PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between john johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyver Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luck has chosen Not good enough for truth in cliche as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gyver Luck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

johnson
vs
Luck

185 cm
25
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, john johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyver Luck!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luck throws a one two combo.
johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Luck won't allow it.

Luck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Luck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luck.

johnson tries to keep at a distance but Luck has taken the fight into the clinch.
johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luck smiles and moves away.
Luck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by johnson.

Luck closes the distance and clinches.
Luck tries to break the clinch but johnson is controlling the position.
johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luck is trying to break the clinch but johnson is controlling him.
johnson misses with a knee strike.

Luck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
johnson takes one on the button.
Luck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luck instigates a clinch.

Luck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luck throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Luck.
Luck lands a jab-cross combination.
Luck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Luck.

Luck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming johnson to the mat! johnson manages to get full guard.
johnson keeping moving, preventing Luck from controlling successfully.
Luck tries to stand but johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Luck wants to control from the top but johnson keeps moving.
Luck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Luck trying to control but johnson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but johnson swivels and escapes.
Luck lands a jab-cross combination.
Luck fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Luck.
johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
johnson leaves Luck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
john johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyver Luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by johnson.
johnson blocks a head kick by Luck.

Luck rushes johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Luck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luck wants to hit a switch here but johnson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Luck there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
johnson landing shots from mount.
Luck is in all sorts of trouble here.
johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Luck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
johnson avoids the attempt from Luck to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luck gets back to half guard.
Luck is not content to let johnson control the position.
Luck trying to control here.
johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Luck.
johnson thows a huge punch but Luck dodges it nicely.
johnson throwing shots but Luck is blocking nicely.
Luck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyver Luck dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Luck lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luck.
Luck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luck lands a jab-cross combination.
Luck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Luck.
Horrible takedown by Luck or perhaps it was just good defense by johnson which made him look bad.
johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luck.
Good standup being displayed there by Luck as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson with a jab.
johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Luck is working the combinations to good effect here.
Luck lands a head kick. johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Luck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
john johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyver Luck.

johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with johnson in particular looking to stall.
johnson 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.

johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Luck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
johnson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Luck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. johnson lands a nice short elbow.
johnson content to control rather than advance.
Luck is looking for a sweep. johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luck gets full guard.
johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luck is proving hard to escape from.
Luck working a defensive guard but johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Luck is not content to let johnson control the position.
Luck tries to buck johnson off but johnson is having none of it.
Luck looks to move to half guard but instead johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
Luck is looking to get to half guard.
Luck really wants to buck johnson off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Luck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luck sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Luck has hold of johnson's hands but johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Luck trying to control but johnson postures up.

johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Luck wants to clinch up but johnson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

johnson misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Luck.
Luck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luck throws a combination. johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice sprawl there from johnson as Luck shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from johnson. No joy for Luck on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luck lands with a nice combination. johnson backs away looking to recover.
Luck throws a good cross that connects.
Luck throws a nice looking combination but johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luck lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luck.
john johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyver Luck.
johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Luck.
johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
john johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but johnson swivels and escapes.
Luck lands with a hook. johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Luck clinches with his opponent.
Luck tries to break free but johnson pushes him back against the cage.

johnson manages to break the clinch.
johnson misses with an uppercut. Luck saw that one coming.
johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luck.
Luck throws a series of punches but johnson moves out of range.
Luck throws a series of punches but johnson moves out of range.
johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Luck.
A right-left combo lands from Luck.
Luck works johnson's body with a nice hook.
Luck is looking to clinch but johnson is avoiding it.
Luck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and johnson counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luck!
Luck swats away the attempt to clinch by johnson.
johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from johnson does no damage.
Luck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

johnson gets the takedown into side control.
johnson working away.
Luck tries to improve position but can't.
Luck can't do much from the bottom here.
Luck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Luck blocking the ground and pound attempt from johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luck's head.

johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
johnson is nestled in close to Luck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
johnson thows a huge punch but Luck dodges it nicely.
johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luck defending well though.
Luck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luck trying to keep a closed guard but johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Luck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luck leaves johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from johnson.
Luck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luck.
Luck has had enough of the clinch but johnson keeps him there for the moment.

johnson breaks from the clinch.
Luck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
johnson throws a head kick that misses.

Luck has closed the distance and engaged johnson in a clinch.

johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luck doesn't manage to clinch there - johnson circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to john johnson.
I think johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... john johnson!