PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 73 p4p, 12 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 79 p4p, 14 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Granger

183 cm
36
177 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

182 cm
30
178 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HELLBENT

HELLBENT
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger walks into a left hand.
Granger avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Pete Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Granger tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
Johnson throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Granger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Granger ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Granger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson stuns Granger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Granger throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Granger thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Granger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Granger tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Granger swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that DeShawn Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Granger misses.
Granger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Granger wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Granger slips under a jab from Johnson.
Granger lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Granger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Johnson punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granger throws a body kick that misses
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granger throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeShawn Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Granger avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Granger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Granger misses.
Granger defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Granger slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
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.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Granger catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger misses with a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Granger lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A left lands for Granger.
Granger defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Granger lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Granger if he has to take too many more of those.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Granger - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Granger is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger's corner calls for a 1-2. Granger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granger.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger misses with a hook
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Granger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Granger misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Granger tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson slips under a jab from Granger.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Granger moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granger slips a straight right by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
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!
Granger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Granger blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Granger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Johnson drops Granger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Granger looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Granger is rocked!
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Granger to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Granger looks to clinch but Johnson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Granger taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). DeShawn Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShawn Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.