PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Johnson (ranked 3159 p4p, 2953 weight class) and Ace Giannis Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio has chosen This is the Moment as his entrance music. Jeff Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Ignacio

183 cm
30
190
13 - 10 - 1

178 cm
27
200
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out 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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Giannis Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Ignacio throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Ignacio's body.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignacio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Ignacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ignacio misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignacio.
Ignacio slips a straight right by Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Ignacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ignacio tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Ignacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Ignacio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignacio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ace Giannis Ignacio has been cut.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ignacio moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ignacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Ignacio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ignacio coming out on top.
Ignacio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignacio counters with a straight right hand.
Ignacio scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot
enabling Ignacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignacio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ignacio moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignacio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ignacio throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Ignacio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Ignacio misses with a wild combination.
Ignacio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a head kick but Ignacio moves out of range.
Ignacio throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignacio slips a jab from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Ignacio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Ignacio.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ignacio slips the punch.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Ignacio's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignacio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Giannis Ignacio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Ignacio backs away looking to recover.

Ignacio is rocked!
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignacio can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a monster overhand right that drops Ignacio! Johnson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Johnson!
After winning the bout, Jeff Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ace Giannis Ignacio was interviewed post fight and said 'Still im the peoples Champ.'.