PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bee
vs
Johnson

181 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

190 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bee. That one must have hurt.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bee is looking for a sweep.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Johnson stands up.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Bee throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bee.

Bee rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bee manages to get underhooks.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bee.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Smoove Bee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Bee wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smoove Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Bee throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee connects with a high kick.

Bee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bee with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Bee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bee goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smoove Bee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Bee scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson blocks the body kick.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bee's guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bee trying to control the position here.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Bee is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Bee had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bee dives on top into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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 is trying to keep Bee in close.
Bee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bee has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bee controlling the pace.
Bee wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Smoove Bee.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bee.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Bee wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.

Bee forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Bee has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Bee gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Smoove Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Bee slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smoove Bee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bee tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bee as he avoids it easily.

Bee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bee keeps him under control.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bee.
Bee trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bee trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bee manages to get himself to full guard.
Bee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
Bee is controlling Johnson's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Bee's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Bee.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

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.
Bee keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Bee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Wayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smoove Bee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bee 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smoove Bee!