PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Horse
vs
Johnson

190 cm
22
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horse.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Horse down.

Horse is rocked!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Horse down.
Oh Horse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Horse seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Horse is defending the strikes.
Johnson trying to control the position but Horse is working away.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Horse is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is working hard here to advance position.
Horse is not content to let Johnson control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Horse trying to control here.
Johnson wants to stand up but Horse is controlling the position.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horse tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Horse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Horse is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horse hang on?
Johnson looking to control but Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Horse is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Horse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson looking to control but Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Horse tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson trying to control but Horse is having none of it.

Johnson has hold of Horse's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Horse manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson landing strikes.
Horse has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Johnson's back!
Horse tries to escape but Johnson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Horse is keeping busy.
Good control from Johnson.
Johnson not allowing Horse to control his hands.
Horse prevents Johnson from getting a body triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Johnson.
You can see the frustration on Horse's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Johnson controlling the positon.

Horse is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Horse.
Johnson wants to control the position but Horse frees himself and scrambles - Johnson manages to regain control in side control.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Horse's temple.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horse is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Horse trying to control but Johnson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with punches from the back.
Horse tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is landing with strikes from the back.
Horse staying busy and making it hard for Johnson to control.
Johnson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horse hold on?!

Horse defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Horse takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Horse but Horse is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Johnson controlling from the back.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson breaks the grip.
Johnson punishes Horse with strikes from the back mount.
Johnson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Horse tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse with a poor takedown

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Horse is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Horse's head.
Horse looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is thwarting Horse's attempts to control the position.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Horse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Horse taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Horse wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Horse is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dwayne Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Horse fights it but they end up in guard.

Johnson stands up from Horse's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horse misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Horse fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson passes Horse's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the pace.

Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
Crazy Horse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horse's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Horse working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!

Dwayne Johnson wins by unanimous decision!