PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes comes to the cage accompanied by Draculino. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magalhaes
vs
Johnson

184 cm
26
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinicius Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Magalhaes with a series of wild strikes but Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Magalhaes tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magalhaes shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magalhaes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Magalhaes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Magalhaes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magalhaes backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Magalhaes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magalhaes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magalhaes back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Magalhaes shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Magalhaes dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Magalhaes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Magalhaes shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magalhaes thinking.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Magalhaes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magalhaes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with the combination.

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.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Magalhaes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalhaes with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Magalhaes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Magalhaes's body.
Magalhaes with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magalhaes misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Magalhaes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magalhaes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Vinicius Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magalhaes shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Tank Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magalhaes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magalhaes circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tank Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magalhaes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magalhaes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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.
Johnson scores with a one two! Magalhaes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Magalhaes misses with a hook.

Magalhaes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Magalhaes trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Magalhaes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Magalhaes with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Vinicius Magalhaes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magalhaes 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Magalhaes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magalhaes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magalhaes to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Magalhaes wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Magalhaes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magalhaes throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magalhaes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes looking to pass the guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magalhaes trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Magalhaes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magalhaes is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Magalhaes 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.
Magalhaes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magalhaes.

Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magalhaes passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magalhaes is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vinicius Magalhaes.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Tank Johnson!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tank Johnson!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tank Johnson!

Tank Johnson wins by unanimous decision!