PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Muvaka (ranked 3016 p4p, 4332 weight class) and Harold Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 436 weight class). Harold Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Muvaka
vs
Johnson

210 cm
25
255
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Muvaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Muvaka is controlling him.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Muvaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muvaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Muvaka.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muvaka misses with a knee strike.
Muvaka has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Johnson drives through and clinches with Muvaka against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muvaka backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to break free but Muvaka has control.
Muvaka misses with a knee to the head.
Muvaka trying to land knees to the body.
Muvaka takes a knee right on the jaw!

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Johnson clinches.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Muvaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muvaka working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Muvaka blocks with his arms.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Muvaka with a knee to the head.

It looks like Harold Johnson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harold Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muvaka misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Muvaka tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Muvaka has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Muvaka tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to work over Muvaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muvaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muvaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Muvaka's head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Muvaka connects with a knee to the head.
Muvaka looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Muvaka is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muvaka has his back to the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Muvaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muvaka prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Muvaka.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Muvaka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Muvaka.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

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

Johnson gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muvaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Muvaka misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muvaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to circle away but Muvaka has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson pushes Muvaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson taking a breather.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Muvaka.
Muvaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Muvaka gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Muvaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Muvaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muvaka's elbow.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Johnson.
Muvaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

Johnson gets a clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Muvaka blocking some punches.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muvaka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muvaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Muvaka.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Muvaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Muvaka stalling the fight.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Muvaka blocking some punches.
Muvaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to break free but Muvaka has control.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muvaka just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Muvaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka with a knee to the head.
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Muvaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Muvaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Muvaka.
Harold Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muvaka.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Muvaka to work.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Muvaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Muvaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muvaka wants to stall.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Muvaka is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muvaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muvaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Muvaka.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harold Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harold Johnson's cut.
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!

Muvaka gets a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muvaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muvaka as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muvaka backwards.
Johnson letting Muvaka take a breather here.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Muvaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Muvaka.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muvaka has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Muvaka backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson avoiding damage as Muvaka throws knees to the body.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Johnson.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Muvaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muvaka takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muvaka misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Ben Muvaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Muvaka. Muvaka maintains the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is pushing Muvaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muvaka prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Come on Muvaka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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

Muvaka pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muvaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson pushes Muvaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Muvaka leaning against his opponent.
Muvaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muvaka looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Muvaka has the dominant position.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Muvaka.
Muvaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Johnson clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muvaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson has Muvaka pressed against the cage.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muvaka has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ben Muvaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muvaka is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muvaka has his back to the cage.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

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