PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clitory Cantonnais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clitory Cantonnais has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Cantonnais

187 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clitory Cantonnais!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is tying to control. Cantonnais wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Cantonnais tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Cantonnais is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cantonnais tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cantonnais is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!

Johnson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cantonnais is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cantonnais and Johnson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantonnais can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson prevents Cantonnais from escaping the position.
Johnson takes a little break here. Cantonnais wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cantonnais tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson takes a little break here. Cantonnais wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cantonnais is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Cantonnais is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is keen to just control but Cantonnais is a slippery customer.
Cantonnais wants to get back to full guard.
Cantonnais trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Cantonnais wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Cantonnais is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantonnais.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cantonnais.
Cantonnais lands an overhand right.
Cantonnais looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Cantonnais swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cantonnais misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantonnais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantonnais throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Cantonnais is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

Cantonnais gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cantonnais can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson prevents Cantonnais from improving his position.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cantonnais pinned against the cage. Cantonnais gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cantonnais scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cantonnais throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cantonnais sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Cantonnais.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cantonnais trying to control here.
Cantonnais is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Johnson stands up out of the half guard.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Cantonnais tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Cantonnais is looking to escape.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Cantonnais is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cantonnais wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson wants to control but Cantonnais is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cantonnais defends it well.
Cantonnais is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Cantonnais manages to get to full guard.
Johnson prevents Cantonnais from getting back to his feet.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Cantonnais is keeping the position.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Cantonnais gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is trying to keep Cantonnais in close.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cantonnais moves out of range of the body kick.
Cantonnais throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Cantonnais scores with a nice strike.
Cantonnais doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantonnais.
Cantonnais misses with the combination.
Cantonnais throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cantonnais scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clitory Cantonnais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantonnais shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Cantonnais misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Cantonnais is keeping him busy.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cantonnais blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Cantonnais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Cantonnais tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sean Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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 looking to control but Cantonnais is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A right-left combo lands from Cantonnais.
Cantonnais misses with a double jab.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Cantonnais.
Cantonnais stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Cantonnais's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cantonnais duly obliges.

Johnson is rocked!
Cantonnais misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson is pressing down on Cantonnais's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cantonnais is holding on for now.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cantonnais for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson is keen to just control but Cantonnais is a slippery customer.
Cantonnais tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantonnais is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson trying to control the action but Cantonnais is working from the bottom.
Clitory Cantonnais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Cantonnais defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantonnais swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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