PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Boksingero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boksingero
vs
Johnson

225 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Umberto Boksingero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmed Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boksingero misses with a body shot.
Boksingero throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Boksingero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boksingero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boksingero misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Boksingero misses.
Boksingero darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boksingero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksingero wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boksingero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Boksingero counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ahmed Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Boksingero moved out of range nicely.
Boksingero misses with a left hand
and Boksingero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boksingero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boksingero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boksingero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Umberto Boksingero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boksingero closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boksingero works the jab nicely.
Boksingero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Boksingero swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boksingero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boksingero misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Boksingero. Beautiful body shot.
Boksingero tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boksingero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boksingero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws the left hand but Boksingero avoids the punch easily.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boksingero throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Boksingero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boksingero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boksingero tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boksingero misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Boksingero scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Umberto Boksingero is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boksingero misses with an uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Boksingero misses its intended target.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boksingero scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksingero lands with a good body shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Boksingero closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boksingero misses with a body shot.
Boksingero misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boksingero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Boksingero misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Boksingero.
Boksingero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boksingero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boksingero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boksingero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boksingero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Boksingero strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boksingero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Ahmed Johnson's cut even more.
Boksingero misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boksingero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boksingero throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Boksingero throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Boksingero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boksingero throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Boksingero misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Boksingero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a hook but Boksingero blocks it.
Boksingero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab from Johnson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Boksingero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed 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!

Boksingero misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boksingero moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Boksingero throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boksingero stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Boksingero misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Boksingero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boksingero tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksingero misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Boksingero.
Nice body punch from Boksingero.
Boksingero moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boksingero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boksingero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksingero is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Johnson like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Johnson from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Boksingero!