PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trash has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Scooter Trash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Trash

180 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Trash!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left lands for Trash.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Trash scores with a leg kick.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a jab.
Trash wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Trash.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trash misses with a wild body shot.
Trash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trash lands a nice looking body kick.
Trash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trash throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trash doesn't seem bothered though.
Trash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trash throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Trash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trash misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trash doesn't seem phased though.
Trash misses with a body kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Trash off the ropes and back into range.
Trash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trash is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a hook. Trash ducked under it nicely.
Trash looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trash.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trash misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Trash lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Trash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Trash ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Trash throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trash throws a head kick that misses.
Trash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Trash manages to avoid it.
Trash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Trash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Trash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Trash didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trash.
Trash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trash tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Trash wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Trash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Trash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Trash is trying to counter with his kicks.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Trash's ribs.
Trash cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Trash lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trash is looking to clinch.
Trash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trash misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson clobbers Trash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson tries to bum rush Trash with a series of wild strikes but Trash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Trash tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson with a hook.
Trash's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trash's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson works Trash's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Trash tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scooter Trash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trash in his tracks.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trash moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson clobbers Trash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Trash ducks down to avoid it.
Trash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trash!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Trash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Trash's defenses.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Trash.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Johnson is rocked!
Trash lands a big head kick that sends Johnson to the canvas! Trash follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooter Trash!
During a confident post fight interview, Scooter Trash thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.