PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boondock Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Big L - Put It On. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Boondock Saint has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Saint

176 cm
18
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

177 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boondock Saint!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Johnson has Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson has Saint pushed against the cage.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Saint's takedown attempt.

Saint pulls guard effortlessly.

Saint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Saint.
Johnson wants to stand but Saint has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Saint working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saint tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Saint tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steve Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boondock Saint.
Johnson presses Saint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson presses Saint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saint looks gassed!
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Saint wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Saint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint is trying to break free.
Johnson is stalling here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Saint takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint fails to pull guard.
Saint tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint is trying to break free.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saint tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson presses Saint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Saint is rocked!
Saint misses with a leg kick

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saint is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint can't break the clinch.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint won't want to take too many of those.
Saint seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saint.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson has Saint pressed against the cage.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Saint's head.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Saint! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Johnson!
A very excited looking Steve Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.