PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Shea Jackson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Shea Jackson
vs
Johnson

188 cm
22
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, O Shea Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.

It looks like Scott Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson working away.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands an overhand right.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

O Shea Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
O Shea Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Johnson is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls the position from side control.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That has opened up Scott Johnson's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

O Shea Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for O Shea Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.

Jackson clinches up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Scott Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

The cut above Scott Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.

Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Shea Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of O Shea Jackson.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four 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.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
O Shea Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... O Shea Jackson!