PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Machette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Machette

160 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Machette!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machette.
Machette wants to clinch.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machette misses with a series of wild punches.
Machette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Machette closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machette's guard.

Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Machette has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson advances position into side control!

Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Machette is defending well.
Machette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson taking a breather here.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machette knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Machette is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machette is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machette keeps working.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Machette is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson taking a breather here.

Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Machette is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machette is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Machette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson advances to full mount.
Johnson misses with some ground and pound and Machette recovers position to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machette is trying to stand.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Johnson.
As Machette looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo bu Machette just gets out of the way.
Machette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Machette is quick to defend against it.
That kick from Machette tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machette.

Machette gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson passes Machette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Machette is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Machette is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machette avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machette doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.

Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machette can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matthew Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machette is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Machette looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machette's head.
Machette wants to get back to his feet.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Machette tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Johnson manages to move to mount!
Machette wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Machette is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machette hang on?
Machette is trying desperately to improve position.
Machette is breathing heavily.

Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Machette to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Machette shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson looking to finish Machette with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machette!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machette napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Machette looks to move to half guard but instead Johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Machette gets back to half 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!

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Machette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Machette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Machette for as long as he can get away with.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Machette is defending well.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson 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.
Machette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Machette defends it.
Johnson wants to control but Machette is keeping him busy.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Machette sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Machette pushes Johnson off, looking to escape but Johnson dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Machette is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matthew Johnson!
A very excited looking Matthew Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.