PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patyk Piotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piotrov
vs
Johnson

185 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

208 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patyk Piotrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Piotrov.
Piotrov stuffs the takedown.
Piotrov is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piotrov swivels and escapes.
Patyk Piotrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Johnson.
Donk. Piotrov catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.

Piotrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Piotrov manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Piotrov as Johnson shoots in.
A head kick misses from Piotrov.
Piotrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Johnson catches Piotrov right on the button with a cross.
Piotrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Piotrov misses.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Piotrov scores with a four punch combination!
Piotrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Piotrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Piotrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Piotrov.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Piotrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piotrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Piotrov is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Piotrov circles away and we're back to standing.

Piotrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patyk Piotrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piotrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Piotrov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Piotrov darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piotrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piotrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Piotrov as he avoids it easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Piotrov sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piotrov scores with a jab.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Piotrov sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Piotrov, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Piotrov against the cage but Piotrov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piotrov is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Piotrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Piotrov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Piotrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Piotrov feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Piotrov stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Piotrov which made him look bad.
Piotrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piotrov instigates a clinch.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.

Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Piotrov to get to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to control but Piotrov is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Piotrov decides to return to a standing position.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Piotrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patyk Piotrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Piotrov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Piotrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piotrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piotrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

Piotrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piotrov throws a nice inside leg kick.

Piotrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Piotrov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Piotrov manages to get underhooks.
Patyk Piotrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Johnson.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Piotrov as Johnson shoots in.
Piotrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piotrov but Piotrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Piotrov closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Piotrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Piotrov tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piotrov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Piotrov prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Piotrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Piotrov decides to pull guard.
Piotrov wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

Piotrov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Piotrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Piotrov sprawls well.
Piotrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Piotrov counters with a head kick.
Piotrov misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Piotrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Piotrov moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Piotrov is blocking nicely.

Piotrov breaks from the clinch.

Piotrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Piotrov trying to land knees to the body.
Piotrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Piotrov as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piotrov tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piotrov to the ground. Piotrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piotrov lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Billy Johnson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Piotrov tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Piotrov breaks from the clinch.
Piotrov throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Piotrov slips the punch.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Piotrov sprawls well.
Piotrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Patyk Piotrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piotrov tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piotrov to the ground. Piotrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patyk Piotrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Piotrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Piotrov tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Piotrov.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piotrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Piotrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Piotrov tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Piotrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Piotrov counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piotrov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Piotrov 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patyk Piotrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson tries for a takedown but Piotrov circles away easily
and Piotrov counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson tries to bum rush Piotrov with a series of wild strikes but Piotrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piotrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Piotrov thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piotrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Piotrov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Piotrov moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Piotrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patyk Piotrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Johnson.
Piotrov misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to break free but Piotrov has control.
Piotrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Johnson decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson is working an open guard so Piotrov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piotrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Piotrov manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piotrov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piotrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Piotrov counters by moving into the clinch.
Piotrov tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Piotrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Piotrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piotrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Piotrov! Johnson is out on his feet! Piotrov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Johnson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Johnson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patyk Piotrov!