PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Farrier

177 cm
24
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

IniTech Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Farrier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrier fails with the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farrier.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrier.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farrier or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farrier is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Farrier clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Farrier tries to tie him up.
Farrier fails to pull guard.
Jonny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Farrier.

Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Farrier is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Farrier dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farrier has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson controlling the action here.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but Farrier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Farrier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farrier taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson winds up and cracks Farrier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farrier wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Farrier is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farrier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Farrier is blocking nicely.
Farrier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Johnson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Farrier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrier struggling a bit here.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Farrier is avoiding damage well.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrier keeps working.
Johnson 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.
Farrier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson working away.
Farrier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Farrier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Farrier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.

Farrier is rocked!
Johnson wants to control but Farrier is keeping him busy.
Farrier is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson cracks Farrier with a big right hand but Farrier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Farrier is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Farrier seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrier tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson pushes Farrier up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Farrier.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Farrier.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrier can do to turn this around?
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrier tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Farrier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Johnson trying to control but Farrier is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farrier wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Farrier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farrier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farrier's guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Farrier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is keen to just control but Farrier is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Farrier manages to get to full guard.
Johnson prevents Farrier from getting back to his feet.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farrier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonny Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farrier is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Farrier pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to Farrier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is working Farrier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrier is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Farrier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Farrier wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
Farrier tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.

Farrier looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson stops Farrier from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Farrier.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Farrier is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Farrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrier walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
A head kick by Farrier misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Farrier fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Farrier with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrier 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.
Farrier lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a low kick but Farrier moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrier throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Farrier throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Farrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Farrier.
Farrier is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Farrier keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Farrier is working from the bottom.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farrier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farrier looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrier, not yet.
Farrier is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Farrier keeps moving.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farrier working a defensive guard here.
Johnson is working Farrier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Farrier's brow.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrier looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrier, not yet.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Farrier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Farrier moves into full guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Farrier keeps moving.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Thomas Farrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Johnson!