PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rokuro
vs
Johnson

169 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bushido Clothing

Convicted
2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Rokuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokuro throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Rokuro looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Rokuro circles away.

Rokuro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rokuro tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rokuro is controlling him well.

Rokuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Rokuro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.

Rokuro is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.

Rokuro seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Rokuro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Rokuro stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rokuro prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Rokuro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rokuro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rokuro wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Rokuro controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro thows a big elbow that misses.
Rokuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Rokuro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!

Rokuro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Rokuro denies him.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rokuro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokuro is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rokuro is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rokuro is looking to escape.
Rokuro working to try and regain half guard.

Johnson get's back to his feet.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rokuro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Rokuro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Rokuro postures up.
Rokuro not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Rokuro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rokuro is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Rokuro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Rokuro throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takehiko Rokuro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokuro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Rokuro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rokuro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rokuro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rokuro.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rokuro fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takehiko Rokuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Rokuro.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rokuro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Rokuro's front leg with a kick but Rokuro checks it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Rokuro with a series of wild strikes but Rokuro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rokuro.

Rokuro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rokuro misses with the ground and pound.

Rokuro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rokuro is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rokuro.
Rokuro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rokuro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Rokuro loaded up on that one.
Rokuro looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Rokuro avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Rokuro maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Rokuro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Rokuro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rokuro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rokuro is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rokuro off and has taken his back!
Takehiko Rokuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rokuro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Johnson wants to control but Rokuro is keeping busy.
Rokuro turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rokuro thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rokuro.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rokuro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokuro circles away.
Rokuro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Johnson forces Rokuro back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.

Rokuro jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Rokuro trying to strike off his back.

Rokuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rokuro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Rokuro is keeping the position.

Rokuro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takehiko Rokuro dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rokuro, who protects the arm well.
Rokuro sneaks back into half guard.
Rokuro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rokuro wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rokuro has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Rokuro.

Rokuro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson is pushing down on Rokuro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rokuro is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rokuro is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rokuro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Rokuro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rokuro has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes down on Rokuro's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Johnson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Rokuro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Rokuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rokuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson parries the strikes from Rokuro easily there. Rokuro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Rokuro drags him back down.
Rokuro is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Rokuro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Rokuro.
Rokuro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rokuro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson wants to control but Rokuro is having none of it.
Rokuro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rokuro thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Rokuro working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Rokuro unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Rokuro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rokuro lands a nice shot to the head.
Rokuro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Rokuro loaded up on that one.

Rokuro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to bench press Rokuro off him but Rokuro keeps the position.

Rokuro tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Rokuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rokuro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Rokuro!