PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabaton - Uprising. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dobrzynski
vs
Johnson

183 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

176 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Dobrzynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dobrzynski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrzynski.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Dobrzynski moves out of range easily.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dobrzynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dobrzynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Dobrzynski misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!

It looks like Maciej Dobrzynski has been cut.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dobrzynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Dobrzynski's torso.
Dobrzynski is breathing heavily.

Johnson pushes Dobrzynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Dobrzynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.

Dobrzynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dobrzynski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson wants to control the position but Dobrzynski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dobrzynski working Johnson over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dobrzynski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dobrzynski lands strikes from half guard.
Dobrzynski 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dobrzynski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Dobrzynski prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Dobrzynski in his half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Dobrzynski's head to control him but Dobrzynski postures up.
Dobrzynski prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson wants to control but Dobrzynski is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dobrzynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dobrzynski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Dobrzynski is proving a slippery customer.
Dobrzynski is stalling in the full guard.
Dobrzynski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dobrzynski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.

Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dobrzynski uses it to pass to side control.
Dobrzynski trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Dobrzynski cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dobrzynski off and has taken his back!
Dobrzynski turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dobrzynski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dobrzynski has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Dobrzynski manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maciej Dobrzynski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dobrzynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dobrzynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Dobrzynski persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dobrzynski moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dobrzynski checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Dobrzynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dobrzynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries to work over Dobrzynski's front leg with a kick but Dobrzynski checks it.

Dobrzynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maciej Dobrzynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dobrzynski pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dobrzynski's sensitive parts.
Dobrzynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dobrzynski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Dobrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobrzynski has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Dobrzynski back into the cage.
Dobrzynski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dobrzynski walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Josh Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobrzynski moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Dobrzynski's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dobrzynski.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson feints and then cracks Dobrzynski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dobrzynski down.
Josh Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a low kick but Dobrzynski moves out of range easily.
Dobrzynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dobrzynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dobrzynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dobrzynski blocks a head kick by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Dobrzynski avoids it well.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dobrzynski feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Dobrzynski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dobrzynski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dobrzynski escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dobrzynski is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobrzynski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson pushes Dobrzynski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dobrzynski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.

Dobrzynski wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maciej Dobrzynski'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. This is the final round!

Dobrzynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dobrzynski counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Dobrzynski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dobrzynski defends it easily.
Dobrzynski cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dobrzynski landing some decent shots from guard.
Dobrzynski cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Dobrzynski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Dobrzynski lands a couple of elbows.

Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dobrzynski stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dobrzynski!

Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobrzynski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dobrzynski is in Johnson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobrzynski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dobrzynski is aware though and is defending well.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dobrzynski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Dobrzynski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Dobrzynski keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson pushes Dobrzynski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dobrzynski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Dobrzynski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson wants to control but Dobrzynski postures up.
Dobrzynski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson tries to bench press Dobrzynski off him but Dobrzynski keeps the position.
Dobrzynski taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski working the head and body with strikes.

Dobrzynski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dobrzynski is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is trying to buck Dobrzynski off.
Dobrzynski scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Dobrzynski showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Josh Johnson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Josh Johnson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Josh Johnson!

Josh Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.