PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Adonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Johnson
vs
Adonin

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Adonin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonin tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson digs a good hook to Adonin's body.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adonin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson sizes up Adonin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Adonin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Donk. Johnson catches Adonin right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adonin is defended easily by Johnson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Miles Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Adonin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adonin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Adonin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adonin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adonin.
Adonin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adonin takes one to the chin there.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adonin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adonin slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adonin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Miles Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Adonin.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson jabs Adonin right on the nose. Adonin blinks but takes it well.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Adonin with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Adonin shakes it off.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adonin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Adonin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adonin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adonin slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Adonin shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Adonin 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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Adonin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adonin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adonin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adonin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonin shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adonin looks gassed!
Adonin tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Adonin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adonin dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Adonin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Adonin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adonin shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adonin.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adonin on the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson punishes Adonin's body with a nice straight punch.
Adonin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Adonin's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adonin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson digs a good hook to Adonin's body.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Adonin's body.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adonin's head backwards.
Adonin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Adonin shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miles Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adonin.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adonin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a combination. Adonin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adonin doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Adonin's ribs.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adonin.
Adonin is breathing heavily.
Adonin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Adonin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Adonin.
Adonin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Adonin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Adonin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson feints a jab promting Adonin to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adonin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Miles Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adonin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination. Adonin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Adonin walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination. Adonin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adonin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Adonin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Miles Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Adonin.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Adonin backpedaling.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Adonin drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adonin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Adonin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Adonin shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonin looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Adonin trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adonin won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Adonin from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pavel Adonin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Adonin counters with a leg kick.
Adonin shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Adonin 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Adonin scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adonin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Adonin shoots in.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Adonin avoids it well.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Adonin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Adonin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Adonin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adonin.
Miles Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Adonin.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miles Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a hook. Adonin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adonin in his tracks.
Adonin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Adonin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Adonin moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adonin in his tracks.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a right hand that Adonin ducks under and follows up with a left that Adonin also avoids with ease.

Adonin gets a clinch.
Adonin tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Adonin drops back down to his feet.
Adonin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Adonin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adonin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free but Adonin has control.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Adonin keeps him there for the moment.

Adonin decides to pull guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adonin controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.

Adonin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonin working a defensive guard here.

Adonin wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Adonin should have avoided that one.
Adonin tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Adonin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Adonin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adonin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonin stops Johnson from standing up.

Adonin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Adonin shoots in but no luck this time.
Adonin shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Adonin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adonin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adonin slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Adonin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

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