PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sneijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Sneijder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Johnson
vs
Sneijder

176 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Dutch Nutrition Inc. -Money Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sneijder!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Sneijder to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Johnson instigates a clinch.

Sneijder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sneijder.
Sneijder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sneijder blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Sneijder shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Sneijder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Mark Sneijder has been cut.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sneijder throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Sneijder scores with a shot to the body.
Sneijder lands an overhand right.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sneijder checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneijder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sneijder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Sneijder looks gassed!
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sneijder is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Josh Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Sneijder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Josh Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Johnson misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Sneijder's front leg but catches the back leg as Sneijder tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Sneijder stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sneijder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sneijder defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sneijder's head.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sneijder's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Sneijder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sneijder's sensitive parts.
Sneijder misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sneijder avoids nicely.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Sneijder is avoiding it.
Sneijder moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sneijder's head.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Sneijder's front leg but catches the back leg as Sneijder tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sneijder pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sneijder ducks under and follows up with a left that Sneijder also avoids with ease.
Sneijder needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Sneijder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Sneijder sees coming a mile off.
Sneijder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Sneijder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sneijder tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sneijder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sneijder looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Sneijder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sneijder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sneijder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sneijder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sneijder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sneijder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a push kick but Sneijder slaps the foot to one side.

Sneijder rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

Sneijder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sneijder moves out of range easily.

Sneijder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sneijder tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sneijder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Sneijder down.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sneijder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sneijder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson cracks the inside of Sneijder's front leg.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sneijder saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Sneijder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sneijder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sneijder misses with the combination.
Sneijder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson stuns Sneijder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sneijder moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sneijder misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a jab when Sneijder was well out of range.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sneijder pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Sneijder shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Josh Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Sneijder keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sneijder moves away
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Sneijder slips a straight right by Johnson.
Sneijder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Sneijder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Sneijder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Sneijder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Sneijder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Sneijder's leg but Sneijder calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Sneijder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson feints and then cracks Sneijder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sneijder down.
Sneijder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sneijder pushes him off.
Johnson closes the distance but Sneijder moves to the side

and Sneijder counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sneijder won't allow it.

Sneijder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sneijder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Sneijder circles away.
Sneijder has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
Sneijder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sneijder moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sneijder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sneijder moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson cracks Sneijder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sneijder takes the fight into the clinch.
Sneijder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sneijder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Sneijder manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sneijder avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Sneijder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sneijder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sneijder staying out of range there.
Sneijder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sneijder duly obliges.
Sneijder misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that Sneijder semi-blocks.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sneijder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson misses with a right hand
and Sneijder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Sneijder blocks it.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Sneijder moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sneijder.
Johnson throws a hook but Sneijder blocks it.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sneijder can do to turn this around?
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Sneijder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sneijder dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Sneijder's head and hops out.
Sneijder sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sneijder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sneijder!
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sneijder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sneijder needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Sneijder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Sneijder sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sneijder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sneijder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sneijder lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sneijder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sneijder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sneijder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Sneijder's front leg but catches the back leg as Sneijder tries to avoid it.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sneijders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sneijder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sneijder.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson is looking to slow Sneijder down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Sneijder.

Sneijder has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sneijder controls the action.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Sneijder keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sneijder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Sneijder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sneijder saw that one coming.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sneijder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Sneijder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Sneijder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson is looking to slow Sneijder down with leg kicks.
Johnson misses with an uppercut

and Sneijder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sneijder trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson tries to break free but Sneijder pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sneijder backwards.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Sneijder's ribcage. Sneijder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson jumps guard but Sneijder stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Mark Sneijder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sneijder avoids the head kick by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Sneijder.
Sneijder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Sneijder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sneijder.
Josh Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sneijder.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sneijder in his tracks.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sneijder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sneijder shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Josh Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sneijder throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Johnson!