PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marius Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauler comes to the cage accompanied by WAR then PEACE. Jack Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mauler
vs
Johnson

150 cm
24
134 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

StarDust. Cosmic Creations.
StarDust. Cosmic Creations.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marius Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Marius Mauler has been cut.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mauler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mauler pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson won't allow Mauler to sweep him here.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mauler tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mauler defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson 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.
Mauler is not content to let Johnson control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Mauler backs away looking to recover.
Mauler fails with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Mauler is blocking nicely.
Johnson trying to control the action but Mauler is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler is looking to improve his position.
Mauler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mauler tries to get out of the position.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Mauler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Mauler defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Mauler's hands, connecting with Mauler's forehead.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Mauler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mauler is looking to improve his position.
Mauler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Mauler defends it.
Mauler moves into full guard.
Mauler has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.

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.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mauler is retaining full guard.
Johnson postures up in Mauler's guard and throws a big left but Mauler blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mauler has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mauler's guard now.
Mauler trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mauler working a defensive guard here.
Mauler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Mauler wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Mauler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mauler throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Mauler will be more careful next time no doubt.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mauler sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mauler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mauler gets back to full guard.
Mauler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mauler looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Mauler is keeping him busy.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Mauler dodges it nicely.
Johnson is pressing down on Mauler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mauler is holding on for now.
Johnson throwing shots but Mauler is blocking nicely.
Mauler wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is taking a breather. Mauler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mauler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mauler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jack Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mauler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mauler throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mauler.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Mauler keeps moving.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mauler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson tries to stand but Mauler is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Mauler tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mauler can't do much from the bottom here.
Mauler tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Mauler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mauler wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mauler defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mauler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mauler.
Mauler controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Mauler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Mauler looking for a sweep. Not yet Mauler, not yet.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marius Mauler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mauler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Mauler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauler is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mauler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Mauler slows the pace down in half guard.
Mauler is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mauler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Mauler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Mauler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Mauler throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Mauler is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mauler.
Mauler working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mauler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Mauler keeps moving.

Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Mauler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mauler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mauler trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mauler throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mauler's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marius Mauler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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