PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Concrete Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Skall (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
Skall

180 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Victory! Sports Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Concrete Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russel Skall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skall tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skall sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skall lands a right hook to the body.
Skall lands a two punch combo.
Skall connects with a jab.
Johnson closes the distance but Skall moves to the side
and Skall counters with a stiff right hand.
Skall slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skall lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skall keeps the fight on the outside.
Skall lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a right hand that Skall ducks under and follows up with a left that Skall also avoids with ease.
Skall connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skall paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Skall. Skall maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Skall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skall is keeping busy.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Skall blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull guard.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Skall scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skall lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Skall keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skall lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skall scores with a shot to the body.
Russel Skall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Skall. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skall cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Skall connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Danga de danga de dang - Skall scores with a four punch combination!
Skall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skall is just out of range.
Skall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russel Skall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Skall.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Skall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skall digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Skall avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
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.
Skall throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses with a takedown
enabling Skall to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Concrete Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skall lands a body shot.
Skall scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skall lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Skall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skall connects with a body shot.
Skall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skall lands a nice shot to the body.
Skall jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Skall does it's job there.
Skall lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Skall counters with a straight right hand.

Skall takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Skall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Skall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Skall.
Skall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Skall lands a hook to the side of the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Skall gets a clinch.
Skall presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skall lands a body shot.
Skall gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skall is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Skall 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.

Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skall to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Skall lands.
Skall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skall connects with a single shot there.
Skall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Skall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Skall both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Skall.
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.
Skall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skall punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.

Skall has managed to clinch.
Skall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skall digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Skall digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Skall lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Skall connects with a solid leg kick.
Skall scores with a hook.
Skall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 walks into a stiff left hand from Skall.
Skall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Russel Skall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skall moves away.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Skall tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Skall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skall connects with the punch.
Skall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Skall takes the fight into the clinch.
Skall lands with a short shot to the head.
Skall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skall avoiding damage.

Skall breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skall digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Skall throws a combination that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skall circles away.
Skall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skall connects with a body shot.
Skall cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Skall avoids it well.
Skall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skall lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Skall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skall lands with a nice body punch.
Skall cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skall thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Skall works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Skall lands with a shot to the body.
Skall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Skall. Beautiful body shot.
Skall thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skall finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skall is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Skall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skall throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Skall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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 tries to clinch but Skall is having none of it.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Skall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Skall looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Skall jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Skall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skall wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skall is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skall avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skall is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Skall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Skall.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Skall wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson landing punches.
Johnson working Skall over with strikes here.

Skall is rocked!
Skall working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Skall is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Johnson! Skall is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Concrete Johnson!