PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Scared- Bonecrusher. Johns has chosen Cocaine Blues as his entrance music. Tim Johns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gibbs
vs
Johns

181 cm
23
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
148 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns shoots in and drives through. Gibbs sprawls well.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbs on the side of the head.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Johns scores with a one two! Gibbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns throws a hook but Gibbs blocks it.
A head kick misses from Johns.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Gibbs tries to clinch
and Johns counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johns scores with a jab.
Gibbs shoots in and drives through. Johns sprawls well.

Gibbs has taken the fight to the clinch.

Johns tightens his grip and picks Gibbs up, before dumping him to the ground. Gibbs manages to land in guard.

Johns stands up and waves to Gibbs to follow him.
Johns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
Johns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs lands with a kick to the temple. Johns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibbs sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johns.
Johns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibbs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gibbs. Gibbs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns takes a swing at Gibbs's ribcage but misses.

Gibbs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns looks gassed!

Gibbs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Gibbs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johns works the jab nicely.
Johns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johns catches Gibbs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Gibbs, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Gibbs against the cage but Gibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johns!
Johns throws a sloppy head kick

so Gibbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns is looking to stand up but Gibbs isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Johns has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Johns dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibbs moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbs as Johns shoots in.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns moves away

and Johns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gibbs's head.

Gibbs has his feet on Johns's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johns, as that shot connected.
Gibbs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gibbs misses with a takedown attempt

and Johns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gibbs counters with a shoot takedown. Johns fights it but they end up in guard.

Gibbs has gone for a leg lock! Johns slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gibbs's guard.

Johns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johns misses with a combination
and Gibbs counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a sloppy body shot
and Gibbs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gibbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tim Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johns connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Gibbs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Johns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johns tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling his head.
Johns is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gibbs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johns tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gibbs.
Johns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibbs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johns is working away from the top position though.
Johns is keen to just control but Gibbs is a slippery customer.
Tim Johns has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gibbs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Johns.
Gibbs stuffs the takedown.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs blocks a jab.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Gibbs moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibbs backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johns throws a one two combo.
Gibbs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gibbs has a takedown stuffed.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Gibbs, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Gibbs against the cage but Gibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Landon Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns connects with a nice looking jab.
A right-left combo lands from Johns.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Gibbs shoots in and bounces Johns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibbs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johns swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns trying to control the position.

Johns is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Gibbs breaks the clinch.
Gibbs with a poor takedown

so Johns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gibbs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gibbs is working an open guard so Johns takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a combination. Gibbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gibbs looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns misses with a double jab

and Gibbs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johns's guard.
Gibbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibbs is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbsis looking to pass into half guard but Johns pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johns is in guard.

Johns stands up from Gibbs's guard - Johns perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gibbs clinches but Johns breaks the clinch
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gibbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibbs slips a straight right by Johns.
Johns thows a leg kick but Gibbs checks it

and Gibbs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gibbs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johns just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Johns.
I've got Johns 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Tim Johns!

Tim Johns wins by unanimous decision!