PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bush (ranked 3438 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Johnson (ranked 3887 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bush
vs
Johnson

170 cm
30
170 lbs
19 - 19 - 1

182 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Cartel Elite Supps

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 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Bush misses with a leg kick.
Bush misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bush misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Bush connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bush.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Bush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bush.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bush misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Bush in his tracks momentarily.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
Bush misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bush blocks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Bush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bush swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bush really felt that one!
Billy Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bush lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bush throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Bush throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Bush throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bush has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bush blocks it well.
Bush lands with a nice body kick.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Bush backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Bush manages to avoid it all.
A head kick by Bush misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Bush is winning the standup battle so far.
Bush scores with a nice strike.
Bush throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bush scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Bush throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Johnson defending well as Bush loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Bush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Bush clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bush gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bush avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.

Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Bush.
Bush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Bush misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Bush misses with a hook.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Bush.
Bush misses with a hook.
Bush swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Bush lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Bush backing up. Bush nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bush misses with a looping left.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Bush bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Bush moves into the clinch.
Bush scores with a shoulder strike.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush misses with a low kick.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bush throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Bush does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bush throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bush.
Bush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Bush throws a lazy head kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bush throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bush.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush misses with a right hand
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terry Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bush throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Bush misses the body punch
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bush 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bush!
Billy Bush made sure to mention his sponsor, Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview.