PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshido Okinowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Okinowa
vs
Johnson

225 cm
24
295 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

220 cm
24
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshido Okinowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okinowa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okinowa swivels and escapes.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Okinowa slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Okinowa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okinowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Okinowa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yoshido Okinowa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okinowa.
A right-left combo lands from Okinowa.

It looks like Frank Johnson has been cut.
Okinowa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okinowa misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Okinowa.
Okinowa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Okinowa settles back down.

Okinowa closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Okinowa is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

Okinowa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okinowa stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okinowa looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Okinowa wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okinowa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okinowa misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshido Okinowa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okinowa is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Okinowa circles away and we're back to standing.
Okinowa throws a combination that misses

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okinowa's guard.
Okinowa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Okinowa has wrist control.
Okinowa wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okinowa wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Okinowa blocks nicely.
Okinowa wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Okinowa blocks nicely.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okinowa wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Okinowa's guard.
Okinowa pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Okinowa is breathing heavily.
Johnson working Okinowa over with strikes.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Okinowa's hands, connecting with Okinowa's forehead.
Johnson is nestled in close to Okinowa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okinowa wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Okinowa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Okinowa down.
Johnson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Okinowa.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okinowa to see if he's OK.
Okinowa is trying to buck Johnson off.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Okinowa is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Johnson!