PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 16171 p4p, 162 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 2459 p4p, 66 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Johnson
vs
Gracie

200 cm
36
185 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

175 cm
35
149 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Condemned

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Johnson feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Johnson slips a straight right by Gracie.
As Gracie backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a right hand.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Johnson is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson lands a jab.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson slips a jab from Gracie.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
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 Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Johnson is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie working aggressively here.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gracie manages to circle out of the way.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.

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

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Fleece Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Gracie with a hook.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gracie avoided it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renato Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
A very excited looking Renato Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.