PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Champ Johnson (ranked 1924 p4p, 2667 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 230 p4p, 301 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Drake

180 cm
24
157
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
160
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dezmond Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Drake avoided it.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake lands a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a hook.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
A short uppercut from Johnson.

Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A jab from Drake misses.
Johnson is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJohnson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
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.

Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson with a jab.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Drake misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Drake cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Drake moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Drake takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Drake works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Drake misses with a combination
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Jab from Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Drake.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Drake cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Drake lands a jab.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drake is able to avoid easily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Jab from Drake.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Drake misses.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drake misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drake takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Drake is rocked!
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson thumps Drake with a low kick.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Drake looks up at the clock. Bad move! Johnson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Drake. Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Johnson!
Champ Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.