PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Johnston
vs
Buck

174 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Cripplers Corner

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Buck!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buck.
Johnston really is a fat lump.
Buck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck looks winded!
Buck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vicente Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Buck.
Buck fails to land the takedown.
Johnston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck closes the distance and clinches up with Johnston, looking for a takedown. Buck pushes Johnston against the cage but Johnston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnston wanted to stand there but Buck had control of the position.
Johnston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Johnston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Johnston pushes Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston is trying to break free.

Johnston breaks the clinch.

Johnston gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Johnston decides to stand back up. Johnston steps back and let's Buck get back to his feet.
Johnston swings for the body but Buck moves out of range.
Buck tries to clinch up.
Johnston connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buck trying to control from the bottom.

Buck is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnston.
Johnston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnston is working for a submission of some sort.
Buck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buck's head.
Johnston winds up and cracks Buck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Johnston postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Buck to stand up.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Buck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
Johnston shoots in looking for a takedown. Buck tries to sprawl out of it but Johnston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buck's hands.

Buck has managed to clinch.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnston is looking to break free of the clinch but Buck has double underhooks.
Johnston is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Johnston manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Johnston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Buck pushes him off.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Buck moved out of range.
Johnston scores with a jab. Buck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnston tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Buck.

Johnston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buck is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Johnston stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Johnston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buck's waist but Buck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnston off to one side.
Buck moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away

and Johnston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnston thows a huge punch but Buck dodges it nicely.
Buck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnston.
Johnston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Johnston gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buck can do to turn this around?
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Buck counters with a one-two to the body.
Buck is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
Buck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.

Johnston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Johnston decides to stand back up. Johnston steps back and let's Buck get back to his feet.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buck wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Buck shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnston. That snapped Buck's head back.
Chris Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.
Buck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Buck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Buck persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
Vicente Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Buck.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
Johnston lands a head kick!
Buck moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Johnston dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnston goes for a double leg but Buck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Buck continues to drive forward.
Johnston is trying to break free.

Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Buck ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vicente Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Buck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buck dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Johnston manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a hook. Buck ducked under it nicely.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston scores with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnston is defended easily by Buck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Buck or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnston, which made it look bad.
Buck avoids the head kick by Johnston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away.
Buck misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston tries to clinch up.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston tries to clinch up but Buck circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Johnston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buck on his heels. He'll look to pass Buck's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston landing some decent shots from guard.

Johnston stands up from Buck's guard - Johnston perhaps looking for a knockout.

Johnston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buck on his heels. He'll look to pass Buck's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnston connects with a couple of short punches.

Johnston stands up from Buck's guard - Johnston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Buck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buck defends it nicely.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buck tries to clinch up.
Chris Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vicente Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Johnston!