PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trents Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Johnson
vs
Tyson

196 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
239 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trents Tyson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyson on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Johnson steps into range and cracks Tyson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tyson flops backwards and Johnson dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tyson is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Tyson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyson on the ground.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyson lands a big elbow.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tyson tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Tyson punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tyson looks gassed!
Tyson won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tyson throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson tries to buck Tyson off but he can't manage it.
Tyson breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Tyson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tyson thowing shots but they're missing.
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.

Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Johnson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Tyson sprawling to the canvas. Johnson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Tyson hang on?

Tyson is rocked!
Johnson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tyson looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trents Tyson.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trents Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jack Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trents Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.

Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Trents Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!