PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joules Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WhaleOil BeefHooked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
BeefHooked

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joules Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, WhaleOil BeefHooked!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BeefHooked slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

BeefHooked shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

BeefHooked drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and BeefHooked jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
BeefHooked scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
BeefHooked sitting in guard here, content to control.
BeefHooked stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BeefHooked is controlling him.
BeefHooked with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BeefHooked throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
BeefHooked postures up.
BeefHooked has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BeefHooked wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BeefHooked manages to avoid it.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. BeefHooked defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BeefHooked loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BeefHooked postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
BeefHooked wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BeefHooked is keeping the position for now.
BeefHooked is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BeefHooked's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

BeefHooked looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but BeefHooked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BeefHooked manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BeefHooked punishing his opponent with strikes.
BeefHooked controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BeefHooked working Johnson over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to hold on but BeefHooked postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding BeefHooked's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson really wants to buck BeefHooked off and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BeefHooked controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BeefHooked tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
BeefHooked doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by BeefHooked.

BeefHooked closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but BeefHooked is one step ahead there.
BeefHooked trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BeefHooked trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
BeefHooked is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BeefHooked throwing strikes but missing.
BeefHooked lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson pulls BeefHooked in close to prevent any damage.
BeefHooked is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
BeefHooked with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing BeefHooked from controlling successfully.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

BeefHooked throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and BeefHooked finishes the takedown easily into guard.
BeefHooked trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but BeefHooked slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson managing to control the position.
BeefHooked is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BeefHooked throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

BeefHooked has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Johnson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, BeefHooked has tightened it up now! Johnson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). WhaleOil BeefHooked!
An out of breath WhaleOil BeefHooked thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.