside ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Levelside takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Levelside tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Levelside moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Levelside moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levelside tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson works over Levelside's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Levelside's defenses.
Johnson drops Levelside with a right and a left! Johnson comes rushing in but Levelside regains his composure and manages to keep Johnson in guard.
Levelside wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Levelside wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson cracks Levelside with an open hand slap.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Levelside moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Levelside.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Levelside tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levelside tries to clinch up.
Levelside tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Levelside avoids it well.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Levelside tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Levelside keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Levelside fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levelside tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses the jab.
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.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Levelside looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Levelside tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Levelside tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Levelside tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Levelside closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Levelside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levelside takes one on the button.
Johnson works over Levelside's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Levelside slips the punch.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levelside wants to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Levelside avoids it well.
Cujo Levelside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Levelside slips the punch.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Levelside in a clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levelside drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Levelside darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Levelside lands a knee to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Levelside keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levelside has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levelside misses with a knee to the head.
Levelside tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Levelside missing with knees to the body.
Johnson wants to break free but Levelside has control.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

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