PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 6319 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Haily (ranked 5232 p4p, 455 weight class). Paul Haily is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Haily

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Haily!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haily moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haily looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Haily tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haily lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

Haily drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Haily.
Haily misses with some punches.
A short right from Haily on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Haily as the two fighters clinch.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haily misses with a body punch.
Haily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Haily.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haily misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haily softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Haily has the dominant position.
A short left from Haily.
Haily working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haily prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Haily misses with a body punch.
Haily makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Haily.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Haily.
Haily wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Haily throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Haily scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haily is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haily tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haily is working Johnson over against the cage.
Haily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Haily has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Haily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Haily.
Haily lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haily misses with some punches.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haily lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Haily dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haily is looking to clinch.

Haily gets a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Haily is controlling the position.
Haily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haily misses with some punches.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haily lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haily throws a head punch that misses.
Haily struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Haily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Haily away but Haily has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haily tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Haily back against the cage.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Haily.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Haily.
Haily misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Haily is controlling him.
Haily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haily misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haily tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haily lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Haily throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haily working aggressively here.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Haily fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haily.
Haily misses with some punches.
Haily misses with some punches.
Haily misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haily tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Haily back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Haily.
Haily throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Haily.
Haily working aggressively here.
Haily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Haily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haily throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haily lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Haily tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haily has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Haily has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haily pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Haily 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!

Haily tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Haily instigates a clinch.
Haily misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Haily is controlling the position.
Haily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haily tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Haily tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Haily misses with the head strike.
Haily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily misses with the head strike.
Haily misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Haily.
Haily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Haily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Haily won't allow it.
Haily misses with a punch to the body.
Haily misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haily.
Haily tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Haily back against the cage.
Haily presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haily lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haily creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Haily tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Haily working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haily creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Haily fails to land.
Haily scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haily lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Paul Haily is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paul Haily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Haily has him pressed against the cage.
Luke Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haily throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haily works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Haily comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haily winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Haily!