PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between kyouki minsourimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

minsourimi
vs
Johnson

189 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
268 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, kyouki minsourimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
minsourimi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
minsourimi tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
minsourimi wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to stand but minsourimi is controlling his posture from full guard.

minsourimi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. minsourimi is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control from minsourimi's half guard. minsourimi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but minsourimi has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson is looking to stand up but minsourimi won't let him.
minsourimi wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to stand but minsourimi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson trying to control but minsourimi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in minsourimi's guard and throws a big left but minsourimi blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
minsourimi tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but minsourimi moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.

minsourimi moves into the clinch.
minsourimi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
minsourimi lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from minsourimi.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.

minsourimi pulls Johnson into guard.
minsourimi keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but minsourimi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looks gassed!
minsourimi chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
minsourimi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
minsourimi thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
minsourimi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but minsourimi is one step ahead there.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from minsourimi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that kyouki minsourimi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

minsourimi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings minsourimi.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. minsourimi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

minsourimi lands a head kick that stumbles Johnson and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
minsourimi is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
minsourimi postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
minsourimi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control the position but minsourimi postures up.
minsourimi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
minsourimi stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting minsourimi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
minsourimi landing strikes.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
minsourimi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but minsourimi postures up.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

minsourimi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Johnson has one foot on minsourimi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
minsourimi doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
minsourimi shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries to clinch up but minsourimi circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to get to his feet but minsourimi is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Johnson in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but minsourimi is working from the bottom.

minsourimi pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
minsourimi keeps the fight on the outside.
minsourimi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow minsourimi down.
minsourimi takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
minsourimi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
minsourimi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
minsourimi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. minsourimi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kyouki minsourimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
minsourimi closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson wants to control from the top but minsourimi keeps moving.

minsourimi pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
minsourimi misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
minsourimi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.

minsourimi jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but minsourimi blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson stands and steps away. minsourimi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
kyouki minsourimi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
minsourimi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

minsourimi looks to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control. minsourimi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
minsourimi is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
minsourimi parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable minsourimi to escape.

Johnson decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
minsourimi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from minsourimi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson has minsourimi up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but minsourimi has control.

minsourimi jumps guard.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. minsourimi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by minsourimi!

minsourimi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!

Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's minsourimi get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that minsourimi avoids nicely.

minsourimi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and minsourimi finishes the takedown easily into guard.

minsourimi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now minsourimi has Johnson in his guard.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
minsourimi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but minsourimi keeps moving.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead minsourimi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
minsourimi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
minsourimi postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but minsourimi is one step ahead there.
minsourimi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
minsourimi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
minsourimi connects with a couple of short punches.
minsourimi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
minsourimi postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
minsourimi advances to half guard.
minsourimi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
minsourimi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Johnson!