PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by None shall pass. Baha Beison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Beison

188 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cock Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beison lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Beison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Beison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Beison shows good takedown defense.
Beison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Beison counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Beison to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beison lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Cock Johnson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Beison.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A lazy left from Beison finds it's target.
Beison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beison!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Beison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson stops Beison from getting back to his feet.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beison manages to get to full guard.
Johnson stops Beison from standing up.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beison's head.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Beison is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Beison is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beison blocks nicely.
Beison is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Beison's brow.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Beison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Beison!
Beison wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beison wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beison is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Beison has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beison's guard.
Beison tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Beison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beison looking for a sweep. Not yet Beison, not yet.
Beison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beison is keeping the position for now.
Johnson works over Beison with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beison looking for a triangle here. Johnson is fighting it but it looks tight! Beison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Johnson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baha Beison!