PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Town by Macklemore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Mantegna

192 cm
32
285 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

191 cm
31
242 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna connects with a single shot there.
Mantegna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantegna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mantegna.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Mantegna's body. Mantegna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantegna swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Mantegna avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Mantegna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantegna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mantegna gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Mantegna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mantegna breaks the clinch.
Mantegna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mantegna, right into the meat.
Mantegna misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mantegna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson swings for the body but Mantegna moves out of range.

Mantegna lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Mantegna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Jordan Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantegna throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Mantegna backing up. Mantegna nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantegna manages to avoid it.
Mantegna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Mantegna misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantegna. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mantegna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Mantegna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Mantegna connects with a jab.
Mantegna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Mantegna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Mantegna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mantegna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna misses with a body kick.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mantegna under the eye.
Mantegna throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantegna momentarily.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna misses with a double jab.
Mantegna misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Mantegna jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mantegna lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mantegna lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Mantegna stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!

Johnson is rocked!
Mantegna misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Mantegna slips under a jab from Johnson.
Mantegna takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Mantegna looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantegna is just out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Mantegna moved out of range.
Mantegna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
Mantegna connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Mantegna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mantegna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Mantegna takes one on the button.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantegna manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mantegna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Mantegna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Mantegna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Mantegna.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Mantegna lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a jab when Mantegna was well out of range.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mantegna scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mantegna moves out of range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Mantegna scores with a shot to the body.
Mantegna steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Johnson is out on his feet! Mantegna sets himself and nearly takes Johnson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Mantegna!
Tony Mantegna gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).