PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khamid Osman Durnagoz (ranked 3332 p4p, 361 weight class) and Todd Jonhson (ranked 5150 p4p, 453 weight class). Khamid Osman Durnagoz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Osman Durnagoz
vs
Jonhson

182 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khamid Osman Durnagoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Durnagoz. No joy for Jonhson on that attempt.
Jonhson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Durnagoz's waist but Durnagoz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonhson off to one side.

Durnagoz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Durnagoz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonhson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Durnagoz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonhson keeps working.
Jonhson can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonhson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Durnagoz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jonhson trying to hold on to Durnagoz's head to control him but Durnagoz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonhson wants to improve his position but Durnagoz is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jonhson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Durnagoz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Durnagoz's back!
Jonhson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson working for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jonhson controlling the positon.
Jonhson tries to keep control of the position but Durnagoz is staying busy.

Jonhson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Durnagoz is defending well though. Jonhson let's go of the attempt for now.

Jonhson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Durnagoz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson is persistently looking for the submission but Durnagoz is defending it well.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Jonhson tightening his grip on Durnagoz, looking for the choke.

That's four 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.
Jonhson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jonhson is looking to control Durnagoz but Durnagoz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durnagoz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jonhson tries to clinch up.
Jonhson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Durnagoz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonhson. Jonhson gets slowly back to his feet.
Durnagoz is looking for a counter combo.
Jonhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Durnagoz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonhson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Durnagoz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jonhson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jonhson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jonhson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd Jonhson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durnagoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonhson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.
Jonhson looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Durnagoz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jonhson is breathing heavily.
Jonhson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jonhson is trying to improve his position.
Jonhson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Durnagoz off and has taken his back!

Durnagoz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jonhson gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnagoz tries to escape but Jonhson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jonhson trying to control momentarily.

Jonhson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Durnagoz trying to control but not successfully.
Durnagoz tries to escape but Jonhson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jonhson tries to get the hooks in deep but Durnagoz pushed the leg off.
Jonhson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Durnagoz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Durnagoz staying busy and making it hard for Jonhson to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durnagoz just trying to survive but Jonhson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jonhson controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Jonhson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Durnagoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durnagoz wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonhson fails with the takedown.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Durnagoz. No joy for Jonhson on that attempt.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Jonhson.

Durnagoz clinches with his opponent.

Durnagoz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jonhson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jonhson wants to pass the guard but Durnagoz is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnagoz working a defensive guard but Jonhson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Durnagoz is not content to let Jonhson control the position.
Jonhson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jonhson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson landing strikes.
Durnagoz trying to control but Jonhson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Jonhson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Durnagoz wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Jonhson wants to control the pace but Durnagoz is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnagoz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonhson trying to control but Durnagoz is having none of it.

Jonhson working for a guillotine from mount but Durnagoz is in no mood to give up.
Jonhson blocks Durnagoz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson unloads with some shots from mount but Durnagoz bucks and avoids them well.

Jonhson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jonhson looking to control but Durnagoz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Durnagoz can't escape the position.
Jonhson looking to ground and pound but Durnagoz is blocking nicely.
Jonhson trying to control but Durnagoz is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson looking to ground and pound but Durnagoz is blocking nicely.
Jonhson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jonhson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jonhson wants to control the pace but Durnagoz is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Durnagoz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jonhson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonhson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Todd Jonhson!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Todd Jonhson!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Todd Jonhson!

Todd Jonhson wins by unanimous decision!