PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lou Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Nam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Nam

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

175 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lou Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Nam!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nam slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Nam leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Nam or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Nam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nam somewhat.
Nam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lou Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Nam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nam moves out of range easily.
Johnson feints a jab promting Nam to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nam misses with a body kick.
Nam fails with the takedown.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Nam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nam. Nam gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Nam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Nam throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson cracks Nam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson stalks Nam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nam's face. Nam staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nam tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Nam getting side control.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Nam sits in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nam is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nam to get the leverage.
Nam is controlling the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Nam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Nam moves out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Nam avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nam moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Nam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nam fails with a takedown attempt.

Nam shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nam is stalling in the full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Nam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nam throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nam circles away.
Nam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nam off to one side.

Johnson clinches up with Nam and pushes him back against the cage.
Nam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Nam, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Nam against the cage but Nam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nam somewhat.
Lou Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Nam.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lou Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nam moves into the clinch.
Nam has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.

Nam breaks from the clinch.
Lou Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Nam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

Nam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Nam misses the jab.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nam back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson forces Nam back against the cage and clinches.
Nam fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Nam.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nam throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Nam tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nam on the side of the head.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nam moves out of range easily.
Nam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Nam.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nam goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Nam wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nam goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Nam missing with knees to the body.
Nam tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Nam has a takedown stuffed.
Nam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Nam is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson scores with a one two! Nam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nam.

Nam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Simon Nam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Nam misses.
Johnson works over Nam's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nam tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nam backs up against the cage.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Johnson dominated that second round.
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!

Nam doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Nam backing up. Nam nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nam dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Nam's head and hops out.
Nam takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a head kick but Nam moves out of range.
Nam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nam. Nam gets slowly back to his feet.
Nam throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Nam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Nam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Simon Nam was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Nam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nam is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nam throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Nam forces his way into half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Nam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nam slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Simon Nam has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Nam tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nam won't allow it.
Nam keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nam wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lou Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Nam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Nam wants to break free but Johnson has control.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simon Nam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lou Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Nam is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lou Johnson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27

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