PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 326 p4p, 623 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 41 p4p, 94 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Outback
vs
Johnson

188 cm
24
193
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
187
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Outback lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Outback misses with a straight right.
Outback takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Outback moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Outback was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Outback takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outback takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Outback.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Outback's knee but Outback avoids it well.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Outback connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Outback's leg but Outback calmly moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Outback.
Outback misses with a hook.
Outback looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a right hand to the body.
Outback on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Outback takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Outback fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Outback misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Outback is able to avoid easily.
Outback blocks a jab.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Outback moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Outback throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Outback.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Outback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Outback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Outback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Outback doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Outback swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Outback on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Outback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Outback checks a low kick from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
It looked like Outback was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Outback misses with a body kick.
Outback attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Outback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Outback.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson thumps Outback with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Outback swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Outback has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Outback staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Outback.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Outback throws out the jab.
Outback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outback throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Outback in a clinch.

Outback escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Outback is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Outback misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outback throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Outback.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Outback throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Outback throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Outback misses with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Outback avoids it easily.
Outback connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Outback didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Outback. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Outback jumps back.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Outback. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Outback.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Kareem Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kareem Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Outback is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a body punch but Outback moves out of range.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Outback defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Outback defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson tries to clinch but Outback moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Outback tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries a low kick but Outback avoids it.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson slips under a jab from Outback.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outback.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Outback.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Outback is out of range.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Outback's legs.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Outback's head but Outback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Outback moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Outback feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Outback misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback staying out of range there.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Outback checks it well.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Outback in his tracks.
Outback slips under a jab.
Outback appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Outback slips under a jab.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.

Johnson has Outback up against the cage in a clinch.
Outback throws a head punch that misses.
Outback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Outback controls his hands.
Outback tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Outback.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Outback uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson scores with a jab. Outback acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Outback misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Johnson backs away, Outback returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Outback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Outback looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Outback counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Outback moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Outback is predictable there
and Outback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Outback is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Outback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Outback with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Outback saw that one coming.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Outback looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Outback throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Outback slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Outback looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Outback just misses with a punch to the body.
Macca Outback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Outback was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Outback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Outback against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Outback looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Outback controls the action.
I was talking to Outback's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Outback.
A short right from Outback.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Outback's elbow.
Johnson presses Outback against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Outback prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kareem Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Outback prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Outback working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kareem Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Outback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Outback misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outback backwards.
Johnson lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Outback misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is leaning against Outback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Outback as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Outback can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Outback has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kareem Johnson.
Well Johnson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.