PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 14942 p4p, 466 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 3332 p4p, 322 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with On March The Saints blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Scorpion

170 cm
36
159 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

172 cm
26
148 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Scorpion.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Johnson.
Scorpion misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Scorpion misses
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpion. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Scorpion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Scorpion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Scorpion.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scorpion walks into a jab.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Scorpion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion misses the jab.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Scorpion with an open hand slap.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorpion in his tracks.

Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Scorpion clinches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to break free but Scorpion has control.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nick Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Scorpion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Scorpion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorpion throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scorpion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scorpion tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Scorpion misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Scorpion misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!

Scorpion forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Nick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries to circle away but Scorpion has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scorpion can turn it around.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Scorpion has the dominant position.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.

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 Nick Johnson.
I think Scorpion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!