PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Naulapyssy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Naulapyssy's choice of entrance music: Raised Hammerfist. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Johnson
vs
Naulapyssy

165 cm
28
147 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
138 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Naulapyssy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naulapyssy misses with a takedown

and Johnson moves into the clinch.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks Naulapyssy up, before dumping him to the ground. Naulapyssy manages to land in guard.
Naulapyssy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson stays in close to Naulapyssy's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Naulapyssy keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naulapyssy wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Johnson.

Naulapyssy tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Naulapyssy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naulapyssy is not content to let Johnson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulapyssy wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Naulapyssy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Naulapyssy blocks nicely.
Johnson won't allow Naulapyssy to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Naulapyssy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naulapyssy 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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Naulapyssy looks gassed!
Naulapyssy is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Naulapyssy!
Johnson cracks Naulapyssy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naulapyssy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Naulapyssy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson 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.
Johnson looking to control but Naulapyssy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working Naulapyssy over with strikes here.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Naulapyssy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Naulapyssy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naulapyssy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson looking to control but Naulapyssy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control but Naulapyssy is having none of it.
Naulapyssy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Naulapyssy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naulapyssy can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Naulapyssy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naulapyssy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Naulapyssy trying to control here.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Naulapyssy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Jack Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naulapyssy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulapyssy pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Johnson 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.
Naulapyssy wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naulapyssy manages to get to full guard.
Naulapyssy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Naulapyssy is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Naulapyssy misses with a wild combination.
Johnson stuns Naulapyssy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Naulapyssy's hands, connecting with Naulapyssy's forehead.
Naulapyssy trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Naulapyssy!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Naulapyssy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy taking shots to the head.
Johnson looking to control but Naulapyssy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson looking to finish Naulapyssy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Naulapyssy!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Naulapyssy taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naulapyssy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Naulapyssy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Naulapyssy was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Naulapyssy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson prevents Naulapyssy from getting back to his feet.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naulapyssy wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Naulapyssy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Naulapyssy is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naulapyssy's hands.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Naulapyssy seems unphased.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into Naulapyssy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naulapyssy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is in close to Naulapyssy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Naulapyssy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Naulapyssy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Johnson.
Naulapyssy darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Naulapyssy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Naulapyssy shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Naulapyssy eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Naulapyssy enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naulapyssy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Naulapyssy wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Frank Naulapyssy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Naulapyssy dodges it nicely.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Naulapyssy tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naulapyssy has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

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