PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 23207 p4p, 113 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 6751 p4p, 90 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Pereira
vs
Johnson

168 cm
27
136 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Experienced

Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Pereira misses.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Pereira checks a low kick from Johnson .
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Johnson .

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Pereira misses the jab.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson .

Pereira gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson . Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

Johnson forces Pereira back against the ropes and clinches.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into the clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira checks a low kick from Johnson .
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the ropes.

Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.

Johnson gets a clinch.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson .
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Pereira misses with a leg kick

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira looks to throw an elbow but misses.

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

Johnson darts in and clinches Pereira up against the ropes.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Pereira misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pereira, as that shot connected.
Higor Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Johnson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Pereira.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Johnson 's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Johnson slips a jab from Pereira.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Pereira steps away.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the ropes.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Pereira against the ropes.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Johnson has Pereira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira walks into a straight right hand from Johnson .
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson 's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Johnson has Pereira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson .
Johnson 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Johnson .
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Pereira.
Johnson blocking some punches.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitrious Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pereira avoids it this time.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Johnson forces Pereira back against the ropes and clinches.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson has Pereira pushed against the ropes.
Johnson presses Pereira against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Pereira moved away.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pereira.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Pereira throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson jabs at Pereira's body.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pereira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.

Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
Higor Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitrious Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

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