PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by bring it on. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wright
vs
Johnson

200 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 St Petersburg, Tyler Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Andreas Johnson has been cut.
Wright connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Wright is controlling the position.

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Wright wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Wright manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Wright seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright postures up.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wright has passed into side control.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson keeping hold of Wright's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyler Wright wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andreas Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wright scores with a four punch combination!
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there

and Wright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wright stands up from Johnson's guard - Wright perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wright counters by clinching up.
Wright can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails to pull guard.
Wright jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wright breaks the clinch.

Johnson gets a clinch.

Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wright tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wright to the ground. Wright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Wright shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Wright clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Wright sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wright wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Tyler Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.

Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wright showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright works his way into side control.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.

Wright stands up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Wright trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Wright 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyler Wright wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Andreas Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wright!
Tyler Wright got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'