PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomaz Emilianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Emilianko

185 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition
Convicted

Predator Clothing
No Shit Nutrition

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomaz Emilianko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.

Emilianko gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Emilianko working away.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emilianko wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Emilianko drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emilianko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Emilianko's head.
Emilianko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emilianko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emilianko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emilianko prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson is not content to let Emilianko control the position.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is trying to buck Emilianko off.
Johnson holding on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Emilianko dominates the positioning.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomaz Emilianko.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Emilianko.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson throws a jab when Emilianko was well out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emilianko.
Emilianko takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Emilianko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Emilianko missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Emilianko. Johnson shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson 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.

Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Emilianko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emilianko.
Emilianko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Emilianko's knee but Emilianko avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Quinn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomaz Emilianko.
Emilianko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emilianko shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Emilianko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emilianko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Emilianko throws a big shot that misses.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emilianko slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Emilianko shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emilianko moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emilianko.
A big left from Johnson misses.
No luck for Emilianko with that takedown attempt.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Emilianko. Emilianko gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emilianko misses the jab.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Emilianko moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emilianko at a distance.
Emilianko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Emilianko shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emilianko has a takedown stuffed.
Emilianko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Quinn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomaz Emilianko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emilianko lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emilianko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emilianko misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Emilianko on that attempt.
Emilianko moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Emilianko moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emilianko backs up against the cage.
Emilianko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emilianko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emilianko has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Emilianko moves away and avoids it.
Emilianko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Emilianko sprawling to the canvas. Johnson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Emilianko hang on?
Johnson wants to stand up but Emilianko is controlling the position.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Emilianko moves into full guard.
Tomaz Emilianko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Emilianko is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Quinn Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Emilianko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Emilianko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinn Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Quinn Johnson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Quinn Johnson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Quinn Johnson!

Quinn Johnson wins by unanimous decision!