PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeff Hardy's chin.

Hardy
vs
Johnson

160 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson wants to clinch.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hardy is holding on to half guard well.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hardy throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.

Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardy is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
Johnson looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling from mount.
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Hardy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses

and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy moves nicely into side control.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy scoring with punches and elbows.
Hardy lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Hardy lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hardy controlling the position.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy taking a break here but Johnson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hardy is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson pushes Hardy off looking to stand but Hardy dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardy trying to control the pace.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is controlling Hardy's trapped leg to prevent Hardy from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hardy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch

and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Hardy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Hardy is controlling him
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hardy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jeff Hardy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Hardy stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.

Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Jeff Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jason Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Hardy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Hardy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jeff Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hardy!