PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Ceelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whoop Rico. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Ceelo

215 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KC Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Ceelo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ceelo avoids it well.
Ceelo throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Ceelo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Ceelo shoots in.
Ceelo looks gassed!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ceelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ceelo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceelo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ceelo.
Ceelo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Ceelo knows he should have avoided that one.
KC Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Ceelo backpedaling.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Ceelo didn't see that one coming.
Ceelo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Ceelo avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Ceelo avoids nicely.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Ceelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ceelo dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Ceelo misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Ceelo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ceelo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Ceelo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ceelo tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ceelo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ceelo thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Ceelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ceelo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ceelo prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Ceelo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ceelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ceelo tries to strike from the bottom.
Ceelo striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Ceelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Ceelo is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ceelo keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KC Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ceelo throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ceelo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ceelo counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Ceelo from standing up.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Ceelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ceelo if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Ceelo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ceelo throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ceelo backs up against the cage.

Ceelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ceelo looking to pass the guard.
Ceelo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Ceelo gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ceelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown by Ceelo or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Ceelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Ceelo
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Ceelo rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ceelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
KC Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Ceelo.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Ceelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ceelo.
Ceelo fails to pull guard.
Ceelo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ceelo with a series of wild strikes but Ceelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ceelo throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
KC Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ceelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ceelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ceelo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ceelo avoids them all with ease.
Ceelo fails with the takedown.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ceelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ceelo throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ceelo avoids it well.
Ceelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ceelo moves out of range.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Curtis Ceelo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ceelo takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Ceelo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ceelo is controlling him.
Ceelo postures up.
Ceelo stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ceelo looking to pass the guard.
Ceelo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ceelo working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ceelo is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ceelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ceelo feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Ceelo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Ceelo moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ceelo with a series of wild strikes but Ceelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ceelo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ceelo shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ceelo misses with a low kick.
Ceelo misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Ceelo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Ceelo is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceelo circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceelo.
Ceelo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ceelo slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick

and Ceelo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ceelo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Curtis Ceelo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson looking to control.

Ceelo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ceelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
KC Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Ceelo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ceelo.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ceelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ceelo dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Ceelo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ceelo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ceelo asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ceelo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
KC Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.

Ceelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Ceelo stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Ceelo is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Ceelo throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ceelo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceelo throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ceelo manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Ceelo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ceelo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Ceelo!