PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cub Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Got Clinched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Got Clinched

173 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cub Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Got Clinched!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinched fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clinched.
Clinched fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clinched moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Clinched rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Clinched has control.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Clinched has him pressed against the cage.
Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cub Johnson has been cut.
Clinched keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Clinched lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Clinched connects with a knee to the head.
Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clinched swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinched landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinched tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Clinched.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clinched struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Clinched putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.

Cub Johnson's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clinched struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinched lands a knee to the body.
Clinched tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched lands a nice knee to the body.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clinched scores a nice knee to the body.
Clinched misses with the head strike.
Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Clinched lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clinched lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Clinched has him pressed against the cage.
Clinched is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Johnson looking to stall.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinched as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Clinched.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clinched.
Clinched throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clinched fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clinched.
Clinched lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Clinched controls the action.
A knee to the head by Clinched.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

You Got Clinched dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cub Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Clinched shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Clinched tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Clinched has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clinched swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clinched landing knees to the head.
Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Clinched.
Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Clinched.
Clinched has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Clinched can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinched won't allow it.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a nice elbow.
Clinched tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinched keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinched with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinched is defending well for now.
Clinched landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Clinched has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinched tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Clinched lands an elbow inside.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands an elbow inside.
Clinched missing with knees to the body.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Clinched has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
You Got Clinched seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clinched misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Clinched lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Clinched throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clinched throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinched misses with a body punch.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cub Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Clinched missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Clinched pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clinched to keep the fight standing.
Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Clinched connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to circle away but Clinched has him pinned against the cage.
Clinched gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

You Got Clinched showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cub Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clinched moves into the clinch.
Clinched misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges.
Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinched lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clinched lands a right hand.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Clinched.
Clinched lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Clinched has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clinched has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clinched avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clinched lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clinched is keeping busy.
Clinched tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clinched misses with a knee strike.
Clinched looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson working Clinched over with knees to the body.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clinched connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Clinched.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Clinched is looking to clinch.
Clinched throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Clinched circles away.
Clinched throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clinched as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinched tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinched sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinched swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cub Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clinched turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clinched looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Clinched rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Clinched forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clinched is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clinched.
Cub Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You Got Clinched is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clinched misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
You Got Clinched comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clinched has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Twigg scores the fight for You Got Clinched!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for You Got Clinched!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for You Got Clinched!

You Got Clinched wins by unanimous decision!