PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Kalandarishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kalandarishvili
vs
Johnson

182 cm
30
190 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

188 cm
29
193 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalandarishvili tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Kalandarishvili shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Kalandarishvili is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kalandarishvili controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bogdan Kalandarishvili just wasn't active enough.
Kalandarishvili tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Bogdan Kalandarishvili has been cut.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalandarishvili .
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.

Kalandarishvili looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Kalandarishvili drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalandarishvili is controlling him.
Kalandarishvili showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Bogdan Kalandarishvili wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Kalandarishvili moved out of range.
Kalandarishvili throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kalandarishvili pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalandarishvili doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalandarishvili is just out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kalandarishvili .

Kalandarishvili looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Kalandarishvili drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Kalandarishvili is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes Kalandarishvili off and gets back to his feet.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Kalandarishvili off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Kalandarishvili 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kalandarishvili is defended easily by Johnson.
Kalandarishvili looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kalandarishvili moves out of range.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Kalandarishvili sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalandarishvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalandarishvili wants it to stay on the feet.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalandarishvili gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Kalandarishvili . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Kalandarishvili tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson blocks the body kick.

Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kalandarishvili decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Kalandarishvili misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kalandarishvili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalandarishvili throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalandarishvili throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalandarishvili .
No luck for Kalandarishvili with that takedown attempt.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Kalandarishvili .
Jay Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalandarishvili tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalandarishvili looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Kalandarishvili throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson takes a swing at Kalandarishvili 's ribcage but misses.
Kalandarishvili misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalandarishvili throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kalandarishvili 's guard.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kalandarishvili looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kalandarishvili looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kalandarishvili !
Johnson is trying to buck Kalandarishvili off.
Jay Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Kalandarishvili has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalandarishvili controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Kalandarishvili dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Kalandarishvili 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson takes a swing at Kalandarishvili 's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalandarishvili .
Kalandarishvili is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson moves out of range as Kalandarishvili throws a body kick.
Kalandarishvili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Kalandarishvili misses with a body kick.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalandarishvili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalandarishvili pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalandarishvili looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kalandarishvili counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kalandarishvili dives into side control.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kalandarishvili controlling his opponent.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bogdan Kalandarishvili .
I think Kalandarishvili has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge George Francis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Jay Johnson!

The fight ends as a draw!