PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Amir

178 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden Amir!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Amir dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Amir's head and hops out.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Amir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Amir tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eddie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayden Amir.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Amir is out of range.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jayden Amir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a head kick. Amir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Amir fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Amir 's knee.
Amir with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Amir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Amir shrugs it off.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amir looks winded!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Amir's leg. Amir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Amir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Amir 's knee.
Amir blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but Amir moves out of range.
Amir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Amir persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Amir with that takedown attempt.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Amir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amir is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Amir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amir's calf.
Amir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amir's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Amir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Amir takes it in his stride.
Eddie Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amir avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Amir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amir avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Amir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amir gets slowly back to his feet.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Amir shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Amir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Amir blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amir.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Amir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Amir 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.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amir or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Amir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Amir was not able to check.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Amir moves out of range easily.
Amir misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amir has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Eddie Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson lands a head kick. Amir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Amir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amir shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Amir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amir fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eddie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayden Amir.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amir with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Amir's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amir or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Amir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Amir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson throws a head kick but Amir moves out of range.

Amir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson tries to kick Amir off but Amir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Amir is looking for a kimura here.

Amir is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amir on the ground.

Amir has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johnson defend it? Amir steps over the head and cranks it - Johnson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Amir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jayden Amir!