PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 65 p4p, 484 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johnson
vs
Face

196 cm
33
280
27 - 14 - 0

210 cm
25
275
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Face avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Face needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
Face slips a jab from Johnson.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Face throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands a head kick. Face smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson thows a body kick. Face tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Face throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Face takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Face drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Face throws a counter combo.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Face avoids the body shot from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook.

That has opened up Puncher Face's cut even more.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

LaTroy Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Face slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Johnson lands but Face takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Face unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Face might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Face checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Face saw that one coming.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Face's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Face counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face avoids the head kick by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Face releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Face has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a left to the body.
LaTroy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Face unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Face walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.

The cut above Puncher Face's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that LaTroy Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Face off balance momentarily.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Face releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson wants to slow Face down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Face releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Face is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Johnson misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Face appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Face throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses the jab.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Face slips under a jab from Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Face shrugs it off though.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Face's ribs.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Face moves away and avoids it.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Face at a distance.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Face is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Face is out of range.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

LaTroy Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Face's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face staying out of range there.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Face is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Face uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Puncher Face dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Face has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Face moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Face's shoulder, as Face tries to avoid the shot.
Face doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Face's leg but Face calmly moves out of range.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puncher Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Face will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Johnson.
LaTroy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a push kick but Face slaps the foot to one side.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Face takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a jab when Face was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face staying out of range there.
Johnson throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.

And that's the end of the fight!
LaTroy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, LaTroy Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.