PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tournament Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Johnson
vs
Winner

174 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tournament Winner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with the combination.
Winner cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winner catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Johnson forces Winner back against the cage and clinches.

Winner breaks the clinch.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Winner lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.
Winner swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Winner avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Winner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Winner stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Johnson rushes Winner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winner managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.

Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Tournament Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson clinches.
Johnson tries to circle away but Winner has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Winner punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Winner. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Winner counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Winner to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Winner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winner just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Winner punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Winner which made him look bad.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner throws a one two combo.
Winner works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Winner.

Johnson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner.
Winner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Winner's legs.
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Winner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
Winner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Winner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Winner dominated that 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.

Winner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winner thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Winner.
Danga de danga de dang - Winner scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Winner.
Nice sprawl there from Winner as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Winner lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.
Winner swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Winner jabs at Johnson's body.
Winner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winner defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Winner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winner cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winner jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Winner lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Tournament Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Winner.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winner blocks a low kick nicely.
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left lands for Winner.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Winner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winner connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Winner.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson tries to clinch
and Winner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Winner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson dives in and grabs Winner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winner pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Winner lands a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
and Winner counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Winner starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tournament Winner!
Tournament Winner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.