PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boxxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerberus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Boxxx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boxxx
vs
Johnson

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Mundo Green - World Verde
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Boxxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cerberus Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxxx slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boxxx is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.

Johnson decides to stand back up.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Boxxx sprawls well.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Boxxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cerberus Johnson .
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxxx is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx tries to clinch up.
Boxxx is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Boxxx is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Boxxx scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Boxxx wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Boxxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxxx.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Boxxx.
Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Boxxx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boxxx wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.

Boxxx closes the distance and clinches.
Boxxx misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Boxxx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxxx.
Boxxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Boxxx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Boxxx pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxxx misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Boxxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Boxxx fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxxx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boxxx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxxx working aggressively here.
Boxxx misses with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxxx scores with a hook.
Boxxx is looking to clinch.
Boxxx closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Boxxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxxx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxxx.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxxx wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxxx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxxx scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Boxxx closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson pushes Boxxx off looking to stand but Boxxx dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson pushes Boxxx off but Boxxx dives into side control.
Johnson pushes Boxxx away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boxxx gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Boxxx 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.

Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boxxx looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Boxxx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boxxx to his feet.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Boxxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Boxxx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxxx tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxxx tries to clinch up.

Boxxx shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boxxx trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand up but Boxxx is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boxxx.
Boxxx moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boxxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxxx fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxxx is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Boxxx tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Boxxx scores with a four punch combination!
Boxxx closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boxxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxxx shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Boxxx tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Boxxx moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxxx.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boxxx.
Boxxx tries to clinch up.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Boxxx sprawls well.
Boxxx tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Boxxx scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boxxx has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Boxxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Boxxx scores with a four punch combination!
Boxxx doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Boxxx dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Boxxx which made him look bad.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxxx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxxx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Boxxx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxxx moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxxx wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Boxxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxxx misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boxxx.
Boxxx fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Boxxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxxx tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Boxxx which made him look bad.
Boxxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Boxxx circles away easily
and Boxxx counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Boxxx sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxxx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boxxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxxx avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Boxxx.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boxxx to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Boxxx.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxxx wants to clinch.
Michael Boxxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boxxx counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson .
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxxx lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxxx is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Boxxx circles away easily
and Boxxx counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxxx is working the combinations to good effect here.

Boxxx moves into the clinch.
Boxxx can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.

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.
Boxxx stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.

Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cerberus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boxxx is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Boxxx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxxx, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Boxxx!