PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Dean - Big John. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

John
vs
Utah

184 cm
31
199 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
197 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GMMA Supplements 160

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
John throws a looping overhand right but Utah ducks down to avoid it.
Utah blocks a jab.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Utah moves out of range easily.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Utah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John swings widly with a right hand

and Utah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Utah working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Utah.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is trying to stand.
Utah prevents John from improving his position.
Utah controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Utah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

John kicks off Utah and gets to his feet.
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Utah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

John shoots in and bounces Utah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Utah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Utah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utah looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Utah pushes John off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John scores with a head kick. Utah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab lands there for Utah.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John misses with the combination.
Utah throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Utah fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from John does no damage.
Utah scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck for John with that takedown attempt.
Big John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from John.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Utah slips under a jab.

Utah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Utah tries to control but John wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is bucking up trying to escape but Utah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Utah avoids the attempt from John to control.
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Utah.
Utah is landing with some decent strikes but John is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Utah.
John tries to reverse the position but Utah maintains control.
John holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Utah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Utah controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utah working John over with strikes here.
Utah thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

John swings widly with a right hand
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
John dodges the punch combination from Utah.
Utah connects with a nice looking jab.
John misses with a wild combination.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John throws the left hand but Utah avoids the punch easily.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Utah's shoulder, as Utah tries to avoid the shot.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Utah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Utah.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Utah is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Utah circles away and we're back to standing.
Utah lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Utah checks a leg kick nicely.
John misses with an uppercut
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Utah moves out of range of the strikes.
Utah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John takes a swing at Utah's ribcage but misses.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. John will be more careful next time no doubt.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Utah throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Utah shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
Utah throws a big shot that misses.
Utah misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Utah!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Utah scores with a four punch combination!
Utah misses with a series of wild punches.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a left and a right that stings John.
John tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Utah swivels and escapes.
John throws a lazy head kick
and Utah counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick from John lands but Utah takes it in his stride.
John leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Big John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Utah.
John scores with a jab. Utah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Utah throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.

Utah gets a double leg takedown into John's guard.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.

Utah stands up and waves to John to follow him.
John throws a low kick but Utah avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Utah lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John lands the left hand.

John closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Utah quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Utah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Utah is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John misses with a low kick.
Utah looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a chopping leg kick but Utah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John misses with a hook
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John throws a front kick aimed at Utah's knee but Utah avoids it well.
Utah looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John leaves Utah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John throws a hook but Utah blocks it.
Utah lands a jab to the nose.
John misses with a hook
and Utah counters with a straight right hand.
Utah looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John slips under a jab from Utah.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John throws a head kick but Utah moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from John.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Utah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.

John manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Utah on his heels. He'll look to pass Utah's guard now, I'm sure.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John won't allow Utah to sweep him here.
John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utah trying to keep a closed guard but John is proving a slippery customer.
John is looking to work some ground and pound but Utah has wrist control.
Utah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Utah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes John off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Utah misses.
Big John is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from John misses.
A big left from Utah misses.
Utah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Utah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Utah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonny Utah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utah misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Utah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
John throws the left hand but Utah avoids the punch easily.
Utah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Utah.
Big John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utah scores with a nice head shot.
John throws a jab when Utah was well out of range.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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 Big John.
I think Utah 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Utah!