PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxer Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boxer
vs
Johnston

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boxer Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnston instigates a clinch.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston lands a knee to the body.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boxer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnston obliges.
Johnston stalling.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Boxer Boxer has been cut.
Johnston crunches a lovely knee into Boxer's ribcage.
Johnston landing knees to the head.
Johnston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnston obliges.
Johnston lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Johnston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Johnston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Johnston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.

Boxer pulls guard.
Johnston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnston prevents Boxer from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston postures up.
Johnston advances position into side control!
Johnston working the head and body with strikes.
Johnston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boxer wants to control but Johnston postures up.
Johnston is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boxer to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boxer tries to bench press Johnston off him but Johnston keeps the position.
Johnston fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnston tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boxer seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnston dominates the positioning.
Boxer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boxer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnston is staying tight to Boxer's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Johnston decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxer's waist but Boxer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnston off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnston is defended easily by Boxer.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnston has Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnston keeps control of Boxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Boxer.
Johnston trying to land knees to the body.
Boxer tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boxer Boxer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnston fails to land the takedown.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boxer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnston's guard.
Johnston trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer stopping the sweep attempt from Johnston.
Boxer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnston is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston is stalling in the full guard.
Johnston is in close to Boxer's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Johnston stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxer as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boxer.
Jimmy Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxer's waist but Boxer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnston off to one side.
Boxer Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johnston.

Johnston has managed to clinch.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Johnston connects with a knee to the head.
Johnston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boxer.
Johnston scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Johnston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnston up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Boxer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
Boxer darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. Boxer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Boxer with that takedown attempt.
Johnston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Johnston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
Johnston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston stops a takedown attempt from Boxer.
Johnston crunches a lovely knee into Boxer's ribcage.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston keeps control of Boxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnston obliges.
Johnston avoiding damage.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Johnston holds him up against the cage and eventually Boxer drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Johnston.
Johnston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boxer Boxer's cut.
That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johnston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Boxer tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the cage.
Johnston misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer tries for a takedown but Johnston manages to get underhooks.
Boxer is pushing Johnston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnston landing knees to the head.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnston walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boxer Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston fails with the takedown

and Boxer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnston is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston wants to pass the guard but Boxer is keeping the position.
Johnston throws and elbow that misses. Boxer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnston's guard. Nice move by Boxer!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston pulls Boxer in to control the position.
Johnston throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnston holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boxer manages to get himself to full guard.
Boxer wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnston stands and throws Boxer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boxer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boxer is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnston content just to control the position here.
Johnston looking to ground and pound but Boxer is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jimmy Johnston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston punching from mount but Boxer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnston cracks Boxer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boxer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnston controlling the pace for now.
Johnston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Johnston quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Johnston but it's paid off an Boxer is forced to tap! Nice work by Johnston.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Johnston!