PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Butchers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Butchers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Butchers
vs
Johnson

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Butchers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Butchers is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Butchers seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butchers is trying to improve his position.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butchers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Butchers is defending well.
Butchers pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Butchers being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Matthew Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Butchers sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Butchers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Butchers has control of the leg.
Butchers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Butchers has control of the leg.
Johnson is controlling Butchers's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Butchers is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Butchers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tom Butchers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!

Butchers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Butchers is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butchers manages to get himself to full guard.
Butchers wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matthew Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Butchers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Butchers off the cage and back into rage.
Butchers has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Butchers is trying to reverse the position but instead Johnson has taken his back - oops!
Johnson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Butchers's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Butchers taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Johnson!