PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Pardy

183 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Drago's Choice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Pardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pardy.
Pardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Pardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Pardy is trying to break free.
Pardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pardy's elbow.

Pardy breaks from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pardy.
Pardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Pardy as Johnson shoots in.
Pardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pardy throws a lazy head kick

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Pardy fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pardy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pardy.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pardy keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Pardy wants to get back to his feet but Johnson passes into half guard.
Pardy looks gassed!
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two 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.
Pardy wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has passed into side control.
Pardy is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pardy is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Pardy stops Johnson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Pardy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pardy is writhing around trying to 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 scoring with strikes but Pardy is staying in there.

Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pardy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pardy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson wants to control but Pardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bob Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pardy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Pardy shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pardy throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pardy is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Pardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Pardy.

Johnson rushes Pardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Pardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pardy managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pardy down to the mat. Pardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Pardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Pardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pardy.
Johnson slips under a jab.

Pardy connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Johnson to the floor! Pardy dives in looking for the finish!

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Bob Johnson has been cut.
Pardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice strikes from Pardy there.
Pardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Pardy is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to hold on to Pardy's head to control him but Pardy postures up.
Pardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Pardy is controlling well.
Pardy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pardy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Johnson wants to hold on but Pardy pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Pardy maintains control.
Pardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pardy is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson has given up his back here.
Johnson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Pardy!

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.
Johnson turns into Pardy and is now in his guard.
Pardy wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Pardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Pardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leo Pardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Pardy misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Pardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pardy misses with a few strikes there.
Pardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pardy throws a combination that misses

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pardy!
Johnson avoids the attempt from Pardy to control.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pardy is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pardy tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pardy is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pardy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johnson working Pardy over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Pardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Pardy defends it well.
Pardy working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pardy is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pardy tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.

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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pardy is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pardy wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Pardy can't escape the position.
Pardy wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Pardy is trying to reverse the position but instead Johnson has taken his back - oops!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes.
Johnson controlling well, preventing Pardy from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pardy throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Pardy 's knee.
Johnson slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Pardy down.
Pardy misses with a head kick.
Pardy misses with a hook.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pardy moves out of range.
Bob Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson feints and then cracks Pardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardy down.
Pardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Pardy shrugs it off.
Pardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardy gets full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardy, not yet.
Pardy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pardy is retaining full guard.
Pardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardy, not yet.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Pardy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pardy manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Pardy's guard.
Pardy 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pardy throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Pardy scores with a head kick.
Pardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Pardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pardy trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Pardy throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pardy keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Pardy.
Pardy keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Pardy trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control the action but Pardy is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that Pardy semi-blocks.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Pardy misses
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Pardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Pardy misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardy throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Pardy.
Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Pardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Pardy blocks it.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Pardy wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Pardy's ribcage.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Pardy's ribcage.
Pardy managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pardy has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Pardy is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardy has his back to the cage.
Pardy wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Pardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Pardy into the cage.
Pardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson had his way with Leo Pardy in that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Pardy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pardy is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardy has his back to the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pardy throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson stalls.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Pardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pardy manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Pardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Bob Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pardy swinging wilding here.
Pardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Pardy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pardy throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Pardy throws a nice head kick!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pardy sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pardy misses with the combination.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Pardy is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pardy wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Pardy defends it.
Pardy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pardy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Pardy scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pardy.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Pardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pardy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Pardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Pardy wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pardy is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson controlling from the top position.

Pardy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Pardy's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardy trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Pardy is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pardy is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johnson!
Bob Johnson is the new middleweight champion!