PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Canelo Jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fondal Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canelo Jhonson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jhonson
vs
Please

180 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

164 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Homey's Head Shop
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canelo Jhonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fondal Please!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Please dodges the punch combination from Jhonson.
Jhonson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jhonson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Jhonson moves into range and clinches up with Please.
Please can't break the clinch.

Jhonson breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Please.
Please throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jhonson on the side of the head.
Please throws a right and a left that both miss.
Please throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jhonson throws a series of strikes that have Please backpedaling.
Please lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jhonson's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jhonson.
Please misses with a body kick.
Please scores with a leg kick.
Jhonson thows a body kick. Please tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Please misses with a combination
and Jhonson counters with a left and a right that stings Please.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jhonson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Please throws a series of punches but Jhonson moves out of range.
Fondal Please seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Please throws a sloppy body shot
and Jhonson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Please thinking.
Please throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhonson counters with a left to the body.
Please looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jhonson closes the distance and clinches.
Please wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jhonson has him pressed against the cage.

Jhonson has picked Please up - he's going for a ride! Jhonson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jhonson in particular looking to stall.
Please is trying to stand up here but Jhonson is controlling him well.
Jhonson is taking a breather. Please says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Please slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jhonson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Please keeping full guard, as Jhonson tries to pass.

Jhonson stands up from Please's guard - Jhonson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jhonson looks to land a combination but Please avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Jhonson moves into the clinch successfully.
Please tries to break the clinch but Jhonson is controlling the position.
Please wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jhonson has him pressed against the cage.
Jhonson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jhonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhonson stalks Please and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Please's face. Please staggers backwards, shaken.
Jhonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Please throws a body kick the misses
and Jhonson counters with a straight right hand.

Jhonson has managed to clinch.

Jhonson manages to break the clinch.

Please gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!

Jhonson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Please, up you get!
Jhonson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jhonson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Please misses with a combination
and Jhonson counters with a big head kick but Please shrugs it off.

Jhonson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Please, pushing him back against the cage.
Please has had enough of the clinch but Jhonson keeps him there for the moment.

Jhonson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jhonson gets a clinch.
Jhonson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Canelo Jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Please wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jhonson cracks Please with a nice body shot.
Please can't break the clinch.
Jhonson keeps control of Please as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jhonson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jhonson manages to break the clinch.
Jhonson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Please.
Jhonson slips a jab and a cross from Please.
Jhonson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jhonson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jhonson looks for a takedown but Please sprawls well.
Jhonson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Please dodges the punch combination from Jhonson.
Please lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jhonson's sensitive parts.
Please lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jhonson backs up against the cage.
Jhonson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jhonson slips a jab and a cross from Please.
Please throws a wild body kick that Jhonson sees coming a mile off.
Jhonson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jhonson fails to land with a series of punches.
Please is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jhonson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Please throws a nice looking combination but Jhonson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Please.
Jhonson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Please moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jhonson lands with a kick to the temple. Please shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jhonson throws a head kick that misses.
Jhonson looks for a takedown but Please sprawls well.
Jhonson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Please. Please obviously looking to wear him down.
Jhonson misses with a double jab.
Jhonson is working the combinations to good effect here.

Jhonson shoots in and bounces Please off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Please utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jhonson advances position into side control!

Jhonson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhonson lands a two punch combo.
Jhonson swinging wilding here.
Please stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canelo Jhonson dominated that 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.

Please pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Please pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Please misses with a double jab
and Jhonson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jhonson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Please looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canelo Jhonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jhonson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Please swivels and escapes.

Jhonson closes the distance and clinches.

Please breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jhonson pulls guard successfully.

Jhonson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Please misses with a hook to the body

and Jhonson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Please's guard.
Please trying to keep a closed guard but Jhonson is proving a slippery customer.

Jhonson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Please, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jhonson throws a series of punches but Please moves out of range.
Jhonson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Please to counter with a crisp jab.
Please throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhonson counters with a two punch combo.
A left lands for Please.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Please closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jhonson circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Please. No joy for Jhonson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Canelo Jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Please throws a body kick the misses
and Jhonson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Please is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Please throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Please doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jhonson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jhonson gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jhonson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Please tries to get to full guard but Jhonson has control of the leg.
Jhonson is keen to just control but Please is a slippery customer.
Jhonson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Please tries to get to full guard but Jhonson has control of the leg.
Please is controlling Jhonson's trapped leg to prevent Jhonson from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please is trying to stand up here but Jhonson is controlling him well.

Jhonson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jhonson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Please finds it's way round the side to connect with Jhonson's head.
Jhonson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Please misses with a double jab

and Jhonson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Jhonson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Please looks to throw a body kick

and Jhonson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jhonson.
Please wants to break free but Jhonson has control.

Jhonson breaks from the clinch.
Jhonson throws a series of punches but Please avoids them all with ease.
Jhonson throws a combination. Please tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Jhonson lands but Please takes it in his stride.

Please is rocked!
Please blocks a head kick by Jhonson.
Please is still on wobbly legs! Can Jhonson finish him?
Please throws a sloppy body shot
and Jhonson counters with a left and a right that stings Please.
Jhonson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Please.
Jhonson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Please.
Please tries to land a body kick

and Jhonson counters with a single leg into guard. Please didn't expect that.
Please working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jhonson.
Please is pulling down on Jhonson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jhonson, at least for the moment.

Jhonson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Please falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jhonson counters with a one-two to the body.
Please seems to have recovered his senses.
Please showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jhonson.
Please throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Jhonson misses.
Nice cross by Please.
An inside leg kick lands from Please.
Jhonson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Please lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Please connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jhonson slips a jab and a cross from Please.
Jhonson shoots in but Please avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fondal Please is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jhonson takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jhonson gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jhonson breaks from the clinch.
Please showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jhonson.
Jhonson scores with a head kick.

Jhonson moves into the clinch.

Jhonson manages to break the clinch.
Jhonson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Please can do to turn this around?
Jhonson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Please's hands.
Please takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jhonson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jhonson lands a two punch combo.
Jhonson Rushes Please and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Please is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jhonson Piles on the pressure and Please crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Canelo Jhonson!