PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miko Julando (ranked 6474 p4p, 6420 weight class) and CT Johnson (ranked 505 p4p, 499 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that CT Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Julando
vs
Johnson

175 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
154
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miko Julando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CT Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julando blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Julando thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Julando.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julando.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Julando blocks it.
Julando throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Julando counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Julando to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julando checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Julando is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
CT Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Julando shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Julando postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Julando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Julando trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Julando with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julando postures up.
Julando wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Julando throws a big elbow that misses.
Julando wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Julando postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Julando.
Julando appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Julando avoids them all with ease.
Julando throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Julando shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Julando counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Julando to acknowledge the strikes.
Julando shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Julando's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miko Julando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is looking to chop away at Julando's legs.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Julando was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Julando.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Julando counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julando blocks a leg kick.
Julando fails to land with a series of punches.
Julando slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks winded!
Julando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julando on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julando. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a head kick but Julando moves out of range.
Julando moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Julando fails in his attempt to clinch.
Julando dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Julando scores with a head kick.

It looks like CT Johnson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julando.
Julando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 both miss.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julando lands a head kick!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Julando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julando moves away.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson feints and then cracks Julando's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Julando down.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julando throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julando checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Julando.
Julando tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to bum rush Julando with a series of wild strikes but Julando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Julando lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Julando tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

CT Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CT Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Julando tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julando checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Julando closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Julando shoots in.
As Julando backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Julando manages to avoid it all.
Julando dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Julando lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Julando moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Julando moves out of range easily.
Julando tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Julando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Julando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Julando throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julando seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Julando is looking to clinch.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Julando lands a high kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Julando.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miko Julando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Julando misses with a wild combination.
Julando shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Julando moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julando dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julando misses with a body kick.
Julando tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Julando tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Julando ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Julando.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Julando controls his hands.
Julando can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julando blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Julando.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Julando wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Julando managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Julando.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Julando blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Julando misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Julando drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Julando controls the action.
Julando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Julando is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Julando avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Julando up against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Julando wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

CT Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CT Johnson's cut.
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!

A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Julando tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Julando backs up against the cage.
Julando keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Julando tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a big counter head kick but Julando avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Julando moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Julando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julando keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Julando throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julando doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Julando doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Julando.
Julando lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Julando wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
CT Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Julando lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julando avoids a kick to the body.
Julando looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Miko Julando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julando tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Julando bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Julando tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CT Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson leaves Julando with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Julando connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Julando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Julando 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 looks to land a combination but Julando avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Julando blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Julando fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julando looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Julando looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Julando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Julando shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miko Julando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Julando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Julando avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A clash of legs there as Julando blocks the low kick.
Julando doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Julando tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Julando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julando moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Julando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Julando doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Julando fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Julando tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Julando counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Julando shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Julando misses with a body shot.
Julando tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Julando backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julando dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Julando was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Julando avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julando looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Julando persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Julando tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Julando somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Julando is defended easily by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
CT 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CT Johnson!