PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1767 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Champ Johnson (ranked 242 p4p, 250 weight class). Johnson has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bezerra
vs
Johnson

178 cm
26
164
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
157
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer
Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Voodoo Nutrition
Carnage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bezerra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bezerra throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezerra.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bezerra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bezerra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.

Bezerra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bezerra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bezerra won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.

Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bezerra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bezerra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Bezerra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bezerra is in Johnson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra stops Johnson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bezerra is controlling him.
Bezerra controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Bezerra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Bezerra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bezerra slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Bezerra wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bezerra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bezerra wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Bezerra lands with a punch from half guard.
Bezerra prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Bezerra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bezerra trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Bezerra 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.
Bezerra stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.

Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bezerra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bezerra.

Johnson kicks Bezerra off and gets back to his feet.
Bezerra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bezerra thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bezerra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Bezerra 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!

Bezerra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bezerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Bezerra steps away.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bezerra cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Bezerra fails with the takedown.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Bezerra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Bezerra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Bezerra ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Bezerra manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bezerra jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bezerra, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Johnson.
Bezerra attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bezerra to score with a decent uppercut.
Bezerra scores with a jab to the head.
Champ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Bezerra sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Bezerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bezerra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bezerra. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a low kick but Bezerra moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bezerra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bezerra's head back.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bezerra's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bezerra feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Bezerra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bezerra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

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.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bezerra throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Bezerra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erasmo Bezerra is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson catches Bezerra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bezerra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Bezerra counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Johnson pushes Bezerra off looking to stand but Bezerra dives back in and keeps control.

Johnson kicks Bezerra off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Bezerra looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Bezerra has his takedown stuffed
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

Bezerra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Bezerra away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bezerra misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson defending well as Bezerra loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Bezerra lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bezerra scores with a jab to the head.
Bezerra swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezerra. Bezerra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bezerra shoots in but no luck this time.
Bezerra missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson defending well as Bezerra loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bezerra moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Champ Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezerra. Bezerra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bezerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Bezerra's front leg but catches the back leg as Bezerra tries to avoid it.
Bezerra misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bezerra under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Bezerra ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Bezerra was well out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bezerra throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bezerra avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Bezerra is out of range.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Bezerra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bezerra throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Bezerra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Bezerra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Bezerra persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezerra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezerra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson lands a 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!
Bezerra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bezerra avoids a kick to the body.
Bezerra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Bezerra throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bezerra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Bezerra is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Bezerra is controlling the position.
Erasmo Bezerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bezerra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
enabling Bezerra to counter with a crisp jab.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Bezerra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra lands an overhand right.
Bezerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bezerra slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bezerra shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezerra.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bezerra throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Johnson!
Champ Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.