PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George St Pierre's chin.

St Pierre
vs
Johnson

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.

Johnson kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson controlling the position well.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.

Johnson pushes St Pierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.

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

St Pierre rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Johnson.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks St Pierre up, before dumping him to the ground. St Pierre manages to land in guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl Johnson.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St Pierre wants to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Pierre's guard now.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carl Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
St Pierre wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force St Pierre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so St Pierre shrugs it off.
St Pierre throws a strike from the bottom but Johnson uses the opportunity to take his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has St Pierre flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Johnson 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. This is the final round!

Johnson tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.

Johnson jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
Johnson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. St Pierre doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can St Pierre escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carl Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.