PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Brock (ranked 8321 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 8712 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brock
vs
Johnson

203 cm
21
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.

Brock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Brock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Brock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Brock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brock.

Brock is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brock to get the leverage.

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.
Brock slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson keeping hold of Brock's head, controlling as best he can.

Brock seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.

Brock is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brock to get the leverage.
Brock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.

Brock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Brock pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Brock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Brock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brock wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brock lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Brock's cut.
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.

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brock counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brock is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson is looking to stand up but Brock isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brock cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.

Brock gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brock.
Brock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is looking to clinch.
Brock blocks a jab.

Brock clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Brock clinches.
Brock lands a nice uppercut.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock moves into the clinch.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Brock persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brock closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Brock on the inside.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brock tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Brock avoiding damage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Brock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Brock connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Brock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Brock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brock shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.

Brock pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Brock lands with a right to the head.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Brock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Brock moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Brock.
Brock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brock taking a breather.
Brock pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Brock counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Paul Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock instigates a clinch.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice sprawl there from Brock as Johnson shoots in.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brock closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Hans Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Brock looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Brock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brock.

Brock forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Brock lands a takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Johnson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in but Brock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brock 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Brock!