PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 22915 p4p, 173 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24835 p4p, 167 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pereira
vs
Johnson

168 cm
27
129 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Counter fighter
Experienced

Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
As Pereira backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Pereira manages to avoid it all.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Pereira wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Johnson .
Pereira throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Pereira moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson .
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Pereira misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson .
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Pereira blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Pereira moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Johnson takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pereira misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pereira eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Pereira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Pereira misses.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pereira checks it well.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson . That's going to slow Pereira down.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Pereira misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a straight right.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson feints a jab promting Pereira to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pereira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson 's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pereira misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson .
Pereira blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Pereira stumbling back into the ropes.
No joy there for Johnson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pereira.
As Pereira backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Pereira manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson 's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Pereira moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
Pereira avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Johnson 's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira checks the leg kick.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Higor Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Pereira throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson .
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson .
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pereira throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson .
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Johnson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira slips under a jab from Johnson .
A big right from Johnson misses.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pereira.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson .
A big right from Pereira misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
Pereira avoids the head kick by Johnson .
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
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!
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Pereira tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereira doesn't seem phased though.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higor Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitrious Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson !