PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watch Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Bin Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Johnson
vs
Bin Ladin

225 cm
24
280 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

196 cm
18
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Conviction
Conviction

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Bin Ladin!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Ladin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Bin Ladin moves out of range.

Bin Ladin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Bin Ladin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bin Ladin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bin Ladin pulls his head out easily.
Bin Ladin is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bin Ladin wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bin Ladin regains half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bin Ladin defends it well.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Ladin has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bin Ladin.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Bin Ladin defends it.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Bin Ladin wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bin Ladin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bin Ladin is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin Ladin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bin Ladin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bin Ladin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bin Ladin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bin Ladin keeps moving.
Bin Ladin wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bin Ladin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bin Ladin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Bin Ladin fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Bin Ladin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bin Ladin is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bin Ladin is doing well to control the position and prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Bin Ladin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bin Ladin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watch Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bin Ladin wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Bin Ladin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bin Ladin wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Bin Ladin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bin Ladin is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.

Johnson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bin Ladin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bin Ladin shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Bin Ladin is blocking nicely.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bin Ladin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bin Ladin tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Bin Ladin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnson prevents Bin Ladin from getting the reversal.

Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Bin Ladin defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin is trying to escape the mount.
Bin Ladin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Bin Ladin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Bin Ladin is in no mood to give up.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Bin Ladin is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bin Ladin is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Bin Ladin is blocking nicely.
Bin Ladin is trying to escape the mount.
Bin Ladin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
Johnson won't let Bin Ladin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bin Ladin tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Bin Ladin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bin Ladin hang on?

Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bin Ladin is looking to get to half guard.
Bin Ladin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bin Ladin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bin Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bin Ladin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bin Ladin missing with punches from the bottom.
Bin Ladin wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has passed into side control.
Bin Ladin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Bin Ladin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Ladin tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.

Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bin Ladin is on top in guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bin Ladin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bin Ladin from controlling successfully.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bin Ladin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Bin Ladin has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bin Ladin reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bin Ladin taps out! nice BJJ there by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Watch Johnson!