PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalton McConnell (ranked 566 p4p, 75 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 2013 p4p, 238 weight class). McConnell comes to the cage accompanied by The Reason. Johnson has chosen Relentless - Slayer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McConnell
vs
Johnson

180 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalton McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and McConnell moves out of range easily.
McConnell throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson cracks McConnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McConnell misses with a wild body shot.
McConnell takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
McConnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McConnell's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from McConnell.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Johnson tenderised McConnell's leg. McConnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McConnell.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McConnell.
McConnell lands the left hand.
McConnell looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and McConnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McConnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
McConnell works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
McConnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McConnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McConnell taking a breather.
Johnson working aggressively here.
McConnell misses with a punch to the body.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

McConnell has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
McConnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
McConnell is working Johnson over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries a body shot but McConnell blocks it.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
A shot in the inside from McConnell.
McConnell is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
We've been told by McConnell's head coaches at Smitty's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McConnell scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like CJ Johnson has been cut.
McConnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McConnell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McConnell at a distance.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McConnell on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson throws a right hand that McConnell ducks under and follows up with a left that McConnell also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a head kick that McConnell semi-blocks.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McConnell manages to avoid it.
Johnson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. McConnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
McConnell slips under a jab.
McConnell tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McConnell throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and McConnell moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McConnell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McConnell lands a left hand.
McConnell is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lunges at McConnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McConnell's hand.

Johnson darts in and clinches McConnell up against the cage.
McConnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McConnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
A short right from McConnell on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
Dalton McConnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McConnell.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
McConnell is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McConnell backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
McConnell leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
McConnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McConnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McConnell lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McConnell.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a jab to McConnell's midsection.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson is looking to slow McConnell down with leg kicks.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson looks to land a combination but McConnell avoids it well.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McConnell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McConnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
McConnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McConnell has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McConnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McConnell tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
McConnell connects with a crisp jab.
CJ Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
Johnson digs a good hook to McConnell's body.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and McConnell counters by moving into the clinch.
McConnell gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Johnson is rocked!
McConnell lands an uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can McConnell finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has McConnell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McConnell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but McConnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dalton McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Johnson.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson moves out of range as McConnell strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! McConnell lands a beautiful left hook that drops Johnson. Johnson tries to recover but McConnell is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Johnson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton McConnell!
As Dalton McConnell got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm going to clean out this roster, have no doubt!'.