PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bichael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strath More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
More

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bichael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Strath More!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick but More moved away.

More shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
More prevents Johnson from improving his position.
More trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson wants to sweep but More has passed to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson tries to buck More off but More is having none of it.

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.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, More asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. More was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
More is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but More is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

More has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
More avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by More.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. More was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but More won't let him.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but More manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard but More manages to pass into side control anyway.
More wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to control but More manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bichael Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed More to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as More holds on and takes a little breather.
More is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
More working a defensive guard here.

Johnson stands and steps away. More gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as More shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is looking to stand up but More isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but More counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead More manages to pass to full mount!
More sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is trying to reverse the position but instead More has taken his back - oops!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the hands but More won't let him.
More keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - More's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Johnson is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Strath More will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson loads up on a big right hand but More slips the punch.
More has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but More keeps working.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because More is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
More is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand but More is controlling his head.
Johnson trying to control the position but More is working away.
More can't do much from the bottom here.
Bichael Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
More takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. More did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
More trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and More reverses the position - he's now on top in Johnson's guard.
More prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson has control of More's left arm, preventing More from doing any damage.
More trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but More is proving a slippery customer.

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.

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

More gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. More is keeping the position for now.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bichael Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!