PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Von Mises
vs
Johnson

180 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludwig Von Mises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stuart Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Mises blocks a jab.
Von Mises sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Mises lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Mises looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Von Mises has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Von Mises misses with an uppercut
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Von Mises closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Von Mises scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Mises misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Mises lands with a left to the head.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Mises will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Mises creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Mises blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Mises misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson is working Von Mises over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises throws a head punch that misses.
Von Mises doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Mises tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Mises.
Von Mises lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson .
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Von Mises misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Mises - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Von Mises tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Von Mises is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Mises controls his hands.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Mises's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Mises lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Mises misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Mises scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Mises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Mises.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Von Mises.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Von Mises.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Mises tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Mises misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a body punch.
Von Mises misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Von Mises lands a right hand.
Von Mises stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises works on Johnson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Mises misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Mises fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Von Mises has him pressed against the cage.
Von Mises lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Mises struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Von Mises makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Von Mises is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Mises.
A hook to the body from Von Mises.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Von Mises misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Mises is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Von Mises into the cage.
Von Mises lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Mises works on Johnson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson working aggressively here.
Von Mises working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Mises scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Mises lands a body shot.
Von Mises can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Von Mises lands a left hand.
Von Mises misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Mises will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Von Mises lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Von Mises.
Von Mises lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Mises lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Von Mises 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.

Von Mises tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Mises dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Mises throws a big shot that misses.
Von Mises wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Von Mises. Beautiful body shot.
Von Mises tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Mises tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Von Mises takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Von Mises misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Mises ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Von Mises 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Mises is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Von Mises moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Von Mises steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson .
Von Mises misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Mises throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson cracks Von Mises with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stuart Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Mises wants to clinch.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Mises slips under a jab from Johnson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Mises.

Von Mises gets a clinch.
Von Mises working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ludwig Von Mises has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Mises lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Von Mises avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Von Mises is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Von Mises fails to land.
Von Mises is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Von Mises tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Von Mises doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Mises lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Mises.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Von Mises.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Mises prevents a body shot from Johnson .
Von Mises softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Mises misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Mises blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Mises misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Mises is looking to control Johnson 's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Mises has his back to the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Mises's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Mises.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Mises blocking some punches.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Mises.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Mises backwards.
Von Mises misses with a body punch.
Von Mises throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Von Mises fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries a body shot but Von Mises blocks it.
Johnson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Mises blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Mises blocks a body shot from Johnson .
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Mises has double underhooks.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Von Mises.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Mises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Von Mises is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Mises tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Von Mises back against the cage.
Von Mises will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Von Mises.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ludwig Von Mises 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. This is the final round!

Von Mises cracks a nice hook into Johnson 's ribs.
Johnson misses the jab.
Von Mises tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A low kick from Von Mises is predictable there
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Von Mises closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Von Mises lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Johnson .
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Von Mises is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Mises.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Von Mises lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Von Mises - that landed with a thud.
Von Mises lands a shoulder strike.
Von Mises lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Mises manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Mises.
Von Mises tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Von Mises.
Von Mises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Von Mises misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Mises lands with a right to the head.
Von Mises effectively controlling the action here.
Von Mises lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Mises gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Mises misses with some punches.
Von Mises digs a right hand underneath Johnson 's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Mises gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Mises cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Von Mises taking a breather.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Von Mises pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Mises lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Mises makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Von Mises misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Von Mises - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Von Mises - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Von Mises as the two fighters clinch.
Von Mises makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Mises lands with a left to the head.
Come on Von Mises - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Mises finish him?
Von Mises tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Mises.
Von Mises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Mises.
Von Mises lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Von Mises.
A short right from Von Mises.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Mises.
Von Mises gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Von Mises blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Von Mises.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Mises digs a right hand into Johnson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson 's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Mises lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Von Mises displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Von Mises misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
Von Mises works on Johnson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Mises lands with a light punch inside.
Von Mises misses with some punches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Von Mises is controlling him.
Von Mises misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Von Mises.
Von Mises tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stuart Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ludwig Von Mises is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Von Mises avoiding damage.
Johnson misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludwig Von Mises showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Von Mises, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Von Mises!
Ludwig Von Mises decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.