PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Abramson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Abramson
vs
Johnson

186 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
26
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 Los Angeles, James Abramson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Johnson rushes Abramson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Abramson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abramson but Abramson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abramson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abramson fails with the takedown.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abramson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Abramson sprawls well.
James Abramson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Abramson pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson fails with a takedown attempt.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Abramson against the cage.

Abramson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abramson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Abramson shows good takedown defense.

Abramson closes the distance and clinches.

Abramson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abramson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abramson shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abramson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Abramson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abramson successfully pulls guard.
Abramson wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throws a strike but Abramson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abramson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Abramson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abramson landing some decent shots from guard.
Abramson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Abramson drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Abramson off! Abramson jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abramson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Abramson cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Abramson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abramson stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Abramson from controlling successfully.
Abramson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abramson postures up.
Abramson cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Abramson from controlling successfully.
Abramson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abramson postures up.
Abramson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but Abramson is having none of it.

Abramson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Abramson gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.

Abramson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson forces Abramson back against the cage and clinches.
Abramson is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Abramson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abramson closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Abramson pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Abramson dominated that round.
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.

Johnson forces Abramson back against the cage and clinches.
Abramson stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Abramson tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Abramson sneaks out the side door and pushes Johnson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Abramson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Abramson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Abramson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abramson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abramson prevents the takedown attempt.

Abramson pulls Johnson into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Abramson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abramson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
James Abramson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abramson controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson trying to control but Abramson is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abramson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.

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

Abramson pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Abramson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abramson walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James Abramson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Abramson postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Abramson from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abramson is one step ahead there.

Abramson drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Abramson off! Abramson jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Abramson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Abramson from standing up.
Abramson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Abramson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abramson but Abramson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Abramson sprawls well.

Abramson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abramson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Abramson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramson is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.

Abramson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Abramson cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Abramson closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Abramson pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.

Abramson moves into the clinch successfully.

Abramson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.

Johnson kicks Abramson off and gets to his feet.
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 lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson fails with the takedown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Abramson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Abramson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Abramson wants to clinch.
Johnson dives in and grabs Abramson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abramson pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Abramson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abramson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.

Abramson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abramson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.

Abramson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abramson pinned against the cage. Abramson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Abramson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Abramson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abramson is defended easily by Johnson.
No luck for Abramson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but Abramson moves out of range.

Abramson has managed to clinch.

Abramson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Abramson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abramson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abramson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abramson is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Abramson stops Johnson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Abramson controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abramson scores with a push kick.
Abramson fails with a takedown attempt.
Abramson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Johnson has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abramson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Abramson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Abramson off but Abramson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Abramson seems to be looking for submissions.

Abramson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abramson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Abramson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abramson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abramson's back!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Abramson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abramson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Abramson!