PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shane Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriss Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oneill
vs
Johnson

200 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

ZSTAR

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shane Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kriss Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
shane Oneill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneill with a nice cross.
Oneill throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oneill.
Oneill shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice combo by Oneill! Oh, that's hurt him - Johnson falls to the canvas and Oneill follows him into side control.

Johnson is rocked!
Oneill wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Oneill finish him?
Oneill working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Oneill stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson swings for the body but Oneill moves out of range.
Oneill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Oneill is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Oneill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Oneill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oneill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Oneill blocks an uppercut.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Oneill pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Oneill lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Oneill pushes him off.
Oneill shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shane Oneill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Oneill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oneill takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oneill.
Oneill throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Oneill connects with a crisp jab.
Oneill looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Oneill pushes him off.
Oneill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Oneill misses its intended target.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oneill is breathing heavily.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Oneill is retaining full guard.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand but Oneill is controlling from the bottom.

Johnson stands up and waves to Oneill to follow him.
Oneill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oneill missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oneill throws a shot to the body.
Oneill throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Oneill scores with a body shot.
Oneill throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Oneill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Johnson counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oneill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Oneill cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oneill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneill swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oneill is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that shane Oneill will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A combination from Oneill does no damage.
Oneill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oneill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oneill is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oneill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Oneill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oneill misses with a wild body shot.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Oneill tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oneill tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing shots but Oneill is blocking nicely.
Oneill tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Oneill gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson stops Oneill from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Oneill pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Oneill.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Oneill cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneill avoids the damage to the body.
Oneill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oneill blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oneill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oneill smiles and moves away.
shane Oneill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill lands with an overhand left.
Oneill throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oneill clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oneill tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Oneill is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Oneill's back.
A lull in the action here.
Kriss Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oneill kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oneill holding both Johnson 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kriss Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A shot to the body from Oneill misses

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Oneill is working from the bottom.
Oneill wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oneill is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneill swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Oneill tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oneill pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oneill with a hook.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Oneill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
shane Oneill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Johnson.

Oneill clinches with his opponent.
Oneill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oneill keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oneill digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Oneill lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Oneill.
Johnson keeps control of Oneill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oneill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oneill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing knees to the body.

Johnson manages to pull guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.

Oneill gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oneill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oneill scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Johnson rushes Oneill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson has clasped his hands together around Oneill's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oneill regains half guard.
Oneill is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oneill keeps working.
Oneill tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Johnson manages to move to mount!
Johnson tries to control but Oneill wriggling away.
Oneill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kriss Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kriss Johnson!