PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between alex lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerberus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lane comes to the cage accompanied by shut up women get on my horse. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

lane
vs
Johnson

189 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, alex lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cerberus Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lane throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.

It looks like Cerberus Johnson has been cut.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
lane wants to get back to full guard.

lane kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but lane sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
lane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson .
alex lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cerberus Johnson .
lane dives in and grabs Johnson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on lane's head and hops out.
lane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.

lane has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
lane is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lane lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as lane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

lane manages to break the clinch.
lane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? lane is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, lane circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson . No joy for lane on that attempt.
lane closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson , looking for a takedown. lane pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
lane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from lane. lane gets slowly back to his feet.

lane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to circle away but lane has him pinned against the cage.
lane is trying to stall.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
lane is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag lane down to the mat. lane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
lane wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
lane lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - lane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and lane counters with a right hand to the body.
lane dodges the punch combination from Johnson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson .
lane lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson shoots and misses
and lane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Nice takedown defense from lane. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. lane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Johnson stands up.
Cerberus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
lane looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. lane tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag lane to the ground. lane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson leaves lane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
lane shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but lane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cerberus Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cerberus Johnson 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck for lane with that takedown attempt.
Johnson dives in and grabs lane's left leg, looking for a takedown. lane pushes down on Johnson 's head and hops out.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but lane avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as lane shoots in.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as lane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Johnson pushes lane off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

lane breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from lane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for alex lane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for lane's leg but lane calmly moves out of range.
lane stuffs the takedown.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
lane tries to improve position but can't.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice sprawl there from lane as Johnson shoots in.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.

Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lane wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by lane which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from lane as Johnson shoots in.
lane shoots and misses

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. lane won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson stands up.
Johnson tries to clinch there but lane circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and lane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lane.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up

and lane moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Johnson .

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

lane gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is trying to buck lane off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
lane tries to advance to mount but can't.

lane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no lane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerberus Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cerberus Johnson 's cut.
That's time! lane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and lane counters with a head kick.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by lane.
lane misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

lane manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice sprawl there from lane as Johnson shoots in.
lane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson .
alex lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cerberus Johnson .
lane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and lane counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson .
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch
and lane counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson .
lane tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
lane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but lane pushes him off.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around lane's waist but lane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and lane counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
lane fails to pull guard.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johnson wants the takedown. lane is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in lane's guard against the cage.

Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
lane slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson .
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from lane. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and lane counters with a leg kick.
lane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson 's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lane off to one side.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but lane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
lane tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

lane darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as lane tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
lane has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. lane won't be happy with that.

Johnson stands up and beckons lane to his feet.
lane looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cerberus Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30

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