PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi's entrance music is Vamos a la playa. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Origi
vs
Johnson

187 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shoots in but Origi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch

and Origi moves into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Origi to the mat but Origi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Origi taking a breather.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Origi.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Origi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Origi won't allow it.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson jumps guard but Origi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Origi holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson looking to stall.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Origi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Origi slows down the pace here.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Origi scores with a shoulder strike.
Origi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Origi lands a right hand.
Johnson is looking to control Origi's arms but Origi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson jumps guard but Origi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Origi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Origi.
Origi holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Origi has him pressed against the cage.
Origi misses with a body punch.
Origi controlling the action here for a moment.
Origi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Origi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Origi pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Origi prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Origi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Origi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Origi stalling against the cage.
Origi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Divock Origi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Origi.
Origi misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Origi misses the shot to the body.

Origi clinches up against the cage.
Origi avoiding damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Origi has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Origi to work.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Origi holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Origi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Origi lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Origi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Origi avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi prevents the takedown attempt.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson .
A left hand lands to the body for Origi.
Origi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Origi stops a takedown attempt from Johnson .
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Origi to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Origi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Origi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Origi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Origi smiles and moves away.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Origi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

Origi closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Origi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Origi can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Origi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Origi tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Origi is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Origi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Origi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Origi tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi misses with a body punch.
Johnson jumps guard but Origi stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Origi is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Origi down to the mat. Origi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Origi drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Origi keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Origi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has Origi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Origi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Origi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Divock Origi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Origi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A big right from Origi misses.
Origi misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Origi. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Origi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Origi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Origi is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Origi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Origi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Origi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Origi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Origi digs a right hand into Johnson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson 's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Johnson .
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Origi controls the action.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Origi misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson .
A short right from Origi on the inside.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Origi smiles and moves away.

Origi rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Origi.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Origi gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Still in the clinch, Origi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Origi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Divock Origi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Origi working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Origi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Origi smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Origi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Origi.
Origi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson .
Origi slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Origi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Origi throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Origi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Origi circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Origi closes the distance and clinches.
Origi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Origi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kevin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Divock Origi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Origi won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Divock Origi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Origi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divock Origi!
A very excited looking Divock Origi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.