PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinaya Ako Bruaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Ako Bruaa

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinaya Ako Bruaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Bruaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Bruaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.

Bruaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Bruaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson trying to hold on to Bruaa's head to control him but Bruaa postures up.
Johnson is concentrating on defense, preventing Bruaa from advancing position.

Bruaa is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Bruaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruaa is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Bruaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruaa wants to clinch.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruaa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Bruaa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pulls Bruaa in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruaa from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bruaa is controlling him.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bruaa from controlling successfully.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruaa is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruaa.
Bruaa looks gassed!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bruaa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Johnson pulls Bruaa in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruaa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Bruaa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bruaa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruaa won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Bruaa wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is controlling Bruaa's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruaa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Bruaa advancing to mount.
Bruaa wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruaa.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shinaya Ako Bruaa will probably get the nod.
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.

Johnson misses with a low kick as Bruaa jumps back.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Bruaa's leg but Bruaa calmly moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to slow Bruaa down with leg kicks.
Bruaa has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Bruaa 's knee.
Bruaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Bruaa moved away.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruaa. That did some damage!
Bruaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson tries a low kick but Bruaa avoids it.
Bruaa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thumps Bruaa with a low kick.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bruaa's legs.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Bruaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruaa tries to avoid it.
Bruaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Bruaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruaa tries to avoid it.
Johnson 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruaa throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Bruaa saw it coming and moves away.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Bruaa is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruaa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bruaa gets full guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Bruaa is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson won't allow Bruaa to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruaa has control of Johnson's left arm, preventing Johnson from doing any damage.
Bruaa trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruaa is out of range.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Bruaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruaa. Bruaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt

and Bruaa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Bruaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Bruaa is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bruaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Bruaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Bruaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bruaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bruaa sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruaa tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Bruaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bruaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bruaa wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruaa is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruaa on the ground.
Bruaa controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinaya Ako Bruaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruaa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Bruaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruaa wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.

Bruaa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Bruaa prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson trying to control but Bruaa postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bruaa keeps him under control.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Bruaa prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bruaa scores a takedown into full mount!

Bruaa swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinaya Ako Bruaa!