PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between shane Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that shane Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily shane Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Maggio

183 cm
20
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, shane Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Maggio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maggio tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Maggio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maggio slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Maggio's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Maggio prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Maggio keeps him there for the moment.
Maggio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like shane Johnson has been cut.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maggio missing with knees to the body.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maggio.
Maggio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maggio pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Maggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maggio receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Maggio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maggio is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maggio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maggio darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Maggio with a knee to the head.

shane Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maggio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maggio clinches with his opponent.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Maggio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maggio stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio landing knees to the body.

Maggio breaks from the clinch.
Maggio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Maggio drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Maggio breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maggio.
A punch combination from Maggio misses.

Maggio has managed to clinch.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shane Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Maggio stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio avoiding damage.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maggio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maggio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson has Maggio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maggio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
Maggio lands an elbow inside.
Maggio landing knees to the body.
Maggio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on shane Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maggio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Maggio sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Maggio clinches.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Maggio is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tony Maggio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Maggio stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Maggio.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Maggio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maggio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Maggio.
Maggio is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Maggio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maggio looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.

Maggio has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Maggio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.
Maggio lands a nice elbow.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shane Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Maggio.

shane Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

Maggio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maggio smiles and moves away.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Maggio has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Maggio lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Maggio slows down the pace here.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The is referee keeping an eye on Maggio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Maggio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maggio smiles and moves away.
shane Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maggio rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Maggio lands an elbow inside.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maggio has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Maggio.
Johnson gets through Maggio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Maggio holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on shane Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maggio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Maggio tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

Maggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maggio misses with a knee to the head.
Maggio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.

Maggio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maggio moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Maggio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maggio missing with knees to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Maggio to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maggio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maggio trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maggio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maggio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maggio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Maggio escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Maggio decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maggio tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Maggio doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maggio. Maggio obviously looking to wear him down.

Maggio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maggio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maggio lands a damaging elbow.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.
Maggio has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maggio effectively controlling the action here.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maggio leaning against his opponent.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Maggio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Maggio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson stops Maggio from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Maggio is keeping the position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Maggio.
Tony Maggio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Maggio kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Maggio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maggio 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Maggio!