PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koo Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Johnson has chosen Lil Wayne-Moment as his entrance music. Poon is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poon
vs
Johnson

182 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koo Poon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Poon is breathing heavily.
Poon misses with the combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson .

Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Poon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poon is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson controlling his opponent.

Johnson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Johnson misses with a head kick.

Johnson darts in and clinches Poon up against the cage.
Poon misses with the head strike.

Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Poon regains guard immediately.
Johnson advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position but Poon is working away.

Johnson stands up and beckons Poon to his feet.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.

Poon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Poon is working away.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Poon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.

Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Poon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Poon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson 's best efforts.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Poon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poon lands a jab to the head.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Poon's guard.

Poon has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poon. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koo Poon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poon actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Poon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poon is in all sorts of trouble here.

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Poon is surviving well by controlling Johnson 's body position as best he can.

Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Poon is having none of it.
Poon tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Poon gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Poon looking for submissions off his back.
Poon tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Anthony Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Poon wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Poon is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Poon looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poon is keeping the position for now.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson 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!

A big left from Poon misses.
Johnson staying out of range there.

Johnson darts in and clinches Poon up against the cage.

Johnson has hold of one of Poon's legs. Poon is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Johnson stands and steps away. Poon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Poon takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .

Poon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Poon to the mat. Poon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poon being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Poon is retaining full guard.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Poon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koo Poon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Poon looking for a triangle here. Johnson is fighting it but it looks tight! Poon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Johnson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Koo Poon!
An out of breath Koo Poon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.