PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hager Meister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meister kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing. This should be a great matchup!

Meister
vs
Johnson

175 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Poison Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hager Meister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hager Meister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meister shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Meister checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meister shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Meister 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.
Meister fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meister scores with a leg kick.
Meister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meister is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Meister counters with a head kick.
Johnson tries to work over Meister's front leg with a kick but Meister checks it.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Meister misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Meister blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meister.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meister scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Meister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meister wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Meister stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Meister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Meister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meister is working hard here to advance position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meister shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Meister was not able to check.
Meister with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meister's knee momentarily.
Johnson wants to slow Meister down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four 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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Meister checks it.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meister.
Meister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson tries to work over Meister's front leg with a kick but Meister checks it.
Meister tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Meister scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hager Meister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meister misses with a two punch combination.
Meister shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Meister checks it.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meister throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meister fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Meister sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Meister avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Meister moves his leg out of the way.
Meister misses the jab.
Meister lands a right hook to the body.
Meister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Meister as he checks the leg kick.
Meister shoots in but no luck this time.
Meister moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's two 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.
Meister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Meister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meister checks a leg kick.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Meister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meister throwing strikes but missing.
Meister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meister wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meister is keeping the position for now.
Meister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meister lands with a punch from half guard.

Meister is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Meister eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meister seems to be looking for submissions.
Meister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Meister scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hager Meister dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Meister fails with the takedown.
Meister lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Hager Meister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meister wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meister fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Meister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Meister finds it's target.
Meister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meister tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Meister blocks the low kick.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meister.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Meister moves his leg out of the way.
Jimmy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meister is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Meister misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meister scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Johnson misses
enabling Meister to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Meister as he connects with a hook.
Meister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Meister 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 Meister off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meister checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meister tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meister scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson wants to slow Meister down by chopping away at his legs.
Meister fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hager Meister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meister checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meister scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meister has a takedown stuffed.
Meister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meister checks a leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meister throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hager Meister.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meister, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hager Meister!