PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnston (ranked 24729 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Hotrod Sizemore (ranked 791 p4p, 617 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Same Old War. Charlie Johnston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnston
vs
Sizemore

190 cm
26
190
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 Sydney, Charlie Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hotrod Sizemore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Sizemore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sizemore was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston lands with an uppercut that bounces Sizemore off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sizemore lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sizemore blocks the body kick.
Sizemore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sizemore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Sizemore pushes Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling him.

Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston throws a head kick but Sizemore moves out of range.
Johnston throws a head kick but Sizemore moves out of range.
Charlie Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston thows a leg kick but Sizemore checks it
and Sizemore counters with a three punch combo that has Johnston backing up. Johnston nods at Sizemore to acknowledge the strikes.
Sizemore moves out of range of the body kick.
Sizemore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Sizemore is looking for the big counter here.

Sizemore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Sizemore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Sizemore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnston is breathing heavily.

Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston letting Sizemore take a breather here.
Sizemore is leaning against Johnston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sizemore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnston's defenses.
Sizemore lands an uppercut.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizemore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sizemore has Johnston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sizemore looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston connects with the punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sizemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Sizemore avoiding damage.

Sizemore breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore avoids the head kick by Johnston.
Sizemore tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
Johnston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Sizemore instigates a clinch.
Sizemore lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sizemore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown.
Charlie Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotrod Sizemore.
Sizemore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnston up against the cage.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hotrod Sizemore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sizemore connects with a high kick.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses
and Sizemore counters with a nice body kick.
Sizemore avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sizemore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Sizemore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hotrod Sizemore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Sizemore moves out of range.
Sizemore moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Both fighters circling a little - Sizemore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is looking to break free of the clinch but Sizemore has double underhooks.
Sizemore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Johnston takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.

Sizemore manages to break the clinch.

Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
Sizemore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnston looking for a takedown.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore leaning against his opponent.
Sizemore is struggling to control the position.
Sizemore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Johnston takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore throws a series of strikes that have Johnston backpedaling.

Johnston is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sizemore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sizemore landing knees to the body.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sizemore throws a front kick that sends Johnston stumbling back into the cage.

Sizemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hotrod Sizemore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.

Sizemore manages to break the clinch.

Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sizemore.
Sizemore stalling against the cage.
Sizemore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Sizemore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an elbow but it misses.

Sizemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
As Johnston backs off Sizemore throws a huge counter combo but Johnston manages to avoid it all.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sizemore - the referee stops the clock and Johnston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sizemore. Johnston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sizemore lands a knee to the body.
Sizemore stalling the fight.
Sizemore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnston's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sizemore.
Sizemore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sizemore connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hotrod Sizemore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sizemore avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sizemore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sizemore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sizemore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Sizemore clinches with his opponent.
Johnston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sizemore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sizemore!
Sizemore staying out of range there.
Sizemore unleashes a big counter combination but Johnston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Sizemore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sizemore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sizemore circles away quickly and effectively.

Sizemore clinches with his opponent.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Johnston.
Sloppy strikes from Sizemore. Those never looked like landing.

Sizemore gets a clinch.
Johnston tries to circle away but Sizemore has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands an uppercut.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Sizemore lands with a right to the head.
Sizemore lands an elbow just above Johnston 's eye.
Sizemore leaning against his opponent.

Sizemore breaks the clinch.
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!

Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
Sizemore misses with a knee to the head.
Sizemore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
Johnston can't break the clinch.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.

Sizemore manages to break the clinch.

Johnston tries to keep at a distance but Sizemore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sizemore slowing the pace effectively.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sizemore scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
Hotrod Sizemore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sizemore clinches with his opponent.

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

Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sizemore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to force a seperation but Sizemore has the dominant position.
Sizemore can't get the takedown.
Charlie Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sizemore breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hotrod Sizemore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sizemore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hotrod Sizemore!
The defeated Charlie Johnston had this to say: 'This changes nothing! I will become champion one day, and everyone here will be very sorry!'.