PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 4534 p4p, 441 weight class) and Roy Johnson (ranked 5241 p4p, 467 weight class). Bouya comes into the arena with Watashi Wa Nigga-San blaring out of the sound system. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bouya
vs
Johnson

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson drops Bouya with a left and a right! Oh, Bouya is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!

Bouya is rocked!

It looks like Harumichi Bouya has been cut.
Johnson trying to control the action but Bouya is working from the bottom.
Oh Bouya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bouya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bouya tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya looking for a sweep but Johnson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bouya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Bouya blocking the ground and pound.
Bouya tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bouya can't escape the position.
Bouya is trying to stand up.
Bouya seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bouya is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bouya is trying to stand.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bouya is trying desperately to improve position.
Bouya is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bouya can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson prevents Bouya from getting the reversal.
Bouya tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson scoring with strikes but Bouya is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Bouya is trying desperately to improve position.
Bouya is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harumichi Bouya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bouya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Bouya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bouya finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Harumichi Bouya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.
Bouya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bouya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bouya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Bouya misses.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson swings for the body but Bouya moves out of range.

Johnson throws a left that rocks Bouya and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Johnson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bouya regain composure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bouya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Bouya has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bouya decides to stand up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Johnson jabs Bouya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bouya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Bouya.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Bouya circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bouya circles away.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Bouya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bouya at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bouya throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouya misses with a few strikes there.
Roy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bouya throws a one two combo.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouya.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bouya rather than just go for the knockout.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Bouya misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Bouya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bouya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouya is looking to score with low kicks.
Bouya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bouya misses with a body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Bouya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Bouya avoids nicely.
Bouya misses with a jab, cross combination.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Bouya against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harumichi Bouya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harumichi Bouya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bouya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Bouya avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Bouya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Bouya.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Bouya against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bouya breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bouya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bouya thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouya blocks the elbow strike.
Bouya blocks an uppercut.
Bouya blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Bouya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Bouya avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bouya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bouya at a distance.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouya.
Johnson swings for the body but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bouya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bouya misses with a few strikes there.
Bouya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bouya connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishes Bouya's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouya misses with a double jab.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bouya at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bouya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouya misses with a few strikes there.
Bouya misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Bouya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Bouya misses the target.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Bouya lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouya misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouya misses with the combination.
Bouya throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bouya.

Nice combo by Johnson! Oh, that's hurt him - Bouya falls to the canvas and Johnson follows him into side control.
Bouya struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Johnson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Roy Johnson thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).