PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yur Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gay comes to the cage accompanied by I Need a Doctor Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gay
vs
Johnson

170 cm
22
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yur Gay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Gay is defending well.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson swings around for an armbar but Gay sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.

Gay gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gay is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gay has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is working for takedown but Gay is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yur Gay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gay after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson looks gassed!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay stuffs the takedown.
Gay doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Gay doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Gay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gay closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gay pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gay darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Gay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gay moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gay breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Yur Gay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gay is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Gay wants to clinch.
Gay moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Gay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Gay stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.

Gay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yur Gay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gay.
Gay doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Gay darts in trying to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay stuffs the takedown.
Gay tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gay sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gay has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Gay manages to break the clinch.

Gay moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Gay breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gay instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yur Gay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gay moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gay swivels and escapes.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Gay. Gay maintains the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gay is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gay down to the mat. Gay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yur Gay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Gay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gay tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Gay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yur Gay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gay prevents the takedown attempt.
Gay stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gay after a bit of a struggle.

Gay breaks from the clinch.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Gay. Gay maintains the clinch.
Johnson can't get the takedown.

Gay manages to break the clinch.

Gay has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yur Gay is winning the standup battle so far.
Gay tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gay wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Gay wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Gay fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.

Gay breaks from the clinch.
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!
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gay clinches up against the cage.
Gay stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yur Gay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gay moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gay clinches.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gay wants to clinch.
Gay is looking to clinch.

Gay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Gay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Gay manages to break the clinch.
Gay wants to clinch.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gay moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gay moves into the clinch.

Gay manages to break the clinch.

Gay moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gay breaks the clinch.
Gay wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Gay scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Titus Johnson has been cut.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Gay breaks the clinch.
Gay tries to clinch up.
Gay stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yur Gay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titus Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Gay. Gay maintains the clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gay stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.

Gay manages to break the clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gay.
Gay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gay darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gay's guard now.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.

Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gay gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gay moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yur Gay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Johnson.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gay after a bit of a struggle.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gay tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Gay closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.

Gay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gay tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gay wants to clinch.
Gay tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gay closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Gay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gay wants to clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gay sprawls well. Gay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Gay tries to clinch up.
Gay is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gay closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gay pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Gay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gay tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.

Gay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gay drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Gay prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gay wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Gay clinches.

Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gay tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Gay closes the distance and clinches.
Gay gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gay breaks from the clinch.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gay wants to clinch.
Titus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yur Gay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yur Gay!
Yur Gay really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KrakHeaD Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.