PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Stilers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stilers has chosen Promo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Stilers

175 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Stilers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to clinch
and Stilers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson wants to clinch but Stilers slips to the side
and Stilers counters with a straight right hand.
Stilers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stilers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson wants to clinch but Stilers slips to the side

and Stilers counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Stilers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stilers landing with the ground and pound.
Stilers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Stilers is controlling him
Stilers is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stilers is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stilers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stilers thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Stilers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Stilers's guard.
Johnson won't allow Stilers to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stilers's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stilers is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilers throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Stilers passes into half guard.
Stilers tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Stilers not doing much here.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers passes to side control.
Stilers takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stilers working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stilers is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stilers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stilers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Stilers controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Stilers has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stilers controlling the position for now.
Stilers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stilers trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Stilers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stilers scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Stilers from controlling successfully.
Stilers passes into half guard.
Stilers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stilers is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Stilers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Stilers to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stilers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Stilers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stilers is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Stilers is controlling him well.
Stilers wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stilers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stilers is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Stilers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is not content to let Stilers control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to kick Stilers off but Stilers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stilers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stilers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stilers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stilers.
Stilers slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stilers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stilers trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Stilers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stilers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stilers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stilers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Stilers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson tries to clinch up
and Stilers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch but Stilers moves away
and Stilers counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to clinch but Stilers moves away

and Stilers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stilers.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Stilers is having none of it.
Stilers throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stilers's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Stilers managing to control the position.
Stilers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stilers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stilers trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilers advances position into side control!
Stilers landing strikes.
Stilers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stilers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stilers works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stilers with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stilers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Stilers loaded up on that one.
Stilers lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stilers wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Stilers lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stilers unloading with bombs!
Stilers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stilers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tank Stilers has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Stilers.
Stilers tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Stilers controlling from the full mount.
Stilers with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilers controlling from mount.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stilers looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Kenny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stilers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stilers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stilers wants to control the action but instead Johnson gets a body lock and reverses into Stilers's guard! Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Stilers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stilers 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Stilers!