PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Polimac (ranked 24878 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydan Junior Johnson (ranked 5661 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Jaydan Junior Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Polimac
vs
Junior Johnson

173 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 13 - 0

184 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Polimac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaydan Junior Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson looks winded!
Polimac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Polimac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson throws a hook but Polimac blocks it.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Polimac clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Polimac fails to land.
Polimac working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Polimac has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
Polimac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polimac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polimac misses with the head strike.
Polimac misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Polimac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Polimac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polimac has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
Polimac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Polimac throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polimac swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polimac lands a nice uppercut.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Polimac with a series of wild strikes but Polimac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polimac tries to clinch up.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Polimac 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.
Polimac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polimac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polimac 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.

Polimac clinches with his opponent.
Polimac misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polimac misses with a punch on the inside.
Polimac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Polimac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polimac is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Polimac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Polimac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polimac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polimac 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.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Polimac wants to clinch.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Polimac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polimac 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.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Polimac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polimac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaydan Junior Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Polimac doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Polimac avoids it with no problem.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mohamed Polimac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac tries to clinch up.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polimac doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Polimac backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Polimac manages to avoid it all.
Polimac tries to clinch up.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polimac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaydan Junior Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Polimac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polimac is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Polimac avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polimac is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Polimac 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.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polimac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polimac slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Polimac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Polimac tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Polimac avoids it with no problem.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac 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.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Johnson .
Polimac 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Polimac's head backwards.
Johnson tests Polimac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polimac 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.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Polimac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a hook. Polimac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polimac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polimac is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaydan Junior Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Polimac tries to clinch up.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polimac.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Polimac tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polimac wants to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Polimac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polimac is looking to clinch.
Polimac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Polimac tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Polimac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polimac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson tries to bum rush Polimac with a series of wild strikes but Polimac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polimac is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polimac 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.
Polimac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Polimac doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Good shot there by Johnson .
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 throws a right and a left that Polimac avoids nicely.
Polimac wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polimac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Polimac.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Polimac back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Polimac fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polimac tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson scores with a one two! Polimac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Polimac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polimac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polimac.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Polimac backs up against the cage.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Polimac moves out of range.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Polimac 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Polimac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polimac is looking to clinch.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Polimac moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Polimac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Polimac tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Polimac needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Polimac tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Polimac wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polimac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polimac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Polimac wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaydan Junior Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaydan Junior Johnson !
Jaydan Junior Johnson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.