PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Johnson
vs
Riley

182 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Johnson lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Riley misses.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like James Riley has been cut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Riley backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Riley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a quick counter head kick but Riley was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Terry Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riley walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Riley lands with a cross.
Riley scores with a nice strike.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Riley misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Riley.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Riley.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Riley is looking for the big counter here.
Riley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Riley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley slips a jab from Johnson.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terry Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but James Riley just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Riley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Riley connects with a single shot there.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley works the jab nicely.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the head kick by Johnson.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Terry Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Riley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Riley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Riley moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Riley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
It seemed like Riley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A nice side step and Riley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riley's head.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Johnson!
Terry Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.