PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Left Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Knee
vs
Johnson

188 cm
27
174 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Knee counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knee throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Knee tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Knee.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knee is just out of range.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Knee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knee manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knee.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Knee avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knee. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Knee scores with a jab to the body.
Knee misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands the left hand.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Knee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knee slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knee counters with a straight right hand.
Knee blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knee counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Knee dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Knee throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knee's hands.
Knee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knee moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Knee to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knee keeps the fight on the outside.
Knee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knee moves out of range of the strikes.
Knee moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knee misses with a straight left.
Knee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Knee.
Knee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Knee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Knee throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Knee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson defending well as Knee loads up on a big left hand.
Knee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Knee throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson 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.

A jab from Knee finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Knee's body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knee jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Knee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knee pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Knee throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson lands a jab to Knee's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Knee ducked under it nicely.
Knee throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Knee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson cracks Knee with a right hand to the side of the head.
John Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knee's hands.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Knee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knee throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Knee throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Knee seems unphased.
Knee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Johnson.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Knee throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knee finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lunges at Knee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knee's hand.
Johnson punishes Knee's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Knee was well out of range.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Knee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Knee moves out of range.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Knee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Knee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Knee counters with a head kick.
Knee tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Knee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knee is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Knee throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Knee 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.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Knee pushes him away.
Knee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Knee misses the target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knee scores with a jab to the body.
Knee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Knee moved out of range.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knee's head.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson jabs Knee right on the nose. Knee blinks but takes it well.
Knee throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knee missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Knee.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knee is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knee counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knee avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Knee tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Both fighters circling a little - Knee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Knee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knee throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Knee avoids it with no problem.
Johnson jabs at Knee's body.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Knee tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Knee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Knee slips the punch.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knee dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Knee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knee!
Nice body kick from Knee.
Knee misses with a body kick.
Knee lands a head kick!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Knee looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Knee's head back.
Knee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Left Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.
Knee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Knee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Knee's ribs.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knee to score with a decent uppercut.
Knee throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A jab from Knee finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A head kick misses from Knee.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson jabs at Knee's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Johnson.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
Our winner, John Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.