PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Brently (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston comes into the arena with Bone Thugs N Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month blaring out of the sound system. Charles Brently has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnston
vs
Brently

188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smokey Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Brently!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston cracks Brently with an open hand slap.

It looks like Charles Brently has been cut.
Brently showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brently stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brently wants it to stay on the feet.

Johnston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brently did well to prevent Johnston getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Johnston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Johnston is working for a kimura but Brently is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brently does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Brently is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnston.

Johnston is working for a submission of some sort.

Johnston is working for a kimura but Brently is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnston is looking for a kimura but Brently is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnston to get the leverage.
Johnston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnston is pressing down on Brently's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brently is holding on for now.
Johnston throwing shots but Brently is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brently blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnston.

Johnston is trying to work for a kimura but Brently is defending well.
Brently is trying to stand up here but Johnston is controlling him well.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but Brently defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston wants to take a breather but Brently is having none of it.
Johnston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Johnston is working for a kimura but Brently is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnston wants to free his trapped foot but Brently is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnston seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smokey Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Brently's cut.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brently throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Brently stuffs the takedown.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Brently.

Johnston throws a left that rocks Brently and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Johnston dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Brently regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Brently is rocked!
Johnston 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.
Johnston has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Johnston is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brently to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brently shrugs it off.
Johnston misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnston has control of Brently's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brently regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnston throwing strikes here but Brently is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brently really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnston trying to control but Brently is having none of it.
Johnston landing strikes from the mount and Brently is in trouble!
Johnston looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston content just to control the position here.
Johnston seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brently is holding on tight.
Johnston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That has opened up Charles Brently's cut even more.

Johnston swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brently is now in Johnston's guard. A big mistake from Johnston there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnston is on top in guard.
Johnston is pushing down on Brently's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brently is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnston has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Johnston is looking for a kimura but Brently is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnston to get the leverage.
Johnston winds up and cracks Brently with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brently is breathing heavily.

Johnston is working for a kimura but Brently is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston thows a huge punch but Brently dodges it nicely.

Johnston seems to be working for a kimura but Brently defends the submission attempt.
Johnston wants to control but Brently is keeping him busy.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brently can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johnston is working for a kimura here but Brently manages to reverse the position and he's now in Johnston's guard.

Johnston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smokey Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Brently's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston fails with a takedown attempt.
Brently misses with a double jab
and Brently takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brently waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Johnston lands a head shot.

The cut above Charles Brently's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brently tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Brently doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brently swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brently is fending him off so far but Johnston persists. Nope, Brently circles away and we're back to standing.
Brently slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokey Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brently is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston throws a leg kick
and Brently counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brently walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brently misses with a body kick.
Brently takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnston thuds a left hand into Brently's body.
Johnston shoots in looking for a takedown. Brently tries to sprawl out of it but Johnston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Brently manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Brently.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Brently seems unphased.
Smokey Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brently plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown but Brently shows good takedown defense.
Smokey Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brently lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brently on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smokey Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Brently.

Brently moves into the clinch.
Johnston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brently is defending well.

Johnston gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston wants to take a breather but Brently is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnston decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brently takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smokey Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smokey Johnston!
Smokey Johnston looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm done with that chump! Who next!! Arrr Rents due!!!'.