PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cricket comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Gonna Win Today. jack Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cricket
vs
Johnson

198 cm
19
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
27
264 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cricket pushes him off.
Cricket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cricket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A good leg kick by Cricket.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson slips a jab from Cricket.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson lands a head kick. Cricket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cricket drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson looks gassed!

Cricket working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cricket throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Cricket looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cricket.
Johnson parries the strikes from Cricket easily there. Cricket is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.

Cricket tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cricket. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cricket working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cricket tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

Cricket thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cricket 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.
Cricket throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cricket working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cricket throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Cricket 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.
Cricket misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cricket cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Cricket postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cricket throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cricket working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cricket throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cricket in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cricket is chipping away with strikes.
Cricket tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Cricket dominates the positioning.
Cricket scoring with punches and elbows.

Cricket working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cricket creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cricket is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cricket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cricket dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Cricket.
Cricket tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cricket moves out of range.
Cricket shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Cricket instigates a clinch.
Cricket wants a takedown but no success here.
Cricket misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Cricket has the dominant position.
Cricket has Johnson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cricket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cricket tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cricket has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is trying to push Cricket away but Cricket has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cricket keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Good body shot from Cricket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pressed up against the ropes. Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cricket shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cricket thows a big elbow that misses.
Cricket throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cricket wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Cricket is having none of it.
Cricket is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cricket lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cricket works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Cricket throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cricket wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cricket.
Cricket trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket advances position into side control!
John Cricket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cricket 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.
The ground and pound from Cricket seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cricket working the head with strikes.

Cricket is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cricket taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricket tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson is not content to let Cricket control the position.
Cricket scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Cricket dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson avoids the head kick by Cricket.
Johnson tries to clinch up

and Cricket counters by clinching up.
Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cricket is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Cricket, against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to push Cricket away but Cricket has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Cricket scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to break free but Cricket pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cricket has Johnson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cricket has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cricket.
A right hook to the body lands for Cricket.
A short body shot lands from Cricket as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cricket lands a body shot in the clinch.

Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cricket is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cricket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cricket in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cricket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cricket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cricket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cricket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cricket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Cricket in his half guard.
Cricket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cricket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cricket wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Cricket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Cricket throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Cricket looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cricket.
John Cricket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cricket trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Cricket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Johnson is staying active underneath Cricket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Cricket is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cricket trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

John Cricket has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cricket throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cricket throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Cricket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cricket 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cricket!