PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rescue Toaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toaster
vs
Johnson

188 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rescue Toaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toaster tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Toaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Toaster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Toaster pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Toaster crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Toaster crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Toaster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toaster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toaster lands a knee to the body.
Toaster crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Toaster.
Toaster landing knees to the body.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Toaster to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toaster.
Toaster lands a nice knee to the body.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Toaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toaster lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Toaster.
Toaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Toaster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Toaster trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toaster is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rescue Toaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as Toaster throws knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Toaster.
Toaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Toaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Toaster trying to land knees to the body.
Toaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Toaster missing with knees to the body.
Toaster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toaster is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Toaster gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Toaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Toaster missing with knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Toaster gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Toaster breaks the clinch.
Toaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Toaster circles away.
Toaster misses with a head kick.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Toaster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toaster wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toaster is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Toaster manages to avoid easily.
Toaster tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toaster working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toaster is controlling an arm, preventing Johnson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Toaster is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rescue Toaster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson tries to clinch but Toaster is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Toaster which made him look bad.
Toaster misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Toaster throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Toaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toaster.

Toaster closes the distance and clinches.
Toaster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Toaster.
Toaster lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toaster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toaster crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Toaster is stalling here.

Toaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toaster. That one must have hurt.
Toaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?

Toaster takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Toaster.
Toaster landing knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toaster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Toaster throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toaster smiles and moves away.
Rescue Toaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Toaster actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to control. Toaster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Toaster defending well.
Toaster wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Toaster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toaster controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Toaster is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toaster keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toaster throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Toaster tries to clinch up.
Toaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toaster, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Toaster.
Rescue Toaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toaster throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toaster throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toaster thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Toaster thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rescue Toaster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toaster throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Toaster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Toaster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rescue Toaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.

Toaster clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Toaster.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toaster walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Toaster closes the distance and clinches.
Toaster lands a nice knee to the body.
Rescue Toaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Toaster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toaster lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Toaster on the inside.
Toaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Toaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Toaster missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toaster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toaster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toaster lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toaster lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Toaster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toaster lands a knee to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toaster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toaster throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Toaster circles away.
A head kick misses from Toaster.
Rescue Toaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toaster's waist but Toaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toaster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toaster's waist but Toaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.

Toaster drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Toaster landing knees to the body.
Toaster stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Toaster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson jumps guard but Toaster stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toaster landing knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but Toaster stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Toaster holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Toaster.
Toaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toaster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Toaster.

Toaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson trying to control but Toaster is having none of it.

Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Toaster turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Toaster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rescue Toaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Toaster advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toaster slows the pace down in half guard.
Wayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rescue Toaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toaster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rescue Toaster!