PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Hitman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brad Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Emelianenko
vs
Johnson

192 cm
22
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.

Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko stalls.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Emelianenko prevents it.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Emelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko has control of Johnson's left arm, preventing Johnson from doing any damage.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.

Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Johnson.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Johnson stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Johnson prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko wants to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Johnson dominated that round.
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.

Johnson misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Filipe Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

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!
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Emelianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko regains half guard.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Johnson goes for an armbar but Emelianenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Johnson pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Emelianenko tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick

and Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.

Emelianenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filipe Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Johnson.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Johnson.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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... Brad Johnson!