PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skantze Jr
vs
Johnson

176 cm
24
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
Skantze Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson .
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skantze Jr tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Skantze Jr stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson 's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Skantze Jr takes one on the button.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skantze Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Skantze Jr backing up. Skantze Jr nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
Johnson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skantze Jr under the eye.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Skantze Jr drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skantze Jr's head backwards.
Donk. Johnson catches Skantze Jr right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Skantze Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skantze Jr momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Johnson .
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Skantze Jr eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Skantze Jr.
Johnson works Skantze Jr's body with a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson digs a good body shot into Skantze Jr's ribs.
Skantze Jr scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Skantze Jr should have avoided that one.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Skantze Jr throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a right hand that Skantze Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Skantze Jr also avoids with ease.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild combination.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson , as that shot connected.
No joy there for Johnson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Skantze Jr avoids nicely.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Skantze Jr avoids nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson cracks Skantze Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Skantze Jr tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Skantze Jr with an uppercut!
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Johnson .
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skantze Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a hook but Skantze Jr blocks it.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Skantze Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skantze Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Skantze Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Skantze Jr stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson 's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a combination. Skantze Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson !
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Johnson .
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Skantze Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Skantze Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skantze Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skantze Jr.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Skantze Jr seems unphased.
John Skantze Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson .
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Johnson .
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skantze Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skantze Jr manages to avoid it.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skantze Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Skantze Jr misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Skantze Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Johnson .
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

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