PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Austin 's chin.

Johnson
vs
Austin

196 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
17
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Austin into the cage.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Austin postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Austin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Austin seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Austin lands strikes from half guard.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Austin throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Austin postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Austin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Austin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Austin works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Austin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Johnson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Austin is looking to clinch.

Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Austin on his heels. He'll look to pass Austin 's guard now, I'm sure.
Austin striking off his back.
Austin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Austin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Austin is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Austin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Austin 's legs - danger averted.
Johnson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Austin is trying to keep Johnson in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Austin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Austin .
Austin is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Austin striking off his back.
Steve Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Austin is keeping the position for now.

Austin working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

Austin trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Austin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is staying active underneath Austin , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Austin 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.
Ground and pound from Austin .
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to control Austin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Austin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Austin trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Austin is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Austin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin .
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin .
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Austin wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Johnson has hold of Austin 's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson has hold of Austin 's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Johnson quite badly. Johnson pulls Austin in close trying to recover. Austin postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Johnson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Johnson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin !