PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Prieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Prieto

165 cm
19
157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julio Prieto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prieto digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prieto can pounce on him.
Prieto leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prieto throws a good cross that connects.
Prieto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prieto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prieto clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prieto as he avoids it easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prieto lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Prieto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Prieto sprawls well.
Prieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prieto lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Prieto tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prieto feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Julio Prieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prieto to score with a decent uppercut.
Prieto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Julio Prieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prieto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Prieto lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prieto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot by Prieto.
Prieto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Prieto.
Prieto clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prieto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prieto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Prieto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prieto lands a jab to the head.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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.
Prieto with a jab.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prieto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prieto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Prieto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Prieto.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prieto cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prieto scores with a punch to the head.
Prieto lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Prieto stuffs the takedown.
Prieto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Prieto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prieto finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Prieto scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Prieto saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left lands for Prieto.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prieto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prieto lands a lovely overhand right.
Prieto cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Dan Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prieto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prieto counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prieto lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Prieto.
Prieto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prieto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot by Prieto.
Prieto lands a body shot.
Prieto jabs at Johnson's body.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prieto connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prieto cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prieto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prieto.
Prieto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Prieto.
Prieto lands a jab to the nose.
Prieto lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Prieto.
Nice sprawl there from Prieto as Johnson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prieto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Prieto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prieto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prieto connects with the punch.
Prieto throws out a powerful jab.
Prieto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prieto circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prieto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prieto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prieto scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prieto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prieto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prieto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Prieto connects with a body shot.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Prieto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Prieto.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Prieto manages to get underhooks.
Prieto lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prieto is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Prieto has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson prevents Prieto from breaking the clinch.

Prieto manages to break the clinch.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Prieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prieto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prieto jabs at Johnson's body.
Prieto tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Prieto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prieto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prieto throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prieto dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prieto. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prieto connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Prieto as Johnson shoots in.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prieto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio Prieto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prieto lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prieto. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prieto sprawls well. Prieto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Prieto cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prieto tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prieto lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Prieto lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prieto connects with a looping right hand.
Prieto tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Prieto.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prieto lands with a good body shot.
Prieto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prieto cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prieto lands a lovely overhand right.
Prieto lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prieto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Prieto. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Prieto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Prieto as he connects with a hook.
Prieto cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Prieto had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Prieto shows good takedown defense.
Prieto sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prieto throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prieto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prieto lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Prieto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prieto 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Prieto!