PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baked Ziti Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stuart Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Johnson
vs
Ziti Esposito

185 cm
25
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stuart Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baked Ziti Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Johnson 's body.
A swing and a miss from Johnson .
Esposito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson .
Esposito staying out of range there.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito misses with the combination.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson . Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Esposito back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Baked Ziti Esposito has been cut.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
It seemed like Esposito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esposito 's hands.
Johnson throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Esposito cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Esposito jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Esposito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito digs a good body shot into Johnson 's ribs.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Johnson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito , right into the meat.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson 's head.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Esposito throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Esposito lands a jab to the head.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson 's hand.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito .
Johnson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Esposito scores with a shot to the body.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
Johnson works over Esposito 's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Johnson .
Esposito throws a counter combo.
Johnson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baked Ziti Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baked Ziti Esposito '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.

Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Esposito .
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Esposito throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Esposito .
Esposito feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Johnson .
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson checks a low kick from Esposito .
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito . Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson .
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Esposito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson 's knee momentarily.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Esposito is looking to clinch.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Esposito 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.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Esposito cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Esposito .
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Esposito 's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Esposito misses.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson . That did some damage!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
Esposito throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Esposito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito .
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from Johnson .
Esposito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stuart Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Johnson .
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Esposito slips a straight right by Johnson .
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson .
Johnson throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito ! But no joy.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito .
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito .
Baked Ziti Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Esposito lands.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito !
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Esposito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esposito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson . Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Johnson swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esposito on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito !
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Esposito duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito 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 quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Esposito thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stuart Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baked Ziti Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baked Ziti Esposito !