PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debor Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tan
vs
Johnson

172 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Debor Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with the combination.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Debor Tan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson stops Tan from getting back to his feet.
Tan tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Tan uses the momentum to regain guard.

Tan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Tan.
Tan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Tan throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.

Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Tan.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tan pushes him off.
Tan connects with a body shot.
Tan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tan.
Tan slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tan cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tan looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Tan throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Tan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Tan misses with a wild combination.
Tan scores with a jab to the body.
Tan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tan duly obliges.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Debor Tan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tan with a nice cross.
Tan misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Tan.
Tan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Tan.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tan, pushing him back against the cage.

Tan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tan throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Tan looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tan slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tan moves out of range.
Tan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to bum rush Tan with a series of wild strikes but Tan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tan throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Tan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tan.
Tan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Tan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tan ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Tan ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson works over Tan's head and body with a nice combination.
Tan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Debor Tan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Tan. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tan duly obliges.
Tan throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tan scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tan lands with a right hand.
Tan scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Tan had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tan but Tan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tan to score with a decent uppercut.
Tan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tan.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tan works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tan throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Tan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Tan stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Tan misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Tan fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Tan takes one to the chin there.
Johnson works over Tan's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tan lands a two punch combo.
Tan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Tan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Tan.
Tan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tan.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tan moves out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tan cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Tan throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Debor Tan is winning the standup battle so far.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Tan in a clinch.

Tan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tan counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tan leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Debor Tan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tan.
Tan blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tan.
Tan lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tan's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a right hand that Tan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tan also avoids with ease.
Tan throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Tan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Tan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Tan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tan connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Tan.
Johnson lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Tan.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tan is defending well for now.

Tan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Debor Tan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tan.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Tan.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tan controls his hands.
Tan blocking some punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Tan letting Johnson take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Debor Tan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tan throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Tan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Tan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Tan is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Tan.
Decent striking displayed by Tan there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Tan lands.
Tan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Tan is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tan wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Tan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tan wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Tan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tan misses with a head kick.
Tan staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Tan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Tan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tan's head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tan moves out of range.
Tan throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Tan with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Tan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Tan misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tan scores with a head kick.
Tan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Tan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Tan keeps it at a distance.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Tan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Tan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Tan scores with a shot to the body.
Tan lands a nice looking body shot.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Tan has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Troy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Tan's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Johnson.
I think Tan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Debor Tan!