PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Burn it to the ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Flint

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Flint!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Flint tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Flint wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flint tries to clinch up.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flint's waist but Flint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Flint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Flint moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint lands with a shot to the body.
Flint doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flint tries to clinch up.
Flint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Flint goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Flint is looking to clinch.
Flint moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Flint misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Flint with a hook.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flint.
Flint wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Flint wants to clinch.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Flint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flint.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flint is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Flint circles away and we're back to standing.
Flint tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flint connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Flint circles away.
Flint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jake Flint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Flint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flint connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flint.
Flint tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flint lands a right hook to the body.
Flint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flint with a jab.
Flint looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flint.
Flint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flint just misses with a punch to the body.
Flint tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flint tries to clinch

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

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson is trying to keep Flint in close.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Flint pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Flint dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Flint in a clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.

Flint breaks the clinch.
Flint scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Kevin Johnson has been cut.
Jab by Flint.
Flint closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flint wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Flint is trying to break free.
Flint prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson prevents Flint from breaking the clinch.
Flint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Flint is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flint wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Flint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flint is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Flint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flint is trying to break free.
Flint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flint gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flint has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flint just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flint is trying to break free.
Flint wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Flint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flint has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Flint can't break the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flint throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flint tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Flint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flint can't break the clinch.
Flint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Flint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Flint wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

Flint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Flint takes the fight into the clinch.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Flint in close.
Johnson is really struggling to control Flint but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flint's guard.
Flint wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson trying to control but Flint is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Flint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Flint lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flint lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Flint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Flint is avoiding it.
Flint throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Flint shrugs it off.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents Flint from breaking the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Flint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Flint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flint wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Flint was not able to check.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Flint is avoiding it.
Flint tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flint is trying to break free.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flint tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flint wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Flint can't break the clinch.

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.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flint is trying to break free.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Flint's ribcage. Flint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flint can't break the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flint tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson shoots in but Flint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flint wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Flint shrugs it off.
Flint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flint is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flint.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Flint is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Flint tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Flint prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Flint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Flint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Flint is trying to break free.
Flint prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson gets control of Flint's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes Flint off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Flint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flint moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kevin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Flint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kevin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flint blocks a head kick by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Johnson.
I think Flint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Flint!