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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plainview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's A Fight. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 cm
27
164 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
33
169 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Plainview! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Johnson! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Plainview swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Plainview misses with a wild body shot. We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Plainview ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Plainview avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Johnson tries to clinch but Plainview moves out of range. Plainview gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch. Plainview lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Plainview up, before dumping him to the ground. Plainview manages to land in guard. Plainview looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson distracts Plainview with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Plainview looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Plainview up and slammed him! Plainview can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Plainview is positioning himself to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Plainview's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Plainview rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Plainview! Plainview trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Plainview looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Plainview has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Plainview working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Plainview has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes. Plainview is not content to let Johnson control the position. Plainview dodges the ground and pound from Johnson. Plainview wants to control but Johnson postures up. This has been an exciting period of action! Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control. Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Plainview takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Plainview is holding Johnson down, trying to stall. Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow. Plainview tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it. Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Plainview's head but Plainview avoids it well. Plainview struggling a bit here. Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Plainview manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Plainview misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard. Plainview working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Plainview throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely. Johnson working for a triangle but Plainview defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson has Plainview pulled in close to control his posture. Plainview scoring with punches to the head and body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Plainview throws a big right hand that misses. Plainview throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Plainview working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Johnson will probably get the nod. 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.
Plainview misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Plainview's leg. Plainview is trying to keep his angry face on. A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. Plainview lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Johnson avoids the body shot from Plainview.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plainview stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plainview throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plainview tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Plainview scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though. Johnson with a nice cross. Plainview misses the body punch and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Plainview throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Plainview wants to clinch and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson. Johnson misses with the head strike.
Plainview prevents the takedown attempt.
Plainview struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Plainview prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plainview pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniel Plainview has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Johnson. Plainview swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plainview catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plainview shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Plainview's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Plainview throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plainview lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Plainview misses with a body shot.
Plainview is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Plainview avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plainview scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though. Plainview throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plainview does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Plainview goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward. Plainview changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Plainview gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Plainview avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson throwing strikes but missing. Plainview has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though. Plainview escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Johnson trying to control but Plainview is working from the bottom. Plainview is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up. Plainview has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture. Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Plainview works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Plainview looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plainview is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Plainview looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there. Plainview throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plainview has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Andy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson chips away with some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Plainview working a defensive guard here.
Plainview has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Plainview will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Plainview misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick. Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up. Daniel Plainview seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Plainview fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Plainview. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet. Plainview tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Plainview. Daniel Plainview is winning the standup battle so far. Plainview stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Plainview tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Plainview throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range. Johnson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Plainview falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johnson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Johnson! After winning the bout, Andy Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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