PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Vincent Day has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Day

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Day!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Day looks gassed!
Day closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Day pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.

It looks like Vincent Day has been cut.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson stands up.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Day looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson pushes down on Day's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Johnson stands up and beckons Day to join him on the feet.

Day gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalls.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Day looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Day is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Day gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has hold of Day's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Day manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson 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.
Day really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day working to try and regain half guard.
Day is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is looking to work his way around to Day's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Day tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Johnson has hold of Day's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Day manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson scores with a one two! Day had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Day regains guard immediately.
Day throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Day is breathing heavily.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Day's guard.
Johnson wants to control but Day is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.

Johnson has hold of Day's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Day manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Day defends it well.
Slim Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Day squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Day is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Day can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Day fails with a takedown attempt.
Day slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Day closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Day circles away.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
Day avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Day.
Day fails with the takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Day, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Day manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Day sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Day'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. This is the final round!

Day throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Day finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Johnson pushes Day off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Day saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Day fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slim Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Day throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day preventing the sweep.
Day wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson wants to stand up but Day is controlling him.
Day sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Day's head to control him but Day postures up.
Day trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the position well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Day was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Day shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Day's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Day has a takedown stuffed.
Slim Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Day.

Johnson pushes Day up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Day backwards.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Day pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dives in and grabs Day's left leg, looking for a takedown. Day pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Day sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Day tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.

Day shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Day can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Day controlling from the full mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Day looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Day gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vincent Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slim Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to hold on but Day pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Day.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Johnson!