PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Vaziri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaziri has chosen Sheik's Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Vaziri

204 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Vaziri!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri slips under a jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hook but Vaziri blocks it.
Jab from Vaziri.
Johnson slips a straight right by Vaziri.
Vaziri looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri throws a good cross that connects.
Vaziri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Vaziri misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Vaziri looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Vaziri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vaziri saw that one coming.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Vaziri with an uppercut!

It looks like Ali Vaziri has been cut.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vaziri counters with a nice body shot.
Vaziri moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Vaziri uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Vaziri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson misses with a combination
enabling Vaziri to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaziri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Vaziri slips the punch.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson defending well as Vaziri loads up on a big left hand.
Vaziri throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaziri.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vaziri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaziri.
Vaziri misses with a looping left.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vaziri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaziri shoots in but no luck this time.
Vaziri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson misses with a body punch
letting Vaziri counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vaziri counters with a stiff right hand.
Vaziri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vaziri misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vaziri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Vaziri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vaziri to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Vaziri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaziri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vaziri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vaziri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaziri looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Vaziri walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Vaziri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson misses with a body shot.
Vaziri misses with a hook.
Vaziri thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaziri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Vaziri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaziri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Vaziri counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaziri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Vaziri.
Jimmy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vaziri's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a jab when Vaziri was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaziri.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Vaziri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vaziri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to bum rush Vaziri with a series of wild strikes but Vaziri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Vaziri misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vaziri staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Vaziri ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Vaziri cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vaziri throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Vaziri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaziri shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vaziri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson with a hook.

Johnson cracks Vaziri with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vaziri to stand back up!

That has opened up Ali Vaziri's cut even more.
Vaziri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Vaziri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaziri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaziri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Vaziri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Vaziri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Vaziri.
Vaziri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaziri.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Vaziri slips the punch.
Vaziri misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Vaziri slips the punch.
Vaziri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Vaziri moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Vaziri was well out of range.
Vaziri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vaziri scores with a shot to the body.
Vaziri throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands with a cross.

The cut above Ali Vaziri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Vaziri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sizes up Vaziri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaziri shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Vaziri.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vaziri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vaziri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vaziri in his tracks.

Ali Vaziri's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ali Vaziri's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Johnson!