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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lui.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lui looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Lui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson forces Lui back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lui tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lui shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lui 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.
Lui slows the pace down in half guard.
Lui missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Lui scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Lui sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Lui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lui controlling the pace.
Johnson trying to control but Lui postures up.
Lui is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lui lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lui is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Lui is controlling him
Lui thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lui is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson trying to hold on to Lui's head to control him but Lui postures up.
Lui blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Lui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lui winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lui trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Lui is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lui is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lui thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Lui missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Lui is keeping busy.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Lui 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.
Lui is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson tries to clinch but Lui moves out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matt Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lui is rocked!
Lui is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lui does no damage.
Oh Lui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Lui seems to have got his legs back now.
Lui thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Lui with a hook.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lui has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Lui prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Lui has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Lui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lui is just out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lui moves away.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Lui is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Lui wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Lui is controlling the position.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lui has double underhooks.
Lui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Lui looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Lui lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Lui throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Matt Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lui swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeffrey Lui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lui keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lui throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a jab when Lui was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lui with a nice cross.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Lui misses its intended target.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lui pushes him off.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lui darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Lui is keeping busy.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lui takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lui trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Lui lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lui.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lui not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lui throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Lui is controlling him
Lui decides to return to a standing position.
Lui misses with a looping left.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Lui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lui has him pressed against the cage.
Lui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lui is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lui prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lui manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lui wants to sweep but no luck.
Lui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lui throws a couple of heel strikes.
Lui throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Lui throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lui dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lui throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lui.
Sloppy strikes there by Lui.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Lui stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tests Lui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Lui! He's out on his feet! Johnson rushes in and drops Lui with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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