PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Schortsanitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schortsanitis comes to the cage accompanied by Ipoxthonios - Kane Ntou. Dave Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikos Schortsanitis's chin.

Schortsanitis
vs
Johnson

192 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

208 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Schortsanitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson tries to clinch but Schortsanitis is having none of it.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Schortsanitis. Schortsanitis maintains the clinch.
Schortsanitis stalling in the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Schortsanitis holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schortsanitis connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Dave Johnson has been cut.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schortsanitis tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schortsanitis to the ground. Schortsanitis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Schortsanitis has double underhooks.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schortsanitis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Schortsanitis denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schortsanitis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson trying to control the action but Schortsanitis is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to move to full mount but Schortsanitis actually manages to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schortsanitis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Schortsanitis is looking to improve his position.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schortsanitis sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Schortsanitis dodges it nicely.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schortsanitis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Schortsanitis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Schortsanitis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Schortsanitis trying to control the position here.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Schortsanitis pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schortsanitis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Schortsanitis is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Schortsanitis keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schortsanitis wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Schortsanitis didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schortsanitis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schortsanitis tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schortsanitis.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Schortsanitis pushes him off.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schortsanitis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schortsanitis misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Schortsanitis.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schortsanitis avoids it really well and circles away.
Schortsanitis scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Schortsanitis wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Schortsanitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Schortsanitis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Schortsanitis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Schortsanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schortsanitis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schortsanitis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Still in the clinch, Schortsanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schortsanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schortsanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schortsanitis digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Schortsanitis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schortsanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schortsanitis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schortsanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
Schortsanitis wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schortsanitis throws an elbow but misses.
Schortsanitis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schortsanitis lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Schortsanitis taking a breather.
Schortsanitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Nice elbow from Schortsanitis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schortsanitis.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schortsanitis smiles and moves away.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch up.
Nikos Schortsanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schortsanitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Schortsanitis throws a nice head kick!
Schortsanitis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Schortsanitis. Schortsanitis maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schortsanitis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schortsanitis.
Johnson jumps guard but Schortsanitis stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nikos Schortsanitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schortsanitis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schortsanitis lands with a right to the head.
Schortsanitis avoiding damage.
Schortsanitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schortsanitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schortsanitis lands a right hand.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Schortsanitis won't allow it.
A short right from Schortsanitis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Schortsanitis lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Dave Johnson's cut even more.
Schortsanitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schortsanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schortsanitis is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikos Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch up

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Schortsanitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schortsanitis misses with a knee to the head.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Schortsanitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Schortsanitis on the inside.
Schortsanitis tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schortsanitis throws an elbow but it misses.
Schortsanitis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schortsanitis wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Schortsanitis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Schortsanitis throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Schortsanitis.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schortsanitis. Schortsanitis obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Schortsanitis gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schortsanitis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Schortsanitis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Schortsanitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schortsanitis smiles and moves away.
Nikos Schortsanitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Schortsanitis scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schortsanitis is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Schortsanitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Crunch! Schortsanitis slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Schortsanitis tries a head kick but it misses.

Schortsanitis clinches.
Schortsanitis misses with an elbow strike.
Schortsanitis pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Schortsanitis lands an elbow inside.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Schortsanitis lands an uppercut.

The cut above Dave Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schortsanitis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Schortsanitis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schortsanitis lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schortsanitis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Schortsanitis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schortsanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dave Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikos Schortsanitis!