PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 1081 p4p, 131 weight class) and Chris Snoky (ranked 2691 p4p, 293 weight class). Chris Snoky looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Johnson
vs
Snoky

179 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
179 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to chop away at Snoky's legs.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoky has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Snoky rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Snoky misses with a punch to the body.
Snoky misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Snoky gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoky misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snoky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Snoky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snoky pulls his leg out and moves away.

Snoky gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson is working for takedown but Snoky is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson letting Snoky take a breather here.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Snoky avoids it well.
Chris Snoky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Snoky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snoky looks to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snoky tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson swings for the body but Snoky moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snoky moves out of range of the strikes.

Snoky has managed to clinch.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snoky stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Snoky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoky looking to stall.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snoky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoky.
Snoky wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snoky is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Snoky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoky moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Snoky shakes it off.
Snoky fails in his attempt to clinch.

Snoky clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snoky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snoky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson looks to land a body kick but Snoky moved away.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Snoky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Snoky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snoky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky lands with a short shot to the head.
Snoky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
Chris Snoky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Chris Snoky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snoky moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snoky gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snoky scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoky walks into a left hand.
Snoky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoky tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snoky wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Snoky manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Snoky's knee but Snoky avoids it well.
It seemed like Snoky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Snoky has the dominant position.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoky is working Johnson over against the cage.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snoky gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.

Snoky pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Snoky misses with the head strike.

Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snoky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snoky is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Snoky from getting back to his feet.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson 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.
Snoky is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Snoky to see if he's OK.
Snoky taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Snoky tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Snoky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson breaks from Snoky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Snoky trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snoky wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Snoky pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Snoky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snoky working aggressively here.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snoky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Snoky tries to tie him up.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snoky has Johnson pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snoky tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snoky wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snoky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Snoky has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Snoky reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Snoky taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Johnson!
A relieved looking Mike Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.