PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gable has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Gable

175 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a poor takedown
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gable counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Gable sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gable has managed to clinch.

Gable wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Gable persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Gable must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gable's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Gable throws a big elbow that misses.
Gable stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gable keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Gable throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Johnson!

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gable has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Gable's legs - danger averted.
Gable is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Gable is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Gable is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson stops Gable from getting back to his feet.
Gable is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Gable sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gable stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gable wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Gable to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gable counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gable counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dan Gable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gable to counter with a crisp jab.
Gable lands with a good body shot.
Gable connects with a nice looking jab.

Gable moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Gable tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gable throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gable lands a nice forearm strike.
Gable cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Gable in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Gable misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gable working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson throws a hook to the side of Gable's head but Gable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gable throws a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown
enabling Gable to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Gable didn't see that one coming.

Gable moves into the clinch.

Gable turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gable manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
Gable working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Gable control the position.
Gable misses with the ground and pound.
Gable is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Gable to regain half guard.
Gable keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gable moves nicely into side control.
Gable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Gable connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Gable connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gable is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gable is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gable thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Gable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dan Gable has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Gable counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Gable circles away easily
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gable closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.

Gable wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Gable persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gable chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice combination there by Gable.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gable changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gable scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gable avoids it really well and circles away.

Gable rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gable gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gable throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Gable throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gable in particular looking to stall.
Gable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gable thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gable jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Gable closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gable turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gable manages to end up in side control.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
Gable in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gable.
Gable throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gable misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gable looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Gable throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Gable are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gable lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Gable scoring with punches from side control.

Johnson is rocked!
Gable lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gable controls the position.
Let's hope that Gable has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gable working the ground and pound.
Gable cracks Johnson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gable immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Johnson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!