PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Johnson has chosen New York Ska Jazz Ensemble - Haitian fight song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burns Jr
vs
Johnson

180 cm
38
210 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

186 cm
31
218 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burns Jr eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burns Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Floyd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns Jr - that will leave a mark!
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Burns Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Burns Jr is out of range.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burns Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns Jr in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Burns Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Floyd Johnson has been cut.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Burns Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Burns Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns Jr throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson jabs Burns Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns Jr counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Burns Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Floyd Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Johnson's cut.
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.

Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson cracks Burns Jr with an open hand slap.
Burns Jr lands a jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
It looked like Burns Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr takes one on the button.
Burns Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Burns Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Burns Jr throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Burns Jr's belly button to the back.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Burns Jr connects with a single shot there.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burns Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns Jr missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Burns Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A cross from Burns Jr lands.
Floyd Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurns Jr.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson keeps Burns Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Burns Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Burns Jr's belly button to the back.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Burns Jr's ribs.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Burns Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Burns Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns Jr works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns Jr checks it well.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Burns Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Simba Burns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson lands a nice hook to Burns Jr's body. Burns Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burns Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson cracks Burns Jr with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Burns Jr's head back.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Floyd Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Burns Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Johnson!
Floyd Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Simba Burns Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Another garbage decision. Only way to beat me...'.