PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Uzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzo comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Motorhead. Jay Uzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uzo
vs
Johnson

185 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
225 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

IniTech Nutrition
SHINTO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Uzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uzo's hands.
Johnson tests Uzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzo.
Uzo takes one to the side of the head.
Uzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzo throws out the jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Uzo.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Uzo.
Uzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Uzo is avoiding it.
Uzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Johnson.
A frustrated look appears on Uzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uzo tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.

Uzo breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Uzo throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Uzo's body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzo.
Uzo misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Uzo ducked under it nicely.
Uzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Uzo misses its target.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Uzo blocking some punches.
Johnson keeps control of Uzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Uzo is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Uzo tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uzo is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uzo wants to break free but Johnson has control.

Uzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Uzo throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Uzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a body shot.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Uzo tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Uzo tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Uzo is trying to break free.
Uzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzos head.

Uzo breaks the clinch.
Uzo misses with a leg kick

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Uzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tests Uzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Uzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips a jab from Uzo.
Uzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Uzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A big left from Uzo misses.
Johnson throws a jab when Uzo was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Uzo misses the target.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uzo in his tracks.
Uzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Uzo misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Uzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Uzo drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Uzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab when Uzo was well out of range.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uzo counters with a stiff right hand.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uzo backwards.
Uzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Uzo manages to break the clinch.
Uzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzo throws out the jab.
Uzo tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Uzo counters with a left to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Uzo's head.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson has Uzo pressed against the cage, preventing Uzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Uzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uzo is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Uzo has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson gets through Uzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Uzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jimmy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson keeps control of Uzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzo.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uzo wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Uzo is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Uzo avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.

Uzo breaks from the clinch.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uzo connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Uzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.

Uzo is rocked!
Uzo throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Uzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Uzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Uzo throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Uzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Uzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uzo slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzo moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uzo's head backwards.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Uzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uzo walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Uzo slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Uzo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Uzo lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzo.
Uzo throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Uzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Uzo counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Uzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a straight right.

Uzo gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Uzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson has Uzo pressed against the cage, preventing Uzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Uzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Uzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Uzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzo takes a shot to the head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Uzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uzo's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Oh Uzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Uzo's head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Uzo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Uzo drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Johnson!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jay Uzo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor's Shinto Elite and IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.