PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Longest Day by Iron Maiden. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuclear's choice of entrance music: Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Johnson
vs
Nuclear

185 cm
26
217 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

188 cm
29
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Nuclear is out of range.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Nuclear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Nuclear throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nuclear, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Nuclear.
Nuclear lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuclear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuclear tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuclear is looking to score with low kicks.
Nuclear feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Nuclear then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Nuclear darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Nuclear can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Nuclear tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Nuclear's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nuclear.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nuclear blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuclear.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
Nuclear tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a hook. Nuclear ducked under it nicely.
Nuclear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Nuclear looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nuclear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nuclear connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Nuclear keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nuclear checks a leg kick.
Nuclear scores with a leg kick.
Nuclear moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuclear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
A leg kick checked by Nuclear.
Nuclear closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Nuclear moves into the clinch.
Nuclear gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nuclear on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.

Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
Nuclear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nuclear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
David Nuclear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nuclear takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like David Nuclear has been cut.
A jab from Nuclear misses.
Nuclear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nuclear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nuclear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuclear lands a jab.
Nuclear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuclear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuclear misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuclear takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Nuclear slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Nuclear misses its intended target.
Nuclear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Nuclear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuclear. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuclear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nuclear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to slow Nuclear down with leg kicks.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson slips under a jab from Nuclear.
Nuclear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuclear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Nuclear.
Nuclear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Nuclear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses the jab.
Nuclear throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nuclear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuclear.
Nuclear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Nuclear moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Nuclear will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nuclear wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Nuclear 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.
Nuclear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nuclear.
Nuclear 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 scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson misses with a hook. Nuclear ducked under it nicely.
Nuclear throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Nuclear avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nuclear looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Nuclear walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuclear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuclear takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nuclear throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nuclear has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nuclear wants to clinch.
Nuclear cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuclear slips a jab from Johnson.
Nuclear wants to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Nuclear moved out of range nicely.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nuclear connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nuclear.
Nuclear does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nuclear 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuclear.
Johnson 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.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Nuclear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuclear ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson tries a low kick but Nuclear avoids it.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuclear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuclear misses with a series of wild punches.
Nuclear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nuclear, right into the meat.
Johnson defending well as Nuclear loads up on a big left hand.
Nuclear misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Nuclear throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Nuclear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuclear on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Nuclear throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nuclear walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuclear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nuclear scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nuclear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nuclear tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Calvin Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuclear throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Nuclear throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Nuclear thows a body shot but no joy.
Nuclear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nuclear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuclear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuclear throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Nuclear misses.
Nuclear misses with a leg kick.
Nuclear throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nuclear misses with a body shot.
Nuclear's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Nuclear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nuclear.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.

Nuclear is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws an overhand right that drops Nuclear like a sack of potatoes! Johnson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Johnson!
Our winner, Calvin Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.