PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Johnson
vs
Vader

174 cm
27
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Vader!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader misses with a body punch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vader blocks an uppercut.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has Vader pressed against the cage.
Johnson has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Vader avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Vader just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Vader avoiding damage.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Vader to work.
A short left from Johnson.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vader is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vader has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Vader holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luke Vader.
Vader shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson blocks a jab.
As Vader tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vader manages to avoid the attempt.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Vader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vader's head.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Vader misses the jab.
Vader throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson slips under a jab from Vader.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vader lands an overhand right.
Vader misses with a lunging right hand

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Vader wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Vader.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vader is looking for a takedown.
Johnson keeps control of Vader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
Johnson works on Vader's body with a couple of short punches.

Vader manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vader throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Vader.
Johnson defending well as Vader loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson defending well as Vader loads up on a big left hand.
As Vader tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vader manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
Vader misses with an uppercut.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Vader and move into the clinch.
Vader throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Vader, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vader shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Vader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Vader with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a swing at Vader's ribcage but misses.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Vader.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Vader misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands with a hook. Vader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson lunges at Vader with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vader's hand.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Jack Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Vader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vader was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vader.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vader lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vader throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vader manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vader was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Vader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Vader feints the counter takedown.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Vader tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vader manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Vader breaks away and moves out of range.
Vader throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Vader's ribs.
Vader throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vader was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
As Vader tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vader manages to avoid the attempt.
Vader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader scores with a nice right hand.
Vader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Vader tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vader manages to avoid the attempt.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson cracks Vader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vader tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Vader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Vader.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Vader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Vader breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vader's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader slips a straight right by Johnson.
Vader misses with a hook

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Vader misses its intended target.
Vader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vader.
Johnson throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Vader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Vader.
Vader throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luke Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.

Vader is rocked!
Vader misses with a straight right.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vader.
Vader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Vader is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Vader walks straight into a right hand from Johnson - that's dropped him! Johnson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vader from any more punishment! Vader complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Johnson!