PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner. Peter Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

White
vs
Johnson

189 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

White feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

White clinches up against the cage.

White manages to break the clinch.

White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White working some strikes from top position.
Johnson trying to control the position.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two 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.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.

White pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but White passes into half guard.
Johnson looks winded!

White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.

Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

White is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Johnson has given up his back.
White controls the action.
White not allowing Johnson to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.

White closes the distance and clinches.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
White has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White fails to land the takedown.
Johnson throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
White fails to pull guard.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White jumps guard but Johnson stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.

White gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Peter Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

White takes the fight into the clinch.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Johnson drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White wants to stall.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four 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.
White can't get the takedown.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.

Johnson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. White has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.

White dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Johnson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. White presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

White breaks the clinch.

White throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. White is in Johnson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice body punch from White.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

It looks like Peter Johnson has been cut.

White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
White is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White stands up.

White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.

White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White looking to pass the guard.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.

White gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.

Johnson drives through and clinches with White against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.

White has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but White gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White advances position into side control!
White controls the position.
Johnson is trying to work for a sweep but White has mounted him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris White!
Peter Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you fans for your support!'.