PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit. Donald Leads has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Leads

198 cm
22
291 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
240 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leads throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Leads.
Jab, jab by Leads - just one landing.
Leads tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leads misses with a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson catches Leads with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leads throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Leads as he connects with a hook.
Leads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson slips under a jab from Leads.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Leads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Leads counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Leads misses the target.
Leads misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads misses with a jab to the body

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leads's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leads preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leads is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Leads.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leads is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leads controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Leads is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leads throws a one two combo.

It looks like Kyle Johnson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leads throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Leads finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Leads.
Johnson defending well as Leads loads up on a big left hand.
Leads throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leads circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leads looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a body punch but Leads moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Leads.
Leads moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Leads misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Leads misses with a hook to the body

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leads avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leads trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leads can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leads avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leads controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Leads looking to control.
Leads is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leads controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Donald Leads hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Leads's head but Leads sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two 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.
Leads misses with a two punch combination.
Leads lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leads swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leads misses with a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Leads misses the target.
Donald Leads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leads throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Leads. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leads.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leads.
Leads lands with a shot to the body.
Leads throws a combination that misses
and Leads takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leads swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Leads wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leads is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leads misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson sizes up Leads with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leads tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leads thows a body shot but no joy.
Leads throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Leads misses the shot to the body.
Leads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donald Leads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leads throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Leads throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Leads.
Leads throws a big shot that misses.
Leads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Leads sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leads lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leads throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Leads counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Leads thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!

Johnson is rocked!
Leads cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leads lands a jab to the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leads looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads connects with a single shot there.
Leads uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leads misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Leads misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Leads drops Johnson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Johnson! Leads dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Donald Leads!