PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Rack

196 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 14 - 1

190 cm
26
245 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Rack!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson has managed to clinch.

Rack gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rack.
Rack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rack slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Rack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rack on the ground.
Rack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Rack slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Rack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Rack is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rack controlling the action here.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rack.
Johnson is staying active underneath Rack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rack lands with a punch from half guard.
Rack is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Rack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control but Rack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rack thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Rack working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rack perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Rack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rack is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Rack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
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.
Rack trying to control the pace.

Rack is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rack is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to hold on to Rack's head to control him but Rack postures up.
Rack wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Rack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rack scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rack.
Rack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.

It looks like Keith Rack has been cut.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rack after a bit of a struggle.
Rack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Rack lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rack throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
Rack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rack throwing strikes but missing.
Rack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rack tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Rack trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Rack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Rack landing with the ground and pound.
Rack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rack throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Rack working some strikes from top position.
Rack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rack trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rack passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rack.
Rack working the head and body with strikes.
Rack is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rack lands strikes from half guard.
Rack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rack 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.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Rack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Rack there.
Rack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Rack postures up.
Rack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rack is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rack there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rack lands a nice short elbow.
Rack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rack lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Rack sits in half guard.
Rack prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rack thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Rack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Rack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rack off to one side.
Rack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Rack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rack postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rack is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Rack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Rack from controlling successfully.
Rack chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rack trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rack landing with the ground and pound.
Rack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rack trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Rack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rack throws a big elbow that misses.
Rack stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rack lands a couple of digs.
Rack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson is trying to keep Rack in close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rack.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Rack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Rack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rack wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Johnson jumps guard.
Rack throws a big elbow that misses.
Rack slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rack wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson is looking to control Rack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson has hold of Rack's hands but Rack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rack is controlling the pace.
Rack 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 fight!
Keith Rack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rack 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rack!