PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sixpack Mountainhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sixpack Mountainhorn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johnson
vs
Mountainhorn

173 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sixpack Mountainhorn!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mountainhorn as he jumps to the side.
Mountainhorn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into Mountainhorn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mountainhorn 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.
Mountainhorn looking for a sweep. Not yet Mountainhorn, not yet.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mountainhorn is retaining full guard.
Mountainhorn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Mountainhorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountainhorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Mountainhorn circles away easily
and Mountainhorn counters with a straight right hand.

That's two 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.
Mountainhorn tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mountainhorn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Mountainhorn's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Mountainhorn wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mountainhorn manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mountainhorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mountainhorn misses with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson pulls Mountainhorn into guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson pulls Mountainhorn in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn looking to pass the guard.
Mountainhorn wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Mountainhorn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mountainhorn's guard.

Mountainhorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mountainhorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mountainhorn connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Mountainhorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mountainhorn connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountainhorn scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Mountainhorn lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountainhorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mountainhorn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mountainhorn trying to control the position.
Mountainhorn throwing short punches from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mountainhorn has wrist control.
Mountainhorn pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mountainhorn wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mountainhorn for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mountainhorn leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mountainhorn thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mountainhorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mountainhorn - that will leave a mark!
Mountainhorn throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Mountainhorn is quick to defend against it.
Mountainhorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mountainhorn.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Mountainhorn breaks away and moves out of range.
Mountainhorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Mountainhorn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Mountainhorn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Sixpack Mountainhorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Mountainhorn lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mountainhorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Mountainhorn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Mountainhorn does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mountainhorn, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mountainhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountainhorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Mountainhorn shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mountainhorn defends it nicely.
Mountainhorn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mountainhorn connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Mountainhorn lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mountainhorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Sixpack Mountainhorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mountainhorn misses the shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mountainhorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mountainhorn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainhorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mountainhorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mountainhorn connects with a nice cross there... Johnson is looking wobbly and Mountainhorn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Johnson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mountainhorn jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sixpack Mountainhorn!