PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Blood of Heroes!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Donnell
vs
Johnson

186 cm
33
191 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

168 cm
36
200 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnell. O Donnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
O Donnell jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson cracks O Donnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Donnell.

It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but O Donnell is out of range.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
O Donnell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Johnson connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Donnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Donnell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
O Donnell cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

O Donnell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Donnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Donnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
O Donnell blocks a body shot from Johnson.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Donnell misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but O Donnell has double underhooks.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Donnell.
Johnson is trying to break free.
O Donnell misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Donnell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson looks winded!
O Donnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson working aggressively here.
O Donnell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Donnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Donnell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Donnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but O Donnell is controlling the position.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Donnell up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but O Donnell keeps him there for the moment.
O Donnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but O Donnell blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Donnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donnell digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
O Donnell works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
O Donnell lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Craig Johnson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Donnell.
A short right from O Donnell.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

The cut above Craig Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from O Donnell.
A hook to the body from O Donnell.
A short left from O Donnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles O Donnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a series of punches but O Donnell moves out of range.
It looked like O Donnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
O Donnell tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by O Donnell - just one landing.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

O Donnell moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson looks to land a body kick but O Donnell moved away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell works the jab nicely.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Craig Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.
Johnson throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

O Donnell moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
O Donnell keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, O Donnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
O Donnell prevents a body shot from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson letting O Donnell take a breather here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Donnell tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes O Donnell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myles O Donnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
O Donnell cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for O Donnell.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
O Donnell digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from O Donnell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Myles O Donnell!
Myles O Donnell is the new middleweight champion!
Myles O Donnell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.