PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 764 p4p, 108 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 1252 p4p, 177 weight class). Mitsurugi comes to the cage accompanied by The Rising Sun. Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Mitsurugi
vs
Johnson

182 cm
33
181 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

178 cm
33
202 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Mitsurugi throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Wampage Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitsurugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitsurugi.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Mitsurugi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitsurugi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Mitsurugi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson punishes Mitsurugi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Mitsurugi's head back.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Mitsurugi's ribcage but misses.
Mitsurugi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitsurugi doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Mitsurugi misses.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mitsurugi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Mitsurugi counters with an outside leg kick.

Mitsurugi closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Mitsurugi can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Mitsurugi lands a right hand.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitsurugis head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mitsurugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Mitsurugi tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Mitsurugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitsurugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Mitsurugi's ribcage. Mitsurugi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.

Mitsurugi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitsurugi tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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!
Mitsurugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mitsurugi's ribs.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitsurugi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Mitsurugi misses with a low kick.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mitsurugi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson slips a straight right by Mitsurugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitsurugi.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsurugi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson pushes Mitsurugi away with a front kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitsurugi is just out of range.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wampage Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitsurugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.

Mitsurugi closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mitsurugi controls the action.
Mitsurugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitsurugi misses with a body punch.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Mitsurugi as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitsurugi lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitsurugi.
Wampage Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Mitsurugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson tries to work over Mitsurugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitsurugi throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitsurugi gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mitsurugi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mitsurugi back against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Johnson tries a body shot but Mitsurugi blocks it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mitsurugi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Mitsurugi.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mitsurugi.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mitsurugi cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wampage Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mitsurugi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitsurugi.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitsurugi manages to avoid it.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitsurugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitsurugi moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Mitsurugi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Mitsurugi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mitsurugi slips a straight right by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Mitsurugi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Mitsurugi clinches with his opponent.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mitsurugi.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Mitsurugi lands with a left to the head.
Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Mitsurugi avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson presses Mitsurugi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitsurugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mitsurugi controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitsurugi.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Mitsurugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitsurugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Mitsurugi's head.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitsurugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Mitsurugi can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Mitsurugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mitsurugi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut.
Wampage Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi blocks a jab.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitsurugi doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Mitsurugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitsurugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mitsurugi under the eye.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitsurugi is able to avoid easily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Mitsurugi saw that one coming.
Mitsurugi is looking to counter punch.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitsurugi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mitsurugi misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitsurugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Mitsurugi counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitsurugi takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a hook but Mitsurugi avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson checks a low kick from Mitsurugi.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mitsurugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mitsurugi rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wampage Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wampage Johnson made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.