PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Terrofinos
vs
Johnson

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition
SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to bum rush Terrofinos with a series of wild strikes but Terrofinos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Terrofinos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson trying to control the action but Terrofinos is working from the bottom.
Terrofinos wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is dominant here and he's now got Terrofinos's back!

Terrofinos is having to fend off submission attempts from Johnson, who is looking to sink in the choke. Johnson doesn't have the hooks in though and Terrofinos manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrofinos is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrofinos stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terrofinos misses with a straight left.

Johnson pushes Terrofinos up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Terrofinos looks to clinch
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evangelos Terrofinos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Terrofinos closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Terrofinos back into the cage.
Terrofinos lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terrofinos scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terrofinos.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Terrofinos.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrofinos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Terrofinos tries to tie him up.
Terrofinos misses with a body punch.
Johnson pushes Terrofinos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrofinos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrofinos lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to stall.
Terrofinos works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Terrofinos improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrofinos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terrofinos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Terrofinos is stalling here.
Terrofinos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terrofinos scores a nice knee to the body.
Terrofinos throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrofinos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Terrofinos, against the cage.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Terrofinos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Terrofinos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrofinos throws an elbow but misses.
Terrofinos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrofinos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Terrofinos slows down the pace here.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrofinos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Terrofinos is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Terrofinos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terrofinos thinking.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terrofinos walks into a left hand.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terrofinos blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Terrofinos throws a leg kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Terrofinos moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrofinos pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terrofinos misses with a knee strike.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Terrofinos with a knee to the head.
Terrofinos misses with the head strike.
Terrofinos lands a damaging elbow.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Terrofinos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terrofinos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrofinos gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Terrofinos misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Terrofinos throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Terrofinos, against the cage.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Johnson 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.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson lands a decent shot there.

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.
Johnson pulls Terrofinos in close to prevent any damage.
Terrofinos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Terrofinos wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrofinos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelos Terrofinos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Terrofinos tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terrofinos tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Terrofinos prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Terrofinos is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Terrofinos into the cage.
Johnson gets through Terrofinos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Terrofinos tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Terrofinos tries to tie him up.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson has Terrofinos pressed against the cage.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Terrofinos keeps him there for the moment.
Terrofinos misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as Terrofinos throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrofinos has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrofinos gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Terrofinos backwards.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terrofinos missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Terrofinos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Terrofinos fails to land.
Evangelos Terrofinos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Terrofinos is controlling the position.
Terrofinos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Terrofinos manages to get underhooks.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrofinos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Terrofinos swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrofinos cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Terrofinos which made him look bad.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Terrofinos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terrofinos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terrofinos as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Terrofinos.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terrofinos up against the cage.
Terrofinos throws an elbow that misses.
Terrofinos scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Terrofinos keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evangelos Terrofinos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Johnson.
Terrofinos swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrofinos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Johnson!