PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between November One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One comes to the cage accompanied by To mega therion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

One
vs
Johnson

190 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, November One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
One's corner calls for a 1-2. One obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson shoots in but One avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
November One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Johnson.

One darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
One wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but One saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but One is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson looks gassed!

One makes his way to full guard, as Johnson worked for a kimura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but One gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
One wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

One gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

One shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
One could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but One puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
One tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
One is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
One lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and One counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson moves forwards but One connects with a nice, crisp jab.
One connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by One.
One displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
One lands with an overhand left.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and One counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
One stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
One lands an overhand right.
One lands a head shot.
One lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
One cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
One throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

November One dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

One rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
One wants to break free but Johnson has control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting One here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but One gets the underhooks and prevents it.
One is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag One down to the mat. One avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
November One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries for a takedown but One circles away easily
and One counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
November One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Johnson.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by One.
One tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
One throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from One.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson shoots and misses
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
One lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
One fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
One lands an overhand right.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Rock Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from One.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

One rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but One prevents it.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by One.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and One counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One wants to stand but Johnson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

One stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
One listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and One counters with a nice uppercut.
One uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and One counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for One.
One getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson shoots and misses
and One counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

One pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
One avoiding damage.
One has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but One shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
One prevents a takedown attempt there.
One looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
One stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but One shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
One gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.

One breaks the clinch.
One lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and One counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and One cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and One counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and One counters with a two punch combo.
One is working the combinations to good effect here.
One throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson tries for a takedown but One circles away easily
and One counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at One to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

November One dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Johnson with a poor takedown
and One makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

One moves into the clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. One avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
November One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Johnson.
One wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
One gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.

One breaks the clinch.
One with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and One counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and One counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
One is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
One connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
One lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
One takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by One!
One lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and One makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rock Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from One lands.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and One cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
One cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson shoots and misses
and One counters with a nice uppercut.
One connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and One cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and One counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
One tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
One lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by One.
Johnson shoots and misses
and One counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by One.

One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson looking for a takedown.

Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but One is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! One has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and One manages to pass to side control!
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Johnson has his foot on One's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. One works his way back into a safe position though.
November One is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

One avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
One trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
November One showed his dominance in that final round.
Well One 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... November One!