PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 7232 p4p, 640 weight class) and Reiner Brawn (ranked 7961 p4p, 667 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Brawn

185 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reiner Brawn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brawn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson controls Brawn momentarily but Brawn frees himself.
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Brawn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brawn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
Brawn is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawn stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawn connects with a couple of short punches.
Brawn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Brawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Brawn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brawn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson wants to stand but Brawn is controlling the position.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brawn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Brawn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brawn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brawn prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Brawn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brawn is stalling in the full guard.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Brawn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
Brawn won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Brawn landing some decent shots from guard.
Brawn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brawn is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brawn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brawn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brawn advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiner Brawn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brawn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Brawn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brawn gets a takedown into half guard.
Brawn slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Brawn stalling.
Brawn is continuing to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brawn connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Brawn working Johnson over with strikes.
Brawn slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to roll over but Brawn keeps him under control.
Brawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Brawn has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brawn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brawn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brawn winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reiner Brawn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brawn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Brawn.
Brawn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brawn content to control rather than advance.
Brawn scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Brawn there.
Brawn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brawn working the head and body with strikes.
Brawn is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brawn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawn controlling the action here.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn is controlling the pace.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brawn on the ground.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Brawn is controlling well.
Brawn controlling the action here.
Johnson is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brawn in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Brawn there.
Brawn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brawn working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brawn connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Brawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brawn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brawn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brawn is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brawn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brawn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiner Brawn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brawn closes the distance and clinches.
Brawn keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brawn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawn misses with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brawn takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson pushes Brawn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brawn moves into the clinch successfully.
Brawn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Johnson.

It looks like Reiner Brawn has been cut.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brawn tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Brawn drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brawn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Brawn prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Brawn controlling from the top position.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Brawn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brawn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Brawn controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brawn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brawn prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson working for a triangle but Brawn defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
More stalling from Brawn.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brawn clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.

Brawn gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Brawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Brawn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reiner Brawn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brawn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brawn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carl Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brawn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reiner Brawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brawn 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiner Brawn!