PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Anderson

182 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.

Anderson has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Anderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson looks gassed!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.

Johnson working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

Anderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Anderson has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson gets to mount! Anderson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anderson has given up his back here.

Johnson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Anderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Anderson wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
Anderson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Anderson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Johnson tries to get the hooks in deep but Anderson pushed the leg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Johnson avoiding Anderson 's attempts to control his hands.
Anderson turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

Anderson looking to improve position, pressing down on Johnson's thigh with his hand. Johnson seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Anderson paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Anderson's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Johnson picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luke Johnson!