PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paoio Paoad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ramblin' Gamblin' Man . Tom Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Paoad

150 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paoio Paoad!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paoad throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Paoad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paoad slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson tries to bum rush Paoad with a series of wild strikes but Paoad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paoad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that Paoad ducks under and follows up with a left that Paoad also avoids with ease.
Paoio Paoad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paoad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paoad shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tom Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paoad shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paoio Paoad.

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.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Paoad avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Paoad backs away looking to recover.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paoad looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Paoad looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Paoad avoids nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paoad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Paoad with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Paoad backing up. Paoad nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Paoad is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Paoad's front leg but catches the back leg as Paoad tries to avoid it.
Paoad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paoio Paoad.
Paoad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paoad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Paoad avoids it well.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paoad.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Paoio Paoad has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paoad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Paoad misses.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paoad's sensitive parts.
Paoad dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Paoad looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paoio Paoad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnson throws a one two combo.

Paoad is rocked!

Paoad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Paoad sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paoad in particular looking to stall.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Paoad is controlling him well.
Paoad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Paoad postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Paoad prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Paoad seems content to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paoio Paoad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Paoad on that attempt.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paoad. That did some damage!
Paoad looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Tom Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalks Paoad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paoad's face. Paoad staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tom Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paoad slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that Paoad ducks under and follows up with a left that Paoad also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Paoad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Tom Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paoad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paoio Paoad.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paoad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paoad misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Paoad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Paoad persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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