PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tribal entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Alpha

183 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Alpha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Alpha. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Alpha misses with a kick to the body.
Alpha fails to land with a series of punches.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Alpha back into the cage.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson keeps control of Alpha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alpha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alpha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Alpha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alpha swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alpha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Alpha throws knees to the body.

Alpha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Alpha shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alpha takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alpha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aldo Alpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Alpha.
Alpha throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alpha tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Alpha.
Alpha throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alpha digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Alpha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alpha circles away.
Alpha takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alpha.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Alpha throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Alpha circles away and keeps his distance.
Alpha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alpha throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Alpha only half commits.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alpha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alpha misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aldo Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
A cross from Alpha lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A shot to the body from Alpha misses

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson has picked Alpha up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alpha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alpha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Alpha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alpha's head.
Alpha is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alpha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alpha taking shots to the head.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alpha is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to control but Alpha wriggling away.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson landing punches.
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 throwing strikes here but Alpha is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Alpha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson tries to control but Alpha wriggling away.
Alpha is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson cracks Alpha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control but Alpha is having none of it.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alpha misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Alpha

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson throwing shots but Alpha is blocking nicely.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alpha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Alpha is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Alpha is blocking nicely.
Johnson looking to finish Alpha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alpha!
Alpha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Leo Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to control here but Alpha has managed to regain half guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Alpha bucks and avoids them well.
Aldo Alpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alpha taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson punching from mount but Alpha doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alpha's face.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson looking to control but Alpha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scoring with strikes but Alpha is staying in there.
Johnson cracks Alpha with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Johnson!