PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geebro Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Geebro Jonson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Highpants
vs
Jonson

185 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geebro Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson misses with a looping left.
Jonson swings for the body but Highpants moves out of range.
Jonson feints a jab promting Highpants to slip. Jonson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Highpants slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jonson throws a jab when Highpants was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Jonson misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Jonson. Those never looked like landing.

Highpants clinches.
A short left from Highpants.
Jonson has had enough of the clinch but Highpants keeps him there for the moment.
Highpants displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jonson up against the cage.
Jonson is looking to break free of the clinch but Highpants has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Highpants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Highpants lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Highpants closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonson lands a nice hook to Highpants's body. Highpants takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jonson. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Jonson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Highpants rushes Jonson and presses him up against the cage.

Highpants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonson looks to score with a jab to the body but Highpants is just out of range.
As Jonson looks to move away, Highpants throws a big counter combo bu Jonson just gets out of the way.
Jonson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Highpants.
Jonson throws a hook but Highpants avoids it easily.
Jonson scores with a leg kick.
Geebro Jonson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Highpants tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Jonson misses.
Highpants tried to counter with a leg kick but Jonson avoided it.

Highpants clinches.
Jonson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Highpants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Highpants tries to clinch but Jonson is having none of it.
Highpants tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Highpants tries to clinch but Jonson is having none of it.
A big right from Jonson misses.
Highpants misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonson throws a shot from downtown. Highpants moves away and avoids it.
Highpants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Highpants moves into the clinch.
Jonson tries to break free but Highpants pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jonson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jonson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Highpants.
Highpants looking for a takedown.
Jonson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jonson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Highpants clinches.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Jonson. Those never looked like landing.
Jonson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jonson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Highpants.

Jonson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson tries to break the clinch but Highpants is controlling the position.
Jonson is trying to break free.
Jonson has had enough of the clinch but Highpants keeps him there for the moment.
Highpants tries to pull guard but Jonson holds him up against the cage and eventually Highpants drops back down to his feet.

Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Highpants avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Jonson gets tackled into the cage by Highpants. Highpants maintains the clinch.
Highpants holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jonson is trying to maintain a safe position but Highpants gets an underhook and turns Jonson into the cage.
Highpants tries to pull guard but Jonson holds him up against the cage and eventually Highpants drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Highpants. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Highpants moves away from the strike by Jonson.
Geebro Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highpants moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Highpants's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Highpants was well out of range. Poor timing from Jonson.
Highpants jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Highpants moves forwards but Jonson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Highpants takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Highpants showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonson.
Jonson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jonson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jonson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Highpants shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Highpants closes the distance and clinches.

Highpants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson throws a good cross that connects.
Jonson misses with a wild body shot.
Jonson throws an overhand right that lands on Highpants's shoulder, as Highpants tries to avoid the shot.
Highpants fails with an attempt to clinch.
Highpants slips a jab and a cross from Jonson.
An attempted straight right counter from Highpants misses the target.
Jonson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Highpants.
Jonson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Highpants misses with a two punch combination.
Jonson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Highpants takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geebro Jonson dominated that round.
That's time! Highpants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Highpants misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonson misses with a double jab.
Donk. Highpants catches Jonson right on the button with a cross.
Geebro Jonson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Highpants cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Highpants throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jonson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Highpants throws a sloppy head kick and Jonson moves out of range easily.
Jonson tries to land a front kick but Highpants steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Highpants throws a big counter combination but Jonson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Highpants is looking to clinch but Jonson is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Jonson. Those never looked like landing.
Jonson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Highpants circles away quickly and effectively.
Highpants takes a jab right on the kisser.
Highpants shoots in looking for a takedown. Jonson tries to sprawl out of it but Highpants keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jonson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highpants looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonson is just out of range.
Jonson keeps the fight on the outside.

Highpants closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Highpants's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to break free but Highpants has control.
Jonson is trying to break free.
Jonson is trying to break the clinch but Highpants has him pressed against the cage.
Highpants working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Highpants.
Jonson is pushing Highpants up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jonson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Highpantss head.
Jonson is trying to break the clinch but Highpants has him pressed against the cage.

Highpants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Highpants ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Highpants misses with a body kick.

A big head kick from Highpants and Jonson is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Jonson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jonson wriggles free and stands up.
Jonson is still on wobbly legs! Can Highpants finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Jonson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Highpants doesn't seem phased though.
Jonson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jonson seems to have recovered his senses.

Highpants catches Jonson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jonson to the canvas!

Jonson kicks Highpants off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Highpants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jonson throws a solid leg kick but Highpants takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jonson.
Highpants tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highpants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Highpants does no damage.
Highpants drops Jonson with a huge uppercut! Jonson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Highpants is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Highpants!