PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bresnar
vs
Johnson

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Bresnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bresnar dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Bresnar's head and hops out.
Bresnar moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bresnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bresnar shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bresnar wants to clinch.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bresnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Bresnar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bresnar's head backwards.
Bresnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bresnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bresnar should have avoided that one.
Bresnar throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Bresnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Bresnar didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bresnar avoids them all with ease.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bresnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Bresnar's body.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson tries to work over Bresnar's front leg with a kick but Bresnar checks it.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bresnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Tony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bresnar momentarily.
Bresnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bresnar tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bresnar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Bresnar shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bresnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bresnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lock Bresnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bresnar moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bresnar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Bresnar with an open hand slap.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.
Bresnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Bresnar's body. Bresnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bresnar moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Bresnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bresnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bresnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bresnar 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.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bresnar rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bresnar shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bresnar manages to avoid it.
Lock Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a combination. Bresnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws the left hand but Bresnar avoids the punch easily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bresnar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bresnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bresnar 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.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bresnar is just out of range.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bresnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bresnar on the side of the head.
Bresnar dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Bresnar's head and hops out.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a one two! Bresnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bresnar misses with a double jab
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bresnar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bresnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Bresnar does no damage.
Bresnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Bresnar shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bresnar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson stuns Bresnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bresnar has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Bresnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Bresnar tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bresnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bresnar 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 wants to stand but Bresnar is controlling the position.

Bresnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bresnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bresnar advances position into side control!

Bresnar tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bresnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Bresnar fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson takes a swing at Bresnar's ribcage but misses.
Bresnar moves out of range of the body kick.
Bresnar misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lock Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bresnar misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

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