PBP Commentary

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

Gordon
vs
Johnson

172 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Pete Gordon has been cut.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gordon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gordon's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gordon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.

Pete Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.

Gordon is rocked!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gordon's face.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gordon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pete Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Gordon's ribcage.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Gordon is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Gordon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Pete Gordon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gordon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Gordon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Gordon shrugs it off though.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gordon tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Gordon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Johnson!