PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russell's choice of entrance music: Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne. Kent Russell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Russell

200 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
282 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russell counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a low kick but Russell avoids it.
Russell feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Russell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.

Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Russell.

Russell breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Russell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Russell tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Russell tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Russell swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Russell throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Russell.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Russell.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Russell misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Russell.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.

Russell rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Russell is trying to stall.
Russell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Russell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.

Russell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.

Russell moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Russell wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Russell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Russell rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Russell is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Russell into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to slow down the pace here.

Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Kent Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell swinging wildly here.
Russell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Russell counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Russell clinches up against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.

Russell clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russell.
Johnson is trying to push Russell away but Russell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.

Russell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell blocks a low kick nicely.
Russell blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Russell blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson jabs at Russell's body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Russell misses with a body shot.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Russell.

Jack Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russell swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.
Russell connects with a body shot.
Kent Russell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson punishes Russell's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Russell jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Russell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kent Russell made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.