PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LaShawn Reddman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reddman comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong. Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reddman
vs
Johns

180 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

EFC-S 150Q Energy, 147Q Strength & Stamina, CHEAP!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LaShawn Reddman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmie Johns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reddman misses with a few strikes there.
Reddman misses with the combination.
Johns defending well as Reddman loads up on a big left hand.
Reddman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reddman throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
Reddman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johns cracks a nice hook into Reddman's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddman misses with a jab to the body
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaShawn Reddman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddman throws a combination that misses
and Johns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
Reddman works over Johns's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Reddman misses.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Reddman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reddman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns blocks a jab.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reddman throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reddman throws out the jab.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Reddman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johns digs a good body shot into Reddman's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johns counters with a low kick, right behind Reddman 's knee.
Reddman is breathing heavily.
Reddman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johns's hands.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reddman rather than just go for the knockout.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reddman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reddman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reddman misses with a double jab
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddman thinking.
Johns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reddman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reddman.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reddman moves away.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Reddman misses with a jab to the body
and Johns counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reddman.
Johns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reddman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Reddman is just out of range.
Johns lands a nice shot to the body.
Johns scores with a hook to the body. Reddman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Johns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reddman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Reddman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reddman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddman manages to avoid it.
Johns swings for the body but Reddman moves out of range.
Reddman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johns.
A shot to the body from Reddman misses
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddman thinking.
Reddman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns swings for the body but Reddman moves out of range.
Johns takes a swing at Reddman's ribcage but misses.
Johns slips under a jab.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Johns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reddman misses the jab.
Reddman misses with a jab to the body
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johns slips a jab from Reddman.
Jimmie Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reddman avoids the body shot from Johns.
Reddman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johns counters with a nice body shot.
Reddman scores with a sloppy right hand. Johns should have avoided that one.
Reddman throws a sloppy body shot
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reddman throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Reddman looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Johns punishes Reddman's body with a nice straight punch.
Reddman misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Reddman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reddman throws a combination that misses
and Johns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Johns scores with a shot to the body.
Reddman throws a combination that misses
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns throws a shot to the body.
Johns lands a nice looking body shot.
Reddman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns blocks a jab.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reddman moves away.
Reddman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Reddman is just out of range.
Reddman misses with a hook to the body
and Johns counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns scores with a body shot.
Reddman avoids the body shot from Johns.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Johns scores with a hook to the body. Reddman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johns scores with a nice strike.
Johns lands a nice looking body shot.
Johns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reddman at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Reddman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddman manages to avoid it.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddman throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a with a good body shot.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters with a left to the body.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Reddman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
LaShawn Reddman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddman thinking.
Reddman needs to keep his hands up - Johns had a free shot at his head there.
Reddman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reddman.
Reddman misses with a body shot
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Reddman is just out of range.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reddman moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddman misses with a shot to the body
and Johns counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reddman was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Johns scores with a hook.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reddman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reddman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddman thinking.
Johns lands a with a good body shot.
Reddman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reddman.
Johns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johns throws a body punch but Reddman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddman manages to avoid it.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johns swings for the body but Reddman moves out of range.
Johns staying out of range there.
Reddman throws a lazy right hand but Johns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reddman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reddman moves away.
Reddman throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
Reddman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johns throws a body punch but Reddman moves out of range.
Johns lands with a hook. Reddman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddman misses the body punch
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reddman has his takedown stuffed
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reddman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johns moves away from the strike by Reddman.
Johns slips a straight right by Reddman.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a right hand to the body.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Reddman is just out of range.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reddman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reddman thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Reddman is just out of range.
Johns takes a swing at Reddman's ribcage but misses.
Reddman drops his hands momentarily and Johns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reddman misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reddman misses the shot to the body.
Johns swings for the body but Reddman moves out of range.
Reddman misses with a double jab
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns cracks a nice hook into Reddman's ribs.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reddman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Reddman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Reddman misses with a combination
letting Johns counter with a right hand.
Reddman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Reddman throws a shot from downtown. Johns moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reddman moves away.
Reddman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Reddman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
LaShawn Reddman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reddman throws a looping overhand right but Johns ducks down to avoid it.
Johns lands a glancing blow to the side of Reddman's head.
Johns takes one to the chin there.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reddman misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Johns takes a swing at Reddman's ribcage but misses.
Reddman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reddman misses with a straight left.
Johns staying out of range there.
Jimmie Johns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johns jabs Reddman right on the nose. Reddman blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Johns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Johns!