PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Johnson (ranked 4610 p4p, 4869 weight class) and ChoLo The Grappler (ranked 528 p4p, 538 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
The Grappler

183 cm
24
181
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ChoLo The Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Grappler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Grappler gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch but The Grappler is avoiding it.

The Grappler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Grappler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Grappler won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
The Grappler working some strikes from top position.
The Grappler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is wriggling around but The Grappler manages to pass to half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Grappler scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Grappler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from The Grappler there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Grappler connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
The Grappler drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
The Grappler working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Grappler stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
The Grappler drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Grappler slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
The Grappler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The Grappler slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson tries to kick The Grappler off but The Grappler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Grappler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Grappler connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
The Grappler lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Grappler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Grappler slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but The Grappler is controlling him
Nice strikes from The Grappler there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Grappler winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Grappler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Grappler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Grappler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler working Johnson over with strikes.
The Grappler is controlling the pace.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but The Grappler is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from The Grappler.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but The Grappler is controlling him
The Grappler slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Grappler connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
The Grappler lands strikes from half guard.
The Grappler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Grappler slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The Grappler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from The Grappler there.
The Grappler lands with a punch from half guard.
The Grappler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson tries to kick The Grappler off but The Grappler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Grappler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Grappler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson pushes The Grappler off looking to stand but The Grappler dives back in and keeps control.
The Grappler winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ChoLo The Grappler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson tries to clinch up but The Grappler circles away and keeps his distance.
The Grappler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Grappler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson misses with a hook.
The Grappler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Grappler! But no joy.
The Grappler moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Grappler.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Grappler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ChoLo The Grappler.
The Grappler fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson darts in and clinches The Grappler up against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Grappler.
The Grappler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grappler working the head with strikes.
The Grappler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Grappler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Grappler working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is pushing The Grappler's head away, looking to escape. The Grappler manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The Grappler lands strikes to the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from The Grappler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
The Grappler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Johnson's head.
The Grappler lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The Grappler lands a shot to the body.
The Grappler is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Johnson up.
The Grappler lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The Grappler has Johnson flattened out and is raining down punches.

Johnson is rocked!
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!
The Grappler is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot gets through from The Grappler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The Grappler connects with a big shot to the side of Johnson's head.
The Grappler lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The Grappler lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from The Grappler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Johnson to escape the position.
Johnson is taking damage to the body and head.
The Grappler lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Johnson hold on?!
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Grappler on the ground.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
The Grappler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The Grappler trying to control momentarily.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler cracks Johnson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Johnson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The Grappler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Johnson's head.
The Grappler is punishing Johnson with strikes - can he finish him?!
The Grappler is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The Grappler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Johnson's head.
The Grappler lands shots from the back.
The Grappler lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by The Grappler.
Johnson covers up after that shot from The Grappler.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ChoLo The Grappler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Grappler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent The Grappler getting side control.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The Grappler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Grappler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Grappler working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Grappler passes to side control.
The Grappler lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Grappler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Grappler prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grappler lands a nice forearm strike.
The Grappler scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Grappler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Grappler scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but The Grappler drags him back down.
The Grappler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
ChoLo The Grappler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - The Grappler scoring with strikes.
The Grappler working the body and head with strikes.
The Grappler trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
The Grappler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
The Grappler is chipping away with strikes.
The Grappler is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Grappler working the ground and pound.
The Grappler landing a few strikes.
The Grappler working the ground and pound.
The Grappler is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - The Grappler scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on The Grappler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Grappler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Grappler lands a nice forearm strike.
The Grappler in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Grappler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Grappler working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Check out the look on The Grappler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Grappler advances to full mount.
BOOM! The Grappler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The Grappler trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
The Grappler looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. The Grappler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Grappler landing shots from mount.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Grappler landing shots from mount.
The Grappler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson is trying to stand.
The Grappler with a couple of short strikes.
The Grappler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Grappler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jason Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Grappler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?

And that's the end of the fight!
ChoLo The Grappler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Grappler 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ChoLo The Grappler!