PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 219 p4p, 24 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 826 p4p, 105 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Silent Bob acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johnson
vs
Bob

178 cm
37
198 lbs
33 - 20 - 2

183 cm
39
194 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Sportivité

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bobs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Bob misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Bob jabs at Johnson's body.
Wampage Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Bob misses.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Bob tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson digs a good hook to Bob's body.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bob will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Bob blocks a leg kick.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 Wampage Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Bob misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Wampage Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.

Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bob has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Bob misses with a leg kick

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Bob blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Bob's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Johnson tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Bob has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bob can turn it around.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Bob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob throws a good cross that connects.
Bob slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Johnson catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wampage Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bob throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Bob blocks it.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Bob checks it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react.
Johnson throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bob throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Bob releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson feints a jab promting Bob to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bob slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.

Johnson has Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Bob lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wampage Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Bob releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab from Bob.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Bob digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bob counters with a nice body shot.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Bob lands an overhand right.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Johnson slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Bob blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.

Johnson darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Wampage Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson prevents Bob from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Bob tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wampage Johnson had his way with Silent Bob in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bob misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Bob manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bob throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bob back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Bob responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Bob connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Bob avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bob thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Bob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Wampage Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Bob tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Bob can't break the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wampage Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Wampage 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.