PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Johnson
vs
Reich

213 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepe Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Reich!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Reich.
Reich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson leaves Reich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Reich misses.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.

Johnson has Reich up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Reich is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Reich misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Reich blocks it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Reich throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Reich blocks it.
Reich jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Reich around his waist. Reich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pepe Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Reich.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two 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.
Reich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reich looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Reich taking a breather.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Reich blocks with his arms.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Reich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Reich is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is pushing Reich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reich wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Reich is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Reich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Reich blocks it.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reich misses with a knee strike.
Reich throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Reich blocks with his arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reich looking for a takedown.
Reich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reich misses with an elbow strike.
Reich misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reich throws out the jab.
Reich looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Reich on that attempt.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pepe Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reich takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Reich throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Reich throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Reich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Reich throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pepe Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pepe Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Reich.
Reich shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reich throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson defending well as Reich loads up on a big left hand.
Reich shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Reich misses with a looping left.
Reich throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Reich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Reich persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Reich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Reich misses with a straight left.
Gustav Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Reich pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich misses with a hook.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reich's face.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Reich blocks with his arms.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reich's face.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reich blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Reich is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reich is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reich has his back to the cage.
Reich misses with a knee strike.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reich swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reich wants a takedown.
Reich tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Reich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reich throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reich fails to pull guard.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Reich is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reich throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Reich thows a body shot but no joy.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Reich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Reich misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reich misses the jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reich throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reich shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reich missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Reich misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reich throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Reich is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Reich.
Reich dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Reich's head and hops out.
Reich dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Reich's head and hops out.
Pepe Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Reich.
Reich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reich throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson slips under a jab from Reich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich misses with a wild body shot.
Reich misses with a head kick.
Reich misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reich.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck for Reich with that takedown attempt.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson checks a low kick from Reich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reich misses with a hook.
Reich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reich throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Reich.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Reich stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reich's face.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustav Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepe Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

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