PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy 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.

English
vs
Johnson

192 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

English gets control of Johnson 's arms and successfully pulls guard. English will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. English uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson 's guard. Nice move by English!

English really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
English is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst English is controlling him.
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
English won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
English with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
English working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
English 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.
English working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but English is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
English is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
English with a nice head shot there.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
English lands a couple of decent looking shots.
English scoring with some ground and pound.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
English lands a couple of elbows.
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is looking to stand up but English isn't so interested in that idea.
English is in close to Johnson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
English content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
English gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots and misses

and English moves into the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson looks winded!

English breaks from the clinch.

English gets the takedown into side control.
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!
English landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with English. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
English is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.

English decides to take the fight back to the feet.
English avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Johnson fails with the takedown

and English counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diego English has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johnson .
Johnson taking a breather.

English breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
English moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson shoots and misses

and English counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

English jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now English is on top in guard.

English working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English scoring with punches to the head and body.
English cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
English stands up over Johnson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
English is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
English lands a couple of decent looking shots.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
English with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English lands a couple of digs.
English working some strikes from top position.
English chips away with some ground and pound.
English postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
English keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
English makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
English with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
English working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
English is in close to Johnson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego English dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

English closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - English lands in his opponent's guard.
English with a nice head shot there.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst English is controlling him.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
English lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
English working some strikes from top position.
English keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson 's brow.
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
English cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst English is controlling him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
English content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
English is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
English stands up over Johnson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
English lands a couple of digs.
English postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
English prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson 's brow.
English lands a couple of digs.
English lands a couple of elbows.
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
English won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
English landing some decent shots from guard.

English gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.

Johnson gets caught napping as English dives in and scores a takedown. Johnson manages to retain guard.
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!

English gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.

English decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
English is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
English landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
English lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
English lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
English looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
English scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from English.
English scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diego English overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
English working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
English working Johnson over with strikes.
English slips a nice elbow through Johnson 's hands, connecting with Johnson 's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
English working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
English landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
English takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
English winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but English scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
English lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
English 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.
English lands strikes from half guard.
English working Johnson over with strikes.
English looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
English is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
English drops an elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
English working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
English lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

English 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.
Johnson is looking to stand up but English isn't so interested in that idea.
English with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson 's brow.
English lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
English is in close to Johnson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
English lands a couple of digs.
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but English is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
English scoring with some ground and pound.
English lands a couple of digs.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

English gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by English.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.

English throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. English is in Johnson 's guard.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English stands up over Johnson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
English lands a couple of decent looking shots.
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
English working some strikes from top position.
English cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
English postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
English scoring with punches to the head and body.
English scoring with some ground and pound.
English scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
English is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
English with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson 's head.
English lands a couple of digs.
English stands up over Johnson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
English keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
Johnson wants to stand up but English is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
English cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English working some strikes from top position.
English makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English lands a couple of digs.
English stands up over Johnson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
English lands a couple of digs.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but English is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
English distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jimmy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
English is in close to Johnson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diego English is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
English keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson 's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego English showed his dominance in that final round.
Well English 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego English!