PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lee
vs
Johnson

175 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Lee dominated that round.
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.

Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to break free.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Lee wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Johnson loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.

That's four 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.

Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Lee dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Johnson tries to clinch up.
Lee closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a combination

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Johnson stops Lee from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to land a body kick

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryu Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryu Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Jason Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Lee!