PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 6635 p4p, 536 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 23699 p4p, 608 weight class). Johnson has chosen What What (In the Butt) by Samwell as his entrance music. The key to victory for Craig Mack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mack
vs
Johnson

178 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Johnson pushes Mack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.

It looks like Craig Mack has been cut.
Mack is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Mack working aggressively here.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack is trying to stall.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to stall.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson has Mack pressed against the ropes, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Mack tries to tie him up.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson presses Mack against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack working aggressively here.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mack trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mack into the ropes.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack looking to slow down the pace here.
Mack misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Mack tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson pushes Mack back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Johnson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mack is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack takes a shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mack back against the ropes.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mack is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mack back against the ropes.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Craig Mack.
Well Mack 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Craig Mack!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Craig Mack!

Craig Mack wins by majority decision!