PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 3156 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Ron Johnson (ranked 297 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jitsu
vs
Johnson

170 cm
26
150
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
155
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Jitsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jitsu scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
Johnson misses the jab.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Jitsu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jitsu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jitsu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jitsu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jitsu checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jitsu throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Jitsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Jitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitsu slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a right hand that Jitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitsu also avoids with ease.
Johnson cracks Jitsu with an open hand slap.
Jitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Jitsu misses the target.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Jitsu is out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitsu throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jitsu.
Jitsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jitsu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson swings for the body but Jitsu moves out of range.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Jitsu's ribcage but misses.
Jitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Jitsu saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jitsu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a body punch but Jitsu moves out of range.
Jitsu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jitsu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Jitsu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jitsu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitsu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that round.
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.

Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Jitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Jitsu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jitsu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitsu moves away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jitsu's head backwards.
Jitsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there

and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Jitsu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson wants to slow Jitsu down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Johnson misses

and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.

Johnson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Jitsu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu controlling from the top position.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.

Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jitsu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson pushes Jitsu off looking to stand but Jitsu dives back in and keeps control.

Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Johnson tries to kick Jitsu off but Jitsu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jitsu to get the leverage.
Jitsu prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jitsu keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jitsu is looking to take this one to the mat.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jitsu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson catches Jitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jitsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ron Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Jitsu with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jitsu.
Jitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Jitsu tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Jitsu moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jitsu misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.
It looked like Jitsu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Jitsu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jitsu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Jitsu moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Jitsu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jitsu should have avoided that one.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Jitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitsu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
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!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.

Jitsu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Jitsu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Jitsu wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot.

Jitsu gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jitsu stops Johnson from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.