PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
Money

180 cm
26
181 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Versus

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Money's body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Money is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson stuns Money with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money lands a slapping body shot.
Money defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.

Johnson darts in and clinches Money up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Money is trying to break free.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
Money misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.

Money breaks the clinch.
Money gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Money moves out of range.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Money in a clinch.
Money lands a right hand.
Money trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Money is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Money.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
Money tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.

Money breaks from the clinch.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson slips a jab from Money.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson clinches up with Money and pushes him back against the cage.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Money.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Money's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Money escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Money. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Money is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson .
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Money under the eye.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Money against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moneys head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson works on Money's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Money.
Johnson is leaning against Money and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Johnson tries a body shot but Money blocks it.
Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Money breaks the clinch.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Money.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
A short right from Johnson .
Money blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.
Money misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Money misses with a hook
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Money cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
Money moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Money misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money works Johnson 's body with a nice hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Money tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson digs a right hand into Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Money's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Money as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson .
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Money's efforts to push away.
Dwayne Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Money holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
A short right from Money on the inside.
Money tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson presses Money against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson keeps control of Money as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Money.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Money.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Money.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson .
Money is breathing heavily.
Money wants to break the clinch but can't.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson .
Money lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
A short left from Johnson .
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Money misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Money.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

Money is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson .
Money is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Johnson cracks Money with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Money blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson .
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Money is trying to break free.
Money blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Money.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Money's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Money drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson !
Dwayne Johnson retains his welterweight title!
Dwayne Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.