PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hair
vs
Johnson

193 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crixus Hair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hair throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Hair throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Hair thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hair manages to avoid it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hair as he jumps to the side.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Hair tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Hair is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hair is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hair is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Hair to control.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Hair manages to avoid easily.
Johnson prevents Hair from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Hair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hair bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson wants to control but Hair passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Johnson has his feet on Hair's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone 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.

Johnson misses with a looping left.
Hair looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hair.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hair.
Hair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Tyrone Johnson has been cut.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Hair counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Hair lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Johnson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hair's half guard.
Hair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hair is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hair moves into full guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson tries to stand but Hair is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Hair is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Hair controlling the position.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hair swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Hair lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Hair misses with an uppercut.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hair moves away.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hair.
Hair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hair thows a body shot but no joy.
Hair missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a hook. Hair ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings for the body but Hair moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That has opened up Tyrone Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Hair.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hair misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Hair.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hair counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The cut above Tyrone Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hair as he jumps to the side.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hair rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Hair dances in with a quick combination. Johnson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hair snaps Johnson's head back. Johnson stumbles backwards against the cage. Hair steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Johnson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Johnson just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crixus Hair!