PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Regan's choice of entrance music: Thrift shop. Taylor Regan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Johnson
vs
Regan

170 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Regan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Regan counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Regan counters with a leg kick.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson presses Regan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson is working Regan over against the ropes.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Regan is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Regan's head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Regan backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Regan takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Regan looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Regan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regan backwards.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Regan dives into side control.
Regan wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his arm.
Johnson tries to escape but Regan is in control.
Johnson tries to buck Regan off but Regan is having none of it.
Johnson pushes Regan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Regan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Taylor Regan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Regan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson presses Regan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Johnson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Regan tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.

Regan is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Regan takes a shot to the head.
Regan is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Regan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Regan seems to have recovered his senses.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson gets through Regan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Regans head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regan can do to turn this around?
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Regan backwards.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson pushes Regan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Regan is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Regan counters with a slapping leg kick.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regan backwards.
Johnson pushes Regan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Regan tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson presses Regan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Johnson pulls Regan into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Regan is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Taylor Regan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Johnson pushes Regan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Regan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Regan taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Regan gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Regan counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Regan counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Regan counters with an inside leg kick.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Johnson gets control of Regan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson seems keen to control Regan's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Regan counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Regan counters with an inside leg kick.
Joel Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Regan counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Regan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Regan is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Regan has his back to the ropes.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Johnson drives through and clinches with Regan against the ropes.
Joel Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Regan takes a shot to the head.
Regan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Regan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Regan with a big uppercut! Regan tries to clinch up but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Regan to the mat! Regan covers up and Johnson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joel Johnson!