PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day. Dolan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The worlds greatest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Dolan

185 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
217 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dolan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dolan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Mick Dolan has been cut.
Dolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dolan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Dolan checks a leg kick nicely.
Dolan wants to clinch.
Johnson leaves Dolan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Dolan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dolan.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Dolan against the cage.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dolan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dolan tries to clinch up
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dolan clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolan wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dolan tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dolan looks gassed!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Dolan tries to clinch

and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Dolan! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dolan to his feet! Dolan is in big trouble!

Dolan is rocked!
Johnson throws a leg kick but Dolan checks it.
Dolan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

Dolan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Dolan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dolan stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson seems keen to control Dolan's posture.
Dolan won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson pulls Dolan in close to prevent any damage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolan misses with a punch to the body.
Dolan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Dolan is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dolan down to the mat. Dolan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dolan fails with the takedown

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quinn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dolan.
Dolan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dolan, not yet.
Dolan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dolan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dolan, not yet.
Dolan controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Dolan blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Dolan's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dolan darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dolan fails with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Dolan's temple.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Dolan.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dolan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dolan is breathing heavily.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Dolan is looking to improve his position.
Quinn Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Dolan's hands, connecting with Dolan's forehead.
Johnson is taking a breather. Dolan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.

Dolan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dolan trying to control here.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dolan is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks the strikes from Dolan.
Dolan seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dolan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolan can do to turn this around?
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Dolan's hands, connecting with Dolan's forehead.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Dolan defending well.
Johnson trying to control the action but Dolan is working from the bottom.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Dolan's hands, connecting with Dolan's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dolan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dolan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dolan gets full guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dolan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson cracks Dolan with a solid left hand.
Dolan wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.

Dolan looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Dolan keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Dolan keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Dolan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Dolan won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Dolan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Dolan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dolan clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dolan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Dolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dolan working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dolan tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolan drops back down to his feet.
Dolan tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dolan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dolan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dolan tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Dolan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dolan lands a shoulder strike.
Dolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Dolan is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Dolan fails to land.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson has Dolan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dolan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dolan lands a nice elbow.

Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dolan is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Dolan's head.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dolan wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Dolan dodges it nicely.
Dolan is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dolan avoid being mounted?
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Dolan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dolan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson is in close to Dolan's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dolan looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dolan has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. Dolan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mick Dolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Dolan from improving his position.
Dolan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Dolan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Quinn Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dolan takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinn Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

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