PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Johnson
vs
Man Choi

210 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semmy Man Choi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Man Choi circles away easily
and Man Choi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Man Choi clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man Choi.
Man Choi lands an elbow inside.
Man Choi lands a nice knee to the body.
Man Choi trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson wants to break free but Man Choi has control.
Johnson is working for takedown but Man Choi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man Choi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man Choi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Man Choi working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Man Choi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Man Choi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man Choi scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man Choi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Man Choi keeps him there for the moment.
Man Choi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Man Choi blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man Choi tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man Choi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Dave Johnson has been cut.
Man Choi trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Man Choi lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Man Choi lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Man Choi won't allow it.

Man Choi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Man Choi working the ground and pound.
Man Choi working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man Choi controlling the position.
Man Choi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Man Choi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man Choi is chipping away with strikes.
Man Choi working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Man Choi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Man Choi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Man Choi working the ground and pound from side control.
Man Choi lands an elbow.
Man Choi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Man Choi connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man Choi connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Man Choi working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man Choi winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man Choi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man Choi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man Choi is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Man Choi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man Choi trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Man Choi in his half guard.
Man Choi trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Man Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson fails with the takedown

and Man Choi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Man Choi 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.
Nice strikes from Man Choi there.
Man Choi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Man Choi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Man Choi stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Man Choi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man Choi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man Choi thows a big elbow that misses.
Man Choi controlling from the top position.
Man Choi trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man Choi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man Choi is controlling him.
Man Choi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Man Choi is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Man Choi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man Choi working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Man Choi has control of the leg.
Man Choi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man Choi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man Choi working Johnson over with strikes.
Man Choi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man Choi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Man Choi there.
Man Choi wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Man Choi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson tries to kick Man Choi off but Man Choi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man Choi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man Choi working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man Choi content to control rather than advance.
Man Choi wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Man Choi working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi lands strikes from half guard.
Man Choi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson is staying active underneath Man Choi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man Choi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man Choi working the head and body with strikes.
Man Choi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man Choi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man Choi controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Choi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Man Choi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man Choi moves into the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Man Choi to the mat.
Man Choi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Johnson working for a triangle but Man Choi defends it easily.
Man Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man Choi is controlling him.
Man Choi is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Man Choi tries to pass.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man Choi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man Choi stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man Choi.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man Choi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two 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.
Man Choi holds on for dear life, controlling Johnson's posture momentarily.
Man Choi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?
Man Choi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man Choi blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man Choi is looking to escape.
Man Choi tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Man Choi wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson trying to control but Man Choi is having none of it.
Johnson prevents Man Choi from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man Choi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man Choi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Man Choi!