PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Geebro Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Ngwabeni

194 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Geebro Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngwabeni moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ngwabeni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ngwabeni circles away.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.

Ngwabeni forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Ngwabeni staying out of range there.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Ngwabeni.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Ngwabeni tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Ngwabeni is trying to stall.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson trying to stall but Ngwabeni improves his position.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni misses the shot to the body.

Johnson rushes Ngwabeni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni blocking some punches.
Johnson trying to stall but Ngwabeni improves his position.
Ngwabeni blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngwabeni.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Ngwabeni. Those never looked like landing.
Ngwabeni swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngwabeni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Ngwabeni takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Ngwabeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ngwabeni counter with a right hand.
Ngwabeni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ngwabeni connects with a body shot.

Ngwabeni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Ngwabeni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the ropes.
Ngwabeni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Ngwabeni.
Johnson is looking to control Ngwabeni's arms but Ngwabeni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the ropes.
Ngwabeni controlling the action here for a moment.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ngwabeni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has been cut.
Ngwabeni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.

Ngwabeni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ngwabeni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ngwabeni won't allow it.
Ngwabeni tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngwabeni is trying to break free.
Ngwabeni misses with a punch to the body.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngwabeni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.

Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ngwabeni.

Ngwabeni forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Ngwabeni's head but Ngwabeni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ngwabeni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ngwabeni off the ropes and back into range.
Ngwabeni misses with a double jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngwabeni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ngwabeni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ngwabeni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ngwabeni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ngwabeni walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ngwabeni throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngwabeni can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ngwabeni is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Ngwabeni is out of range.
Ngwabeni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ngwabeni to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni lands a nice shot to the body.
Ngwabeni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Ngwabeni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Ngwabeni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ngwabeni pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni swinging wildly here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni slips a straight right by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ngwabeni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ngwabeni moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ngwabeni ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Johnson forces Ngwabeni back against the ropes and clinches.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngwabeni is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ngwabeni drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ngwabeni has the dominant position.
Ngwabeni has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Ngwabeni avoids it easily.
Ngwabeni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ngwabeni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ngwabeni looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Ngwabeni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Ngwabeni misses with the combination.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngwabeni.

Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.

Ngwabeni rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Ngwabeni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Ngwabeni digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Ngwabeni leaning against his opponent.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook but Ngwabeni avoids it easily.
Ngwabeni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngwabeni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngwabeni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ngwabeni missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ngwabeni takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geebro Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Ngwabeni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ngwabeni.
Johnson misses the jab.
Ngwabeni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ngwabeni slips the punch.
Ngwabeni takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ngwabeni 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
A very excited looking Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni 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.