PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Paw

170 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bart Paw!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paw throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.

Johnson darts in and clinches Paw up against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paw.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paw stuffs the takedown.
Paw fails with an attempt to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paw has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Paw pushes him off.

Johnson tries to sprawl but Paw drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Paw is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Paw manages to get underhooks.
Paw prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Paw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Paw gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paw up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Paw is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paw down to the mat. Paw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick

and Paw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paw wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Paw perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paw wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Paw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paw.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Paw circles away.
It seemed like Paw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paw is trying to counter with his kicks.
Paw leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Paw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paw showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson tries to kick Paw off in order to stand up. Paw Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson regains half guard.
Paw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Paw is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Carson Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.

Paw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Paw finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Paw pushes his legs off easily.
Paw trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Paw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Paw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paw shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Paw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paw counters with a head kick.

Johnson feints and as Paw raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson postures up in Paw's guard and throws a big left but Paw blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson postures up in Paw's guard and throws a big left but Paw blocks it.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paw's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson won't allow Paw to sweep him here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carson Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Paw persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Paw. Paw gets slowly back to his feet.
Carson Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Paw.
Paw is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Paw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Paw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paw is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paw pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Paw clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.

Paw manages to break the clinch.
Paw leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Paw sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paw throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Paw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paw shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Paw 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.
Paw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paw is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Paw circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Paw sprawls well.

Paw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Paw manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paw controlling from the full mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but Paw postures up.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Paw lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Paw pushes him away.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to hold on but Paw pushes him away.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Paw has a good base and remains in mount.
Paw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paw looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Paw looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paw working Johnson over with strikes here.
Paw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paw passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Paw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Johnson!
Carson Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.