PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Navi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrious Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Navi
vs
Johnson

160 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Navi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navi throws a head kick that misses

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Navi didn't expect that.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Navi's head.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Navi's head.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson prevents Navi from getting back to his feet.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Navi's head.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navi has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.

Navi is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Navi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navi is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Navi seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Navi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navi is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Navi's head.
Johnson won't allow Navi to get back to his feet.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushing down on Navi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Navi has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Navi tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Navi has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson is nestled in close to Navi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Navi's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Navi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Navi is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is nestled in close to Navi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Navi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Navi pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Navi is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is nestled in close to Navi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson winds up and cracks Navi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Navi's hands, connecting with Navi's forehead.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Navi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Navi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson winds up and cracks Navi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Navi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Navi's head.
Johnson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Navi covers up, he's hurt! Johnson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Johnson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Johnson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Demetrious Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.