PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peace
vs
Johnson

188 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Peace moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Peace saw that one coming.
Peace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Peace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peace showed some decent athleticism there.
Peace could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Peace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peace is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warren Peace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice defenses there by Peace.
Peace tries to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peace doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Peace tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peace wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Peace counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Peace wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warren Peace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Peace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chris Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Peace moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson prevents Peace from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Peace keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Peace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Johnson misses.
Peace is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Peace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Peace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peace wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peace is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson tries to kick Peace off but Peace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peace wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Warren Peace wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Peace is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries to break free but Peace pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Peace tries to tie him up.

Peace turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peace manages to end up in side control.
Peace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

Peace tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Peace control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Peace's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Peace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Peace is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Peace trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warren Peace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Peace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peace tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Peace.
Peace wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace slips under a jab.
Peace wants to clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Peace dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Peace wants to clinch.
Peace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peace tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Peace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peace wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand

and Peace counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Peace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peace is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peace is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Peace takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson wants to control but Peace postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Peace trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Peace is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Johnson is trying to escape and Peace transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Johnson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Peace! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Peace!
A less than humble Warren Peace misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.