PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amos Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guerra
vs
Johnson

150 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amos Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronson Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to work over Guerra's front leg with a kick but Guerra checks it.
Guerra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Guerra wants to get back to his feet but Johnson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Guerra is defending the position.
Guerra is trying to stand.
Guerra is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Guerra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guerra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guerra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guerra is working to get back to half guard.
Guerra is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guerra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Johnson stands up from mount. Strange move.

Guerra rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets control of Guerra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is trying to keep Guerra in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guerra preventing the sweep.
Guerra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guerra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bronson Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Guerra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guerra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerra is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guerra cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is trying to control the position but Guerra postures up.
Guerra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerra throws a big elbow that misses.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerra with a flurry of punches that miss.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guerra throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guerra throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guerra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Guerra distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guerra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerra throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Guerra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guerra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guerra cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Guerra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amos Guerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerra prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Guerra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Guerra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guerra lands a couple of digs.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerra is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to stand up but Guerra is controlling him.
Guerra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guerra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guerra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerra lands a couple of digs.
Guerra is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Guerra postures up.
Guerra is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerra throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guerra's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Guerra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guerra wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Guerra working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guerra is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Guerra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guerra is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him!
Guerra tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Guerra is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guerra is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Guerra wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Guerra 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!

Guerra moves out of range of the strikes.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guerra was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Guerra controlling the position.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Guerra is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Guerra is having none of it.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guerra is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Guerra wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bronson Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra throws an elbow but it misses.
Guerra stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guerra as Johnson tries to tie him up.

Guerra gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Guerra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson wants to control but Guerra is keeping busy.
Johnson is pressing down on Guerra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson controls Guerra momentarily but Guerra frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling Guerra's posture.
Guerra won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Guerra lands a couple of digs.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing.
Guerra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guerra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson looking to control.
Guerra throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Guerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Guerra doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can Guerra escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bronson Johnson!