PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anvile (ranked 7430 p4p, 658 weight class) and Domique Johnson Iii (ranked 7030 p4p, 643 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anvile
vs
Johnson Iii

188 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Anvile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domique Johnson Iii!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anvile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anvile feints a jab promting Johnson Iii to slip. Anvile then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson Iii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anvile throws a head kick but Johnson Iii moves out of range.
Anvile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anvile throws a hook but Johnson Iii blocks it.
Anvile circles away from the clinch attempt.

Anvile has closed the distance and engaged Johnson Iii in a clinch.
Johnson Iii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anvile pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Anvile forces Johnson Iii back against the cage and clinches.
Anvile is working Johnson Iii over against the cage.

Anvile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson Iii wants to clinch up but Anvile keeps it at a distance.
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!
Johnson Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Iii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anvile defends it nicely.
Jack Anvile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domique Johnson Iii.
Johnson Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Anvile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anvile.
Johnson Iii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anvile as he jumps to the side.
Anvile just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Anvile.
Anvile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anvile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson Iii. Johnson Iii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anvile scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anvile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anvile lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson Iii seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson Iii misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anvile tries to avoid it but Johnson Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anvile to the ground. Anvile escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anvile looks to land a left hand but Johnson Iii moved out of range nicely.
Johnson Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anvile throws out the jab.
Johnson Iii closes the distance and clinches up with Anvile, looking for a takedown. Johnson Iii pushes Anvile against the cage but Anvile circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anvile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anvile.
A little jabbing left from Johnson Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anvile misses with a head kick.
Anvile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anvile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Anvile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Anvile. Beautiful body shot.
Anvile throws a leg kick but Johnson Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anvile stuffs the takedown.
Johnson Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a jab when Johnson Iii was well out of range.
Anvile looks to land a left hand but Johnson Iii moved out of range nicely.
Anvile is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson Iii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anvile just misses with a punch to the body.
Anvile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anvile misses with a looping right.
Anvile throws a shot to the body.
Johnson Iii tries to clinch but Anvile moves out of range.
Anvile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson Iii avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Johnson Iii tries to clinch up but Anvile circles away and keeps his distance.
Anvile lands a right hook to the body.
Anvile missing with a left hand there. Johnson Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Anvile works Johnson Iii's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anvile.
Some wild striking there from Anvile.
Anvile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anvile swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anvile misses with an uppercut.
Anvile throws a push kick but Johnson Iii slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Anvile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anvile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anvile scores with a hook to the body. Johnson Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Anvile dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson Iii tries to keep at a distance but Anvile has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anvile.
Anvile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson Iii can do to turn this around?
Johnson Iii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anvile stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anvile is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson Iii to keep the fight standing.
Johnson Iii is trying to maintain a safe position but Anvile gets an underhook and turns Johnson Iii into the cage.

Anvile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack Anvile is winning the standup battle so far.
Anvile tries to clinch but Johnson Iii moves out of range.
Anvile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson Iii.
Johnson Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anvile clinches up against the cage.

Anvile successfully pulls guard.
Anvile throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johnson Iii trying to control but Anvile is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anvile is on top in guard.

Anvile seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anvile'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.
Anvile 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.
Anvile continues to stall.

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.
Further stalling from Anvile.
Anvile is working Johnson Iii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anvile landing with the ground and pound.
Anvile postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anvile makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson Iii wants to sweep here but Anvile controlling him for the moment.

Anvile 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anvile thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anvile controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson Iii looking to control.
Anvile controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anvile passes into half guard.

That's four 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.
Anvile sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anvile lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson Iii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anvile. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anvile is taking a breather. Johnson Iii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Anvile.
Johnson Iii is looking to improve his position.
Anvile trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anvile passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson Iii!
Anvile unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Anvile dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson Iii looks for a takedown but Anvile sprawls well.
Anvile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anvile cracks Johnson Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson Iii defending well as Anvile loads up on a big left hand.
Anvile takes a swing at Johnson Iii's ribcage but misses.
Johnson Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Anvile throws the left hand but Johnson Iii avoids the punch easily.
Johnson Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anvile.
Jack Anvile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anvile throws a head kick but Johnson Iii moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson Iii wants to clinch up but Anvile keeps it at a distance.
Johnson Iii avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Anvile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anvile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson Iii moves away.
Anvile scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile throws a head kick but Johnson Iii moves out of range.
Anvile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anvile stuffs the takedown.
Jack Anvile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domique Johnson Iii.
Johnson Iii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson Iii throws a head kick but Anvile moves out of range.
Anvile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Anvile misses.
Anvile throws a nice looking combination but Johnson Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anvile throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson Iii.
Johnson Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anvile.
Anvile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson Iii feints the counter takedown.
Johnson Iii is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anvile is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson Iii.
A head kick misses from Anvile.
Anvile tests Johnson Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Anvile.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson Iii. Anvile does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Iii shoots in looking for a takedown but Anvile manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson Iii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anvile tries a head kick but it misses.
Anvile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson Iii.
Johnson Iii goes for a double leg but Anvile avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anvile continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Anvile clinches up against the cage.
Anvile jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Anvile gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anvile swings for the body but Johnson Iii moves out of range.
Anvile misses with the combination.
Anvile stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson Iii. Johnson Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson Iii ducks under a wild hook from Anvile.
Johnson Iii unleashes a big counter combination but Anvile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anvile missing with a left hand there. Johnson Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson Iii checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck for Johnson Iii with that takedown attempt.
Anvile throwing a counter right hand but Johnson Iii manages to avoid it.
Johnson Iii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anvile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anvile misses with a straight right.
Johnson Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anvile misses with a head kick.
Johnson Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anvile tries to avoid it but Johnson Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anvile to the ground. Anvile escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Anvile lands.
Johnson Iii moves out of range as Anvile strikes.

Anvile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anvile's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson Iii tries to break free but Anvile pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Anvile manages to break the clinch.
Johnson Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson Iii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anvile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anvile takes a swing at Johnson Iii's ribcage but misses.
Anvile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson Iii slips under a jab from Anvile.
And Johnson Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Anvile pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson Iii avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Johnson Iii with the counter takedown but Anvile avoids it easily.
Anvile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anvile tries a low kick but Johnson Iii avoids it.
Johnson Iii slaps away a takedown attempt from Anvile, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anvile looks to land a left hand but Johnson Iii moved out of range nicely.
Anvile leaves Johnson Iii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anvile throwing a counter right hand but Johnson Iii manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anvile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anvile 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anvile!