PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Voda has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Jeremy Voda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johnson
vs
Voda

168 cm
33
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

179 cm
32
193 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Voda slips the punch.
Voda tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voda momentarily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
Johnson with a hook.
Voda scoring well with a low kick there.
Voda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Voda moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Voda's legs.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Voda with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson stuns Voda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Voda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a combination. Voda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Voda avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to wear down Voda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Voda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Voda connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Voda avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda works the jab nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Voda is just out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
And Voda tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Voda slips a straight right by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Voda slips under a jab from Johnson.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Craig Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Voda.
Voda scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voda avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson jabs at Voda's body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Voda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Voda as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voda avoids the body shot from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson takes a swing at Voda's ribcage but misses.
Voda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Craig Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson cracks Voda with an open hand slap.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Voda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Voda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Voda works his foot free and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voda trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Voda has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Voda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Voda's attempts to control the action.
Voda landing shots from mount.

Craig Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voda can do to turn this around?
Voda wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jeez, Craig Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Voda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeremy Voda waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.