PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henishaw Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henishaw Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Johnson
vs
Miranda

188 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
232 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

GETSWOLE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henishaw Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Miranda!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Miranda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Miranda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miranda stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Miranda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miranda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson really is a fat lump.
Johnson is trying to hold Miranda in close to prevent damage but Miranda has managed to pass into half guard.
Miranda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miranda controlling the pace.
Miranda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Miranda.
Miranda just misses with a punch to the body.

Miranda forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

Johnson manages to pull guard.
Miranda stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miranda gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miranda wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Miranda or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Miranda is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miranda counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson pushes Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Miranda.

Johnson pulls guard.
Miranda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miranda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Miranda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Miranda.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Miranda checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Miranda shoots in.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Miranda avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Miranda circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Miranda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miranda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miranda tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miranda pinned against the cage. Miranda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Miranda holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miranda to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Miranda trying to land knees to the body.
Miranda is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Miranda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miranda.
Miranda throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.

Miranda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miranda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.

Miranda stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miranda defends it nicely.
No luck for Miranda with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miranda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miranda wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miranda. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Miranda. Miranda gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson has Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Miranda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is pulling down on Miranda's head. It's preventing any offense from Miranda, at least for the moment.
Miranda pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Miranda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miranda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miranda content just to control the position here.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Miranda isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Miranda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miranda is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johnson has Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Miranda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Miranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Miranda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Miranda is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Miranda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miranda controlling from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miranda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miranda controlling his opponent.
Miranda tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Miranda pushes him away.
Johnson tries to improve his position but instead Miranda has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miranda tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off.

Miranda is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Miranda let's go of the attempt for now.
Miranda is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Miranda punches the canvas rather than the man.
Miranda biding his time, controlling Johnson.

Johnson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Daniel Miranda has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miranda just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Well, with Miranda on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Johnson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Good control from Miranda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Henishaw Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Miranda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miranda biding his time, looking for the opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miranda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Miranda!