PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Dokmanovic

178 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Dokmanovic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dokmanovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.

Dokmanovic breaks the clinch.

Dokmanovic has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Dokmanovic is blocking nicely.

Dokmanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dokmanovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dokmanovic, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokmanovic is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dokmanovic.
Dokmanovic being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dokmanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dokmanovic but Dokmanovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dokmanovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dokmanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Dokmanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dokmanovic shoots and misses

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Dokmanovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Alec Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Dokmanovic.
Dokmanovic is trying to keep Johnson in close.

Dokmanovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokmanovic is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Dokmanovic is adopting a defensive guard.

Dokmanovic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dokmanovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokmanovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Dokmanovic. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dokmanovic's waist but Dokmanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson shoots in but Dokmanovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dokmanovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Dokmanovic shoots in.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Dokmanovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but Dokmanovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dokmanovic tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Dokmanovic fails with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dokmanovic looks winded!
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dokmanovic's head.
Dokmanovic trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dokmanovic missing with punches from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dokmanovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Dokmanovic.

It looks like Alec Johnson has been cut.
Dokmanovic misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dokmanovic circles away.
Dokmanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Dokmanovic's guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Dokmanovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokmanovic managing to control the position.
Dokmanovic wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dokmanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dokmanovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Dokmanovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokmanovic can do to turn this around?
Dokmanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Dokmanovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dokmanovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dokmanovic prevents it.
Dokmanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.

Dokmanovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dokmanovic but Dokmanovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Dokmanovic keeps it at a distance.
Dokmanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Dokmanovic misses with a combination

and Johnson counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dokmanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dokmanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dokmanovic.

Dokmanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dokmanovic - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dokmanovic. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dokmanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dokmanovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dokmanovic is breathing heavily.
Dokmanovic is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Dokmanovic slows the pace down.
Dokmanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to buck Dokmanovic off but Dokmanovic is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Dokmanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alec Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dokmanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dokmanovic dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Dokmanovic's head and hops out.
Dokmanovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dokmanovic pinned against the cage. Dokmanovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dokmanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alec Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Dokmanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokmanovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dokmanovic off to one side.
Dokmanovic is looking to clinch.
Dokmanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dokmanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokmanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Dokmanovic is quick to defend against it.
Dokmanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body punch from Dokmanovic.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dokmanovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dokmanovic.
Dokmanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dokmanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dokmanovic sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dokmanovic swivels and escapes.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson sets himself, and Dokmanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokmanovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Dokmanovic lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
George Dokmanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokmanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dokmanovic pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dokmanovic tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dokmanovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Dokmanovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dokmanovic is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Dokmanovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dokmanovic as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokmanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Dokmanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dokmanovic misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Dokmanovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Dokmanovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson is trying to push Dokmanovic away but Dokmanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Dokmanovic tries for a takedown. No joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Dokmanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dokmanovic 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Dokmanovic!