PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between the payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canelo Jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canelo Jhonson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with the payne's chin.

payne
vs
Jhonson

200 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canelo Jhonson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
payne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
payne avoids the head kick by Jhonson.
Jhonson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
payne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and payne duly obliges.

It looks like Canelo Jhonson has been cut.

Jhonson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jhonson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. payne is keeping the position for now.

payne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jhonson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jhonson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jhonson stands up from payne's guard - Jhonson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jhonson shoots in for a takedown but payne shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from payne.
Some wild striking there from payne.
Jhonson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jhonson.
Nice jab there from payne.

Jhonson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jhonson tries to land knees in the clinch but payne avoids the damage to the body.
Jhonson wants a takedown.
the payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canelo Jhonson.

payne breaks from the clinch.
payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Jhonson.
payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jhonson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
payne tries to break the clinch but Jhonson is controlling the position.
payne wants to break free but Jhonson has control.
Jhonson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but payne blocks it with crossed arms.
Jhonson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. payne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
payne blocks a head kick by Jhonson.
Jhonson looks gassed!
Jhonson misses with a series of wild punches.
payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
payne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jhonson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jhonson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Jhonson decides to stand back up.
payne tests Jhonson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
payne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by payne!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
payne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
payne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jhonson's head backwards.
payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jhonson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for payne!
Jhonson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but payne is holding on tight.

Jhonson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now payne is on top in guard.
payne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

payne gets to his feet - Jhonson follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from payne does it's job there.
payne lands with an overhand left.
Jhonson fails to land with a series of punches.
payne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
payne is working the combinations to good effect here.
payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
payne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jhonson counters with a head kick. That will keep payne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jhonson shoots in and drives through. payne sprawls well.
Jhonson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
payne tests Jhonson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jhonson.
payne scores with a one two! Jhonson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jhonson throws a series of punches but payne moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts payne, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
payne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for payne. That snapped Jhonson's head back.
payne lands a glancing blow to the side of Jhonson's head.
Jhonson throws a sloppy head kick and payne moves out of range easily.
payne cracks Jhonson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
payne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
the payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jhonson fails with the takedown.

Jhonson instigates a clinch.

Jhonson manages to break the clinch.
payne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
payne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
payne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
payne dodges the punch combination from Jhonson.
Jab from payne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jhonson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jhonson prevents payne from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Canelo Jhonson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Canelo Jhonson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

payne looks to land a combination. Jhonson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
payne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jhonson fails with a takedown attempt.

Jhonson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
payne is looking for a sweep.

Jhonson decides to stand back up.
Jhonson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by payne.
payne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
payne misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jhonson.

payne gets caught flat footed, as Jhonson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Jhonson drops back looking for a leg! payne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and payne manages to kick Jhonson off! Jhonson jumps back into payne's guard.

payne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

payne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jhonson scoring with some ground and pound.

payne is working an open guard so Jhonson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jhonson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
payne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
the payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jhonson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jhonson is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
payne tries to bench press Jhonson off him but Jhonson keeps the position.

Jhonson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
payne is looking for a sweep.
payne is working hard here to advance position.
Jhonson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused payne some visible discomfort.

Jhonson decides to stand up, so the ref orders payne to his feet.
Jhonson throws a right and a left that both miss.
the payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - payne coming out on top.
Jhonson misses with a head kick.
Jhonson fails with an attempt to clinch.
payne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson tries to move into range but payne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
payne misses the jab.

Jhonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jhonson on the ground.

Jhonson is looking for a kimura here.

Jhonson stands up from half guard.
payne misses with a double jab.
payne throws a one two combo.

Jhonson pushes payne up against the cage in a clinch.

Jhonson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson misses with a wild combination.
payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jhonson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jhonson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jhonson stands up from payne's guard - Jhonson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jhonson misses with a few strikes there.
Jhonson slips a jab and a cross from payne.

Jhonson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in payne's guard.
Canelo Jhonson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
payne is looking to stand back up but Jhonson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by payne.

Jhonson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jhonson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
payne is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canelo Jhonson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Canelo Jhonson's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jhonson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jhonson tries to clinch up but payne circles away and keeps his distance.
payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jhonson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between payne's hands.

Jhonson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jhonson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jhonson controlling his opponent.
payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson raining down shots from the mount!

Jhonson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
payne tries to reverse the position but Jhonson maintains control.
Jhonson moves to back control.
payne grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

payne is in a bad position with Jhonson working for a choke. payne manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

payne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jhonson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jhonson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jhonson!
payne is not content to let Jhonson control the position.
payne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jhonson is controlling him well.

Jhonson decides to stand up, so the ref orders payne to his feet.
Jhonson moves in looking to clinch but payne pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from payne.
Jhonson misses with a two punch combination.
payne throws a series of punches but Jhonson avoids them all with ease.
Jhonson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
payne throws a looping overhand right but Jhonson ducks down to avoid it.
Jhonson lands with a slapping head kick.

Jhonson shoots in and bounces payne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
payne keeping moving, preventing Jhonson from controlling successfully.

Jhonson gets to his feet - payne follows without any prompting.
payne lands a two punch combo.
payne throws a combination that misses
and Jhonson counters with a three punch combo that has payne backing up. payne nods at Jhonson to acknowledge the strikes.
payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jhonson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
payne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from payne. No joy for Jhonson on that attempt.
payne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jhonson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jhonson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, payne has managed to free his arm - good work.

payne is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jhonson pulls his head out easily.
Jhonson wants to lay and pray for a moment but payne keeps working.
the payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Canelo Jhonson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jhonson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canelo Jhonson!