PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1730 p4p, 254 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 1888 p4p, 272 weight class). Anthony Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gregor
vs
Johnson

178 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

189 cm
26
216 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
Gregor slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Johnson jabs at Gregor's body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregor.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Gregor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson moves out of range as Gregor strikes.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Gregor's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gregor rather than just go for the knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gregor prevents a body shot from Johnson.
I was talking to Gregor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gregor stalling in the clinch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Gregor lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregor prevents a body shot from Johnson.

Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Gregor saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Gregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregor.
Gregor throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Gregor misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson moves away from the strike by Gregor.
Gregor misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Gregor.
Johnson defending well as Gregor loads up on a big left hand.
Gregor sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Gregor avoids it this time.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Gregor is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Gregor throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Gregor throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Gregor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Gregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gregor lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Gregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Gregor avoids it well.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Gregor's belly button to the back.
Gregor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Gregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gregor.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson digs a good hook to Gregor's body.
Gregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson stalks Gregor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gregor's face. Gregor staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
Gregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Gregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a right hand that Gregor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gregor also avoids with ease.
Gregor throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Gregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Gregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Gregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregor under the eye.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gregor backs up against the cage.
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gregor.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregor. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Gregor misses.
Gregor throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregor is looking for a counter combo.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gregor misses the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Gregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregor sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Gregor avoids it this time.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson punishes Gregor's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Gregor slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Gregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gregor.
Gregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gregor is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Gregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gregor throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Gregor tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gregor.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gregor misses the target.
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson jabs Gregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gregor moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
A victorious Anthony Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.