PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Wilson

192 cm
39
285 lbs
27 - 19 - 1

187 cm
37
220 lbs
30 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Wilson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MagicalFatFarm that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson prevents Wilson from improving position.
Wilson trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilson.
Johnson regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.

Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson is in trouble now - Wilson has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.

Wilson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Wilson's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Wilson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wilson is in guard.
Wilson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Johnson has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Wilson pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Wilson wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Wilson misses.
Jordan Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Johnson is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Wilson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Wilson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson is trying to hold Wilson in close to prevent damage but Wilson has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Wade Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jordan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson landing punches.
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Wade Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilson looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.