PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Jurevicious (ranked 1583 p4p, 233 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 969 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jurevicious
vs
Johnson

198 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Velocity Fightwear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Jurevicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jurevicious looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jurevicious pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Jurevicious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Jurevicious isn't so interested in that idea.
Jurevicious with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Jurevicious has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jurevicious throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurevicious.

Johnson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jurevicious presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Johnson works on Jurevicious's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Jurevicious is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Jurevicious blocks a body shot from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Jurevicious blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Jurevicious jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Jurevicious around his waist. Jurevicious gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Jurevicious dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Jurevicious drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Jurevicious takes a jab right on the kisser.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Jurevicious.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurevicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurevicious uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurevicious fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Jurevicious tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jurevicious drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Jurevicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurevicious working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Jurevicious's body. Jurevicious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jurevicious is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jurevicious staying out of range there.
Jurevicious appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson takes a swing at Jurevicious's ribcage but misses.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jurevicious doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurevicious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Jurevicious saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson 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.
Jurevicious drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson sizes up Jurevicious with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Jurevicious moves out of range of the strikes.
Jurevicious tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Jurevicious's head back.
Jurevicious takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jurevicious circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jurevicious 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jurevicious throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurevicious is just out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Jurevicious avoids nicely.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurevicious throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurevicious takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurevicious swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Jurevicious takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurevicious fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jurevicious looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jurevicious 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.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jurevicious counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jurevicious content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jurevicious looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jurevicious is controlling him.
Jurevicious is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jurevicious postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurevicious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurevicious with a nice head shot there.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jurevicious content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jurevicious is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurevicious postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jurevicious throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jurevicious is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jurevicious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jurevicious has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jurevicious missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jurevicious. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jurevicious works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jurevicious throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jurevicious is controlling him.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jurevicious is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurevicious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jurevicious lands a couple of elbows.
Jurevicious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jurevicious landing with the ground and pound.
Jurevicious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jurevicious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jurevicious prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Jurevicious content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jurevicious chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Jurevicious isn't so interested in that idea.
Jurevicious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jurevicious preventing the sweep.
Jurevicious working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Jurevicious prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurevicious throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Jurevicious trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jurevicious works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Darius Jurevicious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jurevicious trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jurevicious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Jurevicious postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Jurevicious counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Jurevicious looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jurevicious sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Jurevicious not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jurevicious landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson tries to kick Jurevicious off but Jurevicious keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jurevicious missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jurevicious drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
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. Jurevicious connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jurevicious is controlling him
Jurevicious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jurevicious prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jurevicious scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Jurevicious dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson tries to clinch but Jurevicious moves out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurevicious manages to avoid it.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jurevicious counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Johnson has one foot on Jurevicious's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jurevicious fails to land the takedown.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson takes a swing at Jurevicious's ribcage but misses.
Jurevicious feinted with a counter takedown.

Jurevicious changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurevicious works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson is not content to let Jurevicious control the position.
Jurevicious misses with the ground and pound.
Jurevicious sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jurevicious in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jurevicious drags him back down.
Jurevicious working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jurevicious.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Jurevicious off but instead Jurevicious has got his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jurevicious is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Jurevicious is in full control for now.
Jurevicious is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Johnson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jurevicious.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Jurevicious is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Jurevicious is in full control for now.
Jurevicious cracks Johnson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Johnson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Jurevicious has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jurevicious punches the canvas rather than the man.

Jurevicious is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Johnson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jurevicious off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Jurevicious sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Johnson taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darius Jurevicious!
Darius Jurevicious thanked the fans post fight for their support.