PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BitterSweet LuLu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Shackler's Revenge - Guns N Roses. BitterSweet LuLu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johnston
vs
LuLu

169 cm
24
132 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BitterSweet LuLu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnston is pushing LuLu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
LuLu lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LuLu is defending well for now.
LuLu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LuLu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Johnston breaks the clinch.
LuLu tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a solid body kick.

LuLu pushes Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
LuLu avoids the head kick by Johnston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LuLu moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a body kick that stops LuLu in his tracks momentarily.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston looks to land a combination but LuLu avoids it well.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a good low kick that LuLu was not able to check.
LuLu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LuLu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnston thuds his shin into the meat of LuLu's side.
LuLu tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnston counters by clinching up.
LuLu prevents a body shot from Johnston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LuLu lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnston lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston just leaning against LuLu, taking a breather.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but LuLu is controlling him.
LuLu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnston misses with a knee to the head.
Johnston avoiding damage as LuLu throws knees to the body.
LuLu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like JJ Johnston has been cut.

Johnston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Johnston misses

and LuLu counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston has LuLu pressed against the cage.
LuLu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LuLu avoids it.
LuLu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnston.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
LuLu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnston.
LuLu lands a knee to the head.
LuLu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LuLu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston avoiding damage as LuLu throws knees to the body.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but LuLu keeps him there for the moment.
LuLu lands an elbow inside that Johnston shrugs off.
LuLu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
LuLu trying to land knees to the body.
Johnston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LuLu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
LuLu misses with a knee strike.
LuLu tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnston avoids the damage to the body.
Johnston takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnston avoiding damage.
Johnston digs a right hand underneath LuLu's ribcage. LuLu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

LuLu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnston thows a body kick. LuLu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a big head kick but LuLu shrugs it off.
Johnston pushes LuLu away with a front kick.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
LuLu blocks a head kick by Johnston.
LuLu wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a body kick that stops LuLu in his tracks momentarily.
LuLu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnston.
LuLu darts in trying to clinch

and Johnston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LuLu.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LuLu is defending well for now.
Johnston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnston moves into range and clinches up with LuLu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LuLu moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Johnston throws a head kick but LuLu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - LuLu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
JJ Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston throws a lazy head kick
and LuLu counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston throws a head kick but LuLu moves out of range.
LuLu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by LuLu.
Johnston throws a head kick but LuLu moves out of range.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by LuLu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston throws a head kick but LuLu moves out of range.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
LuLu slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
LuLu moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
LuLu tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a big head kick but LuLu shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LuLu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LuLu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
LuLu wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a head kick.

LuLu is rocked!
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LuLu circles away quickly and effectively.
LuLu is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LuLu tries to clinch up.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by LuLu.
LuLu seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

LuLu moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
JJ Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston takes a swing at LuLu's ribcage but misses.
Johnston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnston scores with a head kick.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston connects with a high kick.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
LuLu looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. LuLu will be more careful next time no doubt.
LuLu tries to clinch up
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LuLu tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LuLu wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a big head kick but LuLu shrugs it off.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. LuLu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnston throws a sloppy head kick

and LuLu counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnston trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Johnston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
LuLu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
JJ Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LuLu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnston blocks it with crossed arms.
LuLu scores with a knee to the head.
LuLu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LuLu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Johnston breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LuLu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
LuLu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LuLu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LuLu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston counters with a head kick.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
LuLu tries to clinch up
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
LuLu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LuLu tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
Johnston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
LuLu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LuLu darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a big head kick but LuLu shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Johnston!
A very excited looking JJ Johnston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.