PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parmenides Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrera
vs
Johnson

210 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parmenides Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance but Barrera moves to the side

and Barrera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Barrera is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Barrera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barrera stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Barrera controlling the pace.

Barrera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrera slows the pace down in half guard.
Barrera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Barrera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Barrera has managed to clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barrera to keep the fight standing.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Barrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Barrera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Barrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrera controlling from the top position.
Barrera prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Barrera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Alonzo Barrera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson tries to clinch but Barrera is having none of it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Barrera wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson wants to clinch but Barrera slips to the side

and Barrera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Barrera is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barrera won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Barrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Barrera is having none of it.
Barrera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barrera moves into the clinch.

Barrera works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.

Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Barrera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Johnson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Barrera slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Barrera lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Johnson hold on?!
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Barrera biding his time, controlling Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrera is punishing Johnson with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Barrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.

Barrera has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Barrera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson looking to stall.

Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barrera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barrera stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Barrera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barrera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson kicks Barrera off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrera counters with a head kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch

and Barrera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barrera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alonzo Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parmenides Johnson.
Barrera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Barrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Barrera won't allow it.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Barrera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually Barrera manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barrera drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Barrera off! Barrera jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Barrera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Barrera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barrera duly obliges.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrera circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but Barrera moves away

and Barrera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barrera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barrera stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson wants to stand but Barrera is controlling the position.
Barrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrera prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Barrera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Barrera.
Johnson moves to clinch but Barrera breaks away

and Barrera counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Alonzo Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Barrera 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!

Barrera moves into the clinch.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Barrera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.

Johnson kicks Barrera off and gets to his feet.

Barrera has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson taking a breather.
Barrera tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Barrera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Barrera works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barrera stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Barrera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrera stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.

Alonzo Barrera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barrera tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Barrera pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries to clinch but Barrera moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Barrera moves away

and Barrera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Barrera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Barrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Barrera.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Barrera stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barrera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Barrera won't allow it.
Alonzo Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parmenides Johnson.
Barrera is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera can't get the takedown.
Barrera prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson tries to circle away but Barrera has him pinned against the cage.

Barrera is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barrera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrera is controlling him.
Barrera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrera tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barrera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.

Barrera clinches with his opponent.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barrera walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson tries to clinch up

and Barrera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barrera lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barrera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Parmenides Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alonzo Barrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Barrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Barrera controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Barrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barrera, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Barrera!
In defeat, Parmenides Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came out here and gave it my all and still lost but I an=m young and still have room for improvement. this doesn't mean I am bad it just means I must improve even more from this current situation'.