PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Brogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Brogan

198 cm
23
289 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

200 cm
29
255 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Brogan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogan misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brogan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brogan misses with a left hand

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brogan won't be happy with that.
Brogan dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.

Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brogan is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brogan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing shots but Brogan is blocking nicely.
Brogan wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Brogan's attempts to control the position.

Brogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brogan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brogan taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson passes to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

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.
Brogan can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Brogan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brogan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Brogan is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brogan wants to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Brogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Brogan.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brogan counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brogan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Brogan scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brogan. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Brogan throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brogan misses with a head kick.
Brogan swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Brogan throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Brogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brogan misses with a head kick.
Brogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Brogan pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brogan. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Brogan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lorenzo Brogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brogan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brogan looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Lorenzo Brogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Brogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brogan throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brogan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brogan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Brogan closes the distance and clinches.
Brogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Brogan.
Brogan lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

It looks like Kyle Johnson has been cut.
Brogan stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson prevents Brogan from breaking the clinch.

Brogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brogan moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Brogan digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Brogan misses with a body shot.
Brogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Brogan.
Brogan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Brogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Brogan closes the distance and clinches.
Brogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brogan manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brogan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brogan throws a head kick that misses.
Brogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Brogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Brogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Brogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brogan throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brogan looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Brogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brogan.
Brogan tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brogan lands a jab to the head.
Brogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Brogan throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Brogan thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brogan scores with a nice body kick.
Brogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brogan.
Brogan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Brogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Brogan avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brogan misses with the combination.
Brogan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Brogan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brogan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Brogan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps Brogan with a low kick.
Brogan keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brogan.
Brogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brogan moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brogan.
Brogan scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brogan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brogan can pounce on him.
Brogan with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brogan throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brogan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Brogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brogan.
A lazy body kick from Brogan
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Kyle Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Brogan slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brogan wants to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Brogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brogan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Brogan!