PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Aomine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Aomine

172 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 The Island, Dan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daiki Aomine!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aomine shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Aomine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Aomine throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aomine fails to land the takedown.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aomine at a distance.
Aomine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Aomine.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Aomine wants to clinch.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aomine backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aomine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aomine avoids nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aomine with a series of wild strikes but Aomine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aomine tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Aomine fails to land the takedown.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dan Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aomine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aomine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson jabs Aomine right on the nose. Aomine blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aomine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aomine throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Aomine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aomine darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Aomine into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aomine as Johnson tries to tie him up.

Aomine breaks from the clinch.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aomine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aomine gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aomine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalks Aomine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aomine's face. Aomine staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aomine is just out of range.
Aomine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aomine.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aomine is just out of range.

Aomine gets a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Aomine is controlling the position.
Aomine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Aomine keeps him there for the moment.
Aomine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aomine looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Aomine jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.

Aomine 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aomine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aomine with a series of wild strikes but Aomine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Aomine moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Aomine lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aomine circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aomine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aomine with a series of wild strikes but Aomine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aomine looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.

Aomine clinches.

Aomine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aomine.
Dan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Aomine.
Johnson throws a combination. Aomine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aomine fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aomine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aomine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Aomine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aomine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Aomine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aomine.

Aomine has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson is trying to push Aomine away but Aomine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Aomine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Aomine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aomine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Aomine's body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Aomine.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aomine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Aomine does no damage.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aomine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aomine backs up against the cage.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Aomine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Aomine on that attempt.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aomine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aomine has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson looks to land a combination but Aomine avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Aomine shoots in.
Aomine shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Aomine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aomine circles away quickly and effectively.
Aomine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Aomine closes the distance and clinches.
Aomine has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Aomine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aomine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson feints a jab promting Aomine to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aomine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick from Aomine lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Aomine fails to land with a series of punches.
Aomine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Aomine ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Aomine.

Aomine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aomine eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dan Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aomine misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aomine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Aomine's ribs.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Aomine rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aomine prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.

Aomine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aomine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body

and Aomine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aomine is struggling to control the position.
Aomine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Aomine pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Aomine from standing up.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aomine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aomine trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aomine controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Dan Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Aomine.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aomine working a defensive guard here.

Aomine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aomine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daiki Aomine.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Johnson!