PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daquiem Jonhnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daquiem Jonhnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pinkman
vs
Jonhnson

183 cm
24
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daquiem Jonhnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinkman slips a jab and a cross from Jonhnson.
Jonhnson throws a body kick that misses.

Jonhnson gets caught napping as Pinkman dives in and scores a takedown. Jonhnson manages to retain guard.
Pinkman throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinkman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jonhnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pinkman throwing strikes from guard but Jonhnson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman trying to control but Jonhnson is working from the bottom.
Pinkman cracks Jonhnson with a solid left hand.
Jonhnson working a defensive guard here.

Jonhnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinkman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Pinkman stands and steps away. Jonhnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinkman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinkman lands an elbow just above Jonhnson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Daquiem Jonhnson has been cut.
Pinkman lands an elbow just above Jonhnson 's eye.
Pinkman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Pinkman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pinkman moves into range and clinches up with Jonhnson.
Pinkman scores with a knee to the head.
Jonhnson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonhnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pinkman prevents it.
Pinkman lands an elbow just above Jonhnson 's eye.
Pinkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Daquiem Jonhnson's cut even more.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinkman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jonhnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pinkman lands an elbow that stopped Jonhnson in his tracks for a moment.
Pinkman lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pinkman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jonhnson's defenses.
Pinkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinkman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pinkman lands an elbow that stopped Jonhnson in his tracks for a moment.
Pinkman lands an elbow inside that Jonhnson shrugs off.
Pinkman stalls.
A knee to the head by Pinkman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a damaging elbow.
Pinkman lands a nice elbow.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Daquiem Jonhnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinkman lands an elbow that stopped Jonhnson in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands an elbow inside that Jonhnson shrugs off.
Pinkman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jonhnson's face.
Pinkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinkman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jonhnson's defenses.

Pinkman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jonhnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pinkman has good solid back control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinkman is hanging on to Jonhnson's back as he tries to escape.
Pinkman is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jonhnson up.
Pinkman misses with an elbow to the head.
Pinkman looking to hold on to the position here but Jonhnson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jonhnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pinkman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pinkman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jonhnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonhnson, not yet.
Jonhnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pinkman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinkman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pinkman stopping the sweep attempt from Jonhnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonhnson, not yet.
Jonhnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jonhnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daquiem Jonhnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pinkman takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Pinkman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pinkman is pressing down on Jonhnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jonhnson is holding on for now.
Pinkman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jonhnson's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinkman lands a nice short elbow.
Pinkman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jonhnson defending well though.
Nice strikes from Pinkman there.
Pinkman wants to control but Jonhnson is keeping him busy.
Jonhnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pinkman.
Pinkman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonhnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pinkman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinkman throwing shots but Jonhnson is blocking nicely.
Pinkman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhnson is trying to control but can't.
Jonhnson wants to get back to full guard.
Pinkman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pinkman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jonhnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pinkman winds up and cracks Jonhnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Pinkman there.
Pinkman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jonhnson taking some punishment here, with Pinkman in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinkman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinkman is looking to take a break and control but Jonhnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jesse Pinkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman works his way into side control.
Jonhnson tries to improve position but can't.
Pinkman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pinkman landing strikes.
Pinkman landing a few strikes.
Pinkman working away.
Pinkman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jonhnson is looking for a sweep.
Jonhnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pinkman cracks Jonhnson with a big right hand but Jonhnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jonhnson is not content to let Pinkman control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Pinkman.
Jonhnson struggling a bit here.
Jonhnson tries to buck Pinkman off but Pinkman is having none of it.
Pinkman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pinkman trying to control the position but Jonhnson is working away.
Jonhnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonhnson can do to turn this around?
Jonhnson parries the strikes from Pinkman easily there. Pinkman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jonhnson to escape.
Jonhnson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jonhnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pinkman off and has taken his back!
Jonhnson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jonhnson keeps control of the position as Pinkman tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinkman breaks Jonhnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jonhnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonhnson.
A slow jab from Jonhnson misses its intended target.

Pinkman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jonhnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pinkman looks up at the clock and then as Jonhnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pinkman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jonhnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pinkman.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Jonhnson is working from the bottom.
Pinkman grinds an elbow into Jonhnson's temple.
Jonhnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jonhnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pinkman decides to stand back up. Pinkman steps back and let's Jonhnson get back to his feet.

Pinkman rushes Jonhnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinkman lands an elbow that stopped Jonhnson in his tracks for a moment.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jonhnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonhnson is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling him.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinkman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinkman throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands an elbow just above Jonhnson 's eye.
Pinkman lands an elbow inside.
Pinkman lands an elbow that stopped Jonhnson in his tracks for a moment.
Pinkman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonhnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonhnson dodges an elbow strike from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a knee to the head.
Pinkman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jonhnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pinkman after a bit of a struggle.
Jonhnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinkman won't allow it.
Pinkman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinkman as Jonhnson tries to tie him up.
Pinkman stops a takedown attempt from Jonhnson.
Nice elbow from Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinkman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jonhnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhnson tries to break free but Pinkman pushes him back against the cage.
Jonhnson is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Pinkman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinkman.
Nice elbow from Pinkman.
Jonhnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinkman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jesse Pinkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daquiem Jonhnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pinkman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jonhnson's brow.
Pinkman lands an elbow inside.
Jonhnson blocks an elbow strike.
Jonhnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jonhnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pinkman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinkman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jonhnson avoids the elbow strike from Pinkman, against the cage.
Jonhnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jonhnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Pinkman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonhnson avoids the elbow strike from Pinkman, against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a knee strike.
Jonhnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonhnson is trying to drag Pinkman to the mat but Pinkman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pinkman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jonhnson regains guard immediately.
Daquiem Jonhnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinkman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinkman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!