PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Johnson
vs
Malik

188 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

182 cm
34
205 lbs
18 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Waleed Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Malik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Malik moved out of range.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Malik.
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Malik is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malik throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Malik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Malik's head back.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Malik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.

Malik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Johnson gets to his feet. Malik looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Malik misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maliks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malik tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Malik's ribs.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malik throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
Malik tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Malik avoids nicely.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Malik darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Malik lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malik obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malik's elbow.
Malik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson working aggressively here.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malik moves away.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Malik.
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A head kick by Malik misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson punishes Malik's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Malik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson digs a good hook to Malik's body.
Malik throws a head kick that misses.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Waleed Malik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Malik on his heels. He'll look to pass Malik's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson postures up in Malik's guard and throws a big left but Malik blocks it.
Johnson is working Malik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson cracks Malik with a solid left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malik's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is in close to Malik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malik has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Malik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malik's head.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tim Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is working Malik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Malik is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malik's head.
Malik is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Malik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malik seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malik slips a jab from Johnson.
Malik tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Malik closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Malik.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Malik's ribs.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malik.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malik circles away quickly and effectively.
Malik drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malik is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malik wants to clinch.
Waleed Malik seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Malik's leg. Malik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malik moves away.

Malik has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Malik prevents a body shot from Johnson.

Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Malik 's knee.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Waleed Malik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malik tries to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Malik!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Malik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Malik is rocked!
Malik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooh a big shot lands for Johnson! Malik is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Johnson!