PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Johnston (ranked 1340 p4p, 2908 weight class) and Jim Longchain (ranked 165 p4p, 341 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Dacw 'Nghariad. Martin Johnston could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Longchain's chin.

Johnston
vs
Longchain

180 cm
32
224
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
38
255
16 - 20 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Fantasy Threads
Furnace Performance 🔥

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longchain wants to clinch.
Longchain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Longchain saw that one coming.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longchain manages to avoid it.
Longchain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Longchain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Longchain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Longchain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Longchain tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Longchain counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnston throws a left that rocks Longchain and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Johnston dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Longchain regain composure!

It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
Johnston wants to stand but Longchain is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longchain is looking for a sweep.
Johnston gets to mount! Longchain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Longchain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnston get's back to his feet.
Longchain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longchain.
Longchain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Longchain avoids it well.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Longchain counters with a big head kick but Johnston shrugs it off.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston throws a body punch but Longchain moves out of range.
Longchain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Longchain.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longchain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnston thinking.
Longchain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Longchain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnston stuffs the takedown.
Johnston swings for the body but Longchain moves out of range.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Longchain avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston misses with the combination.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Longchain counters with an inside leg kick.
Longchain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longchain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longchain counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Longchain connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Longchain counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Longchain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Longchain gets the takedown into side control.

Johnston throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Longchain counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Longchain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Longchain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnston scores with a one two! Longchain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Longchain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnston tries to bum rush Longchain with a series of wild strikes but Longchain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Johnston backs off Longchain throws a huge counter combo but Johnston manages to avoid it all.
Johnston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Longchain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Longchain postures up in Johnston's guard and throws a big left but Johnston blocks it.
Longchain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longchain is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnston has wrist control.
Longchain is working Johnston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longchain throws a strike but Johnston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Longchain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnston enables Longchain to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Johnston has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Longchain is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Longchain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longchain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longchain can do to turn this around?
Longchain shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl out of it but Longchain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnston works over Longchain's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longchain fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnston in the body.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Longchain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longchain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a shot to the body

and Longchain moves into the clinch.

Johnston breaks the clinch.
Longchain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnston is looking to wear down Longchain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longchain.
Longchain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnston misses with a hook to the body
and Longchain counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnston shrugs it off.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longchain moves away.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Longchain.
Longchain throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Martin Johnston has been cut.
Longchain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Longchain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Longchain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnston!
Longchain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longchain fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnston defending against the ground and pound.
Longchain sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Longchain throws an elbow but Johnston slips to the side and avoids it well.
Longchain sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Longchain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longchain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Longchain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Longchain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Longchain tries for a kimura but Johnston is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Longchain swings around for an armbar but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Longchain's guard.
Longchain has Johnston pulled in close to control his posture.
Longchain has a closed guard, preventing Johnston from standing up.
Martin Johnston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Longchain working for submissions but it's allowed Johnston to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Longchain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnston pulls his head out easily.
Longchain is pressing down on Johnston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnston postures up.
Longchain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnston is one step ahead there.
Longchain is trying to control the position but Johnston postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jim Longchain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Longchain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Johnston kicks off Longchain and gets to his feet.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Longchain avoids it well.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Johnston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Longchain. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longchain defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Longchain throws a leg kick which misses Johnston's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnston tries to avoid it.
Martin Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longchain slips a jab from Johnston.
A chopping leg kick lands by Longchain.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Longchain counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnston shrugs it off.
Johnston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Longchain counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Longchain!
Longchain connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Longchain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longchain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longchain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Longchain counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnston shrugs it off.
Longchain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnston misses the body punch
and Longchain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longchain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnston if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.

Longchain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Longchain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnston's head.
Ground and pound from Longchain.
Johnston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longchain.
Longchain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Longchain lands a nice short elbow.
Longchain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnston's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longchain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longchain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Longchain content to control rather than advance.
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. Longchain connects with a nice short shot to Johnston's temple.
Longchain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Longchain with the ground and pound from mount.
Longchain looking to ground and pound but Johnston is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnston is in a horrible position here. Longchain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Longchain throwing strikes but Johnston bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Longchain looking for a sweep. Not yet Longchain, not yet.
Longchain is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Johnston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Longchain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Longchain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnston postures up.

Longchain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnston defends well.

Longchain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnston uses it to pass to side control.

Johnston has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Longchain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Longchain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Longchain!
Jim Longchain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Martin Johnston had this to say: 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.