PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Johnson (ranked 23334 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jido Shoemaker (ranked 4614 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner. Shoemaker has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Peter Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Johnson
vs
Shoemaker

210 cm
21
188 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

185 cm
27
186 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shoemaker instigates a clinch.
Shoemaker misses with the head strike.
Shoemaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoemaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Shoemaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Shoemaker has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoemaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoemaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Shoemaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shoemaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Shoemaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoemaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shoemaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shoemaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shoemaker throws a head punch that misses.
Shoemaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Shoemaker gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Peter Johnson has been cut.
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shoemaker on the inside.
Shoemaker prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Shoemaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shoemaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoemaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoemaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoemaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Shoemaker keeps him there for the moment.
Shoemaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Shoemaker fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoemaker.

Johnson manages to pull guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shoemaker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoemaker postures up.

Johnson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shoemaker has double underhooks.
Shoemaker lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Shoemaker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson tries to clinch up but Shoemaker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Johnson to the mat! Johnson covers up and Shoemaker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jido Shoemaker!
Jido Shoemaker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Amped Performance, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Peter Johnson had this to say: 'Thank you fans for your support!'.