PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 618 p4p, 699 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 91 p4p, 105 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Brown

188 cm
33
196
25 - 12 - 1

183 cm
35
189
20 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson cracks Brown with a good jab.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a big counter head kick but Johnson avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Johnson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Brown slips a straight right by Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.

It looks like Manny Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown slips under a jab from Johnson.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Brown looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson misses with a right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Brown misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Brown is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Brown.
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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Johnson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Brown thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Brown down.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Brown 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 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Donk. Johnson catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
Brown slips a jab from Johnson.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
A relieved looking Manny Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.