PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
mode

187 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, khronik mode!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch but mode is avoiding it.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up.

Johnson has mode up against the cage in a clinch.
mode is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
mode misses with a punch to the body.
mode blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
mode tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mode looks gassed!
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like khronik mode has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mode tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of khronik mode.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. mode won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mode takes a knee to the side of the body.
mode takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into mode's ribcage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but mode moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, mode has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mode has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mode fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mode drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to mode's face.
mode is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
mode avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but mode blocks with his arms.
mode tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from mode.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson trying to stall but mode improves his position.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. mode is defending well for now.
mode wants a takedown.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
mode takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mode misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Johnson.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mode. That did some damage!
mode takes one to the side of the head.
Mike Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mode tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as mode shoots in.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mode takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but mode avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but mode blocks it.
mode avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
mode managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
mode has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into mode's ribcage.
mode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with mode, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson keeps control of mode as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
mode trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mode is trying to break free.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on khronik mode's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
mode tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. mode is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mode trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into mode's ribcage.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
mode is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
mode throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to mode's face.
Johnson is looking to control mode's arms but mode gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from mode fails to land.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent mode's takedown attempt.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
mode working hard to break the clinch.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
mode takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
mode closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
mode takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
mode stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but mode swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mode needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but mode blocks it.
mode has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mike Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of khronik mode.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. mode has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
mode chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson is looking to slow mode down with leg kicks.

Johnson has mode up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mode can do to turn this around?
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson just leaning against mode, taking a breather.
Mike Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
mode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mode jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. mode gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mode takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
mode fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck mode on the side of the head.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.

Johnson rushes mode and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but mode avoids the damage to the body.
mode is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing mode up against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but mode won't allow it.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mode throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson tries to circle away but mode has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and mode avoids it.
mode managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
mode wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but mode avoids the damage to the body.
mode wants a takedown but no success here.
mode is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
mode is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns mode into the cage.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and mode avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on khronik mode's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
mode shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but mode keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
mode shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with mode, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. mode lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to mode's face.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mode looking for a takedown.
Mike Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of khronik mode.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mode avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mode drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
mode has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. mode lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. mode has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. mode lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into mode's ribcage.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. mode is defending well for now.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
mode misses with some punches.
mode has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mode avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
mode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mode misses with a hook to the ribs.
mode wants a takedown.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
mode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mike Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mode wants a takedown.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but mode avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and mode avoids it.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
mode wants a takedown.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
mode can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but mode avoids the damage to the body.
mode is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
mode pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but mode blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. mode won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mode looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but mode blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
mode lands an uppercut.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mode wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four 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 scores with a head kick.
mode takes a kick to the side of the head.
khronik mode is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
mode takes a jab right on the kisser.
mode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks mode with an uppercut!
Johnson is looking to clinch but mode is avoiding it.
mode closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
mode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
khronik mode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson working mode over with knees to the body.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mode in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. mode won't want to take too many of those.
mode misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Mike Johnson!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mike Johnson!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mike Johnson!

Mike Johnson wins by unanimous decision!