PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Wayne

174 cm
26
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Lion Fightwear
Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wayne.
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!
A short uppercut from Johnson.

Wayne is rocked!
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Johnson prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.

Wayne breaks the clinch.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Wayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Vale Tudo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson lands a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Wayne presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wayne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Wayne breaks the clinch.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wayne counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Wayne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod.
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 throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Wayne throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Wayne swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wayne throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Wayne breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson cracks Wayne with a good jab.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wayne.
Wayne tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Johnson prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Wayne.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne taking a breather.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.

Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.

Johnson darts in and clinches Wayne up against the cage.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wayne.
Wayne takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne digs a good hook to Johnson's body.

Johnson clinches.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Wayne manages to get underhooks.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a wild hook but Johnson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Wayne gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Johnson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Johnson!