PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes to the cage accompanied by BJJ song . Steven Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vieira
vs
Johnson

185 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vieira momentarily.
Vieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vieira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Vieira moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to stall.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is trying to drag Vieira to the mat but Vieira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira lands a left hand.
Vieira gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has Vieira pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break free but Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vieira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vieira tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vieira fails to land.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira lands a nice uppercut.
Vieira misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
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!
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson has Vieira pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Vieira misses.
Vieira connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vieira is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vieira.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Vieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Vieira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Vieira does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira scores with a hook.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.

Vieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Vieira to work.
Vieira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson is leaning against Vieira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Vieira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Vieira as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vieira scores with a leg kick.
Vieira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vieira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Vieira is looking to score with low kicks.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.

Vieira has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is looking to control Vieira's arms but Vieira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodolfo Vieira has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vieira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vieira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Vieira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vieira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Johnson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vieira.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vieira.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Vieira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Vieira misses.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson slips a jab from Vieira.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira avoids a kick to the body.
Vieira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Vieira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vieira connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Vieira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieira misses the target.
Vieira throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.

Vieira pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson has Vieira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vieira tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Vieira's guard.

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

Johnson wants to control the position but Vieira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

Vieira is working for a submission of some sort.
Vieira prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Vieira trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Vieira pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.

Vieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.

Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Vieira is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vieira.
Vieira prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Vieira trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. 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 trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vieira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vieira wants to take his opponent's back but Johnson doesn't allow it.
Steven Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodolfo Vieira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vieira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Vieira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vieira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Vieira!
Rodolfo Vieira took some time post fight to say the following; 'I know I'm a few days too late, but happy birthday anyway dude! '.