PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tesea Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Stryker

185 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tesea Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson lands a jab.
Stryker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson jabs Stryker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Stryker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stryker needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Tesea Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryker slips under a jab.
Stryker misses the shot to the body.
Johnson works over Stryker's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Stryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Stryker drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stryker. Stryker gets slowly back to his feet.
Tesea Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Stryker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Stryker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stryker misses with a double jab
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Stryker moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Good shot there by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stryker misses with a hook
and Stryker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Stryker dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Stryker's head and hops out.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tesea Johnson 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.

Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stryker throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Stryker.
A clash of legs there as Stryker blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Stryker swinging wildly here.
Stryker jabs at Johnson's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Stryker.
Stryker lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stryker throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stryker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Stryker's head.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stryker sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stryker on the side of the head.
Stryker misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Nice shot by Stryker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryker misses with a wild body shot.
Stryker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson cracks Stryker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stryker throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tesea Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stryker throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stryker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stryker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Stryker needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Stryker thows a body shot but no joy.
Stryker misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Stryker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tesea Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson lunges at Stryker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stryker's hand.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Stryker off balance momentarily.
Stryker avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Stryker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stryker throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stryker on the side of the head.
Stryker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stryker.
Stryker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Stryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A big left from Stryker misses.
Johnson jabs at Stryker's body.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Austin Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stryker.
Stryker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Stryker.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stryker. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Stryker misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stryker shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Stryker. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stryker on the side of the head.
Tesea Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stryker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson stuns Stryker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stryker misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tesea Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesea Johnson!