PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Johnson (ranked 3743 p4p, 389 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 2977 p4p, 326 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Bouya has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Bouya

181 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Bouya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bouya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Bouya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bouya.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouya.
Johnson tries to bum rush Bouya with a series of wild strikes but Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
Bouya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Johnson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Bouya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bouya tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Bouya works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bouya.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bouya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A head kick by Bouya misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouya counters with a leg kick.
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.

Johnson is rocked!
Bouya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bouya! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bouya is looking to land body kicks.
Bouya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bouya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bouya dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Bouya throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bouya dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Bouya tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bouya flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Bouya. Those never looked like landing.
Bouya slips a straight right by Johnson.
As Johnson backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bouya moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Bouya.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Bouya counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bouya throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouya counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Bouya to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bouya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Bouya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a right hand that Bouya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouya also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Bouya is avoiding it.
Bouya lands a jab-cross combination.
Bouya is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bouya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Bouya is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Bouya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bouya's head backwards.

Bouya is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harumichi Bouya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab by Johnson.
Bouya is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Bouya throws a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bouya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bouya throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bouya moved out of range nicely.
Bouya tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Bouya seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya slips a jab from Johnson.
Bouya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A combination from Bouya does no damage.
We've been informed that Bouya has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Johnson drops Bouya with a left right combo! Johnson follows him down to the ground into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Bouya is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bouya's back.
Bouya covering up well and avoiding damage.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson has the hooks in. Bouya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control but Bouya is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Bouya to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouya looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson looking to control but Bouya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouya tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bouya is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Bouya bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bouya tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bouya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bouya trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bouya slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bouya defending well.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Bouya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Bouya is looking for the big counter here.

Johnson pushes Bouya up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bouya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bouya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bouya slips the punch.
Bouya throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Bouya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bouya slips a straight right by Johnson.
Bouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Bouya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bouya tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bouya avoids it.
Bouya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bouya counters with a one-two to the body.
Bouya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a hook but Bouya avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bouya wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bouya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bouya misses with the combination.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bouya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bouya throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson defending well as Bouya loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Bouya tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouya swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Bouya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands with a right that hurts Bouya. Bouya looks to clinch but Johnson throws a short knee that drops Bouya. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Roy Johnson!
Roy Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.