PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glover Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Firestarter" by The Prodigy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Burns

187 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Crippler's Corner
Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glover Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Burns!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to stand up but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.

Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Burns won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Burns has managed to free his arm - good work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johny Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a cross.

Burns rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burns lands a body punch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Burns to work.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Burns is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Burns trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Burns counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Burns is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burns is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.

Burns moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johnson.
Burns lands an elbow.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Burns dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Burns.
Burns lands a body punch.
A short right from Burns.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Burns content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Burns lands an uppercut.

Burns gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burns's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glover Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glover Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Burns lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Burns thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.

Burns clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Burns to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Burns.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard but Burns has mounted him!
Burns landing strikes, looking to finish!

Burns with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burns seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johny Burns!