|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars more. Lee has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Brayden Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
21
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
182 cm
22
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brayden Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Lee throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Brayden Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Lee counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Johnson avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Lee stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Luke Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
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.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee is stalling here.
Johnson has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson jumps guard.
Lee won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Lee controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Brayden Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing punches.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee is rocked!
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 with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Johnson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Johnson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
