PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sum 41 - There's No Solution. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Johnson
vs
La Poulet

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
La Poulet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
La Poulet prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Francois La Poulet has been cut.
Rex Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
La Poulet dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but La Poulet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

La Poulet moves into the clinch successfully.
La Poulet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but La Poulet keeps him there for the moment.

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

La Poulet moves into the clinch.
La Poulet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but La Poulet is controlling him.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poulet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La Poulet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

La Poulet has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Poulet on the ground.
La Poulet cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but La Poulet is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.

Johnson fending off the submission attempt from La Poulet.
La Poulet looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from La Poulet!
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but La Poulet is in full control for now.
La Poulet struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnson covers up.

La Poulet looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Johnson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

La Poulet tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, La Poulet manages to miss with strikes from the back.
La Poulet looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
La Poulet throwing sloppy strikes.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but La Poulet has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
La Poulet struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnson covers up.
Even with his hooks in, La Poulet manages to miss with strikes from the back.

La Poulet working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Johnson is doing well to defend. La Poulet seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Johnson is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francois La Poulet!