PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Joel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Joel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Joel

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

PhoQus Sports Enhancement

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Joel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Joel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a body punch but Joel moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joel to the mat! Joel manages to get full guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joel is keeping the position for now.
Joel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson stands up and waves to Joel to follow him.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Joel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson cracks Joel with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joel is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joel circles away quickly and effectively.
Joel shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson tries to bum rush Joel with a series of wild strikes but Joel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Joel is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joel?
Johnson looking to finish Joel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joel!
Joel tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Joel is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson looking to finish Joel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joel!
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joel's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.

Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Joel defends it well.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Joel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Joel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson looking to control but Joel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joel throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joel shoots and misses

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joel is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joel tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson tries to control but Joel wriggling away.
Joel is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Joel is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joel?
Johnson tries to control but Joel wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Joel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joel is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joel's face.
Joel tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Joel is squirming around nicely.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson cracks Joel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Joel is squirming around nicely.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Joel is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson trying to control but Joel is having none of it.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joel pinned against the cage. Joel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Joel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.

Joel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joel trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joel.
Joel can't get the takedown.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joel can do to turn this around?

Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joel down.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joel to see if he's OK.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Joel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joel taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joel tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joel keeps working.
Joel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Joel is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joel avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Joel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Joel pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson stalls.
Joel taking a breather.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joel.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Joel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson cracks Joel with a nice body shot.
Joel tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Joel stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joel keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joel wants a takedown.
Johnson pushes Joel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Joel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Joel wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joel won't be happy with that.
Joel is looking for a sweep.

Johnson decides to stand back up.
David Joel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!