PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bull Dosier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeVan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dosier
vs
Johnson

170 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bull Dosier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LeVan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dosier looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Dosier looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dosier looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Dosier swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Dosier thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Dosier counters with a nice uppercut.
Dosier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dosier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Dosier is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dosier - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dosier. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dosier misses with a series of wild punches.
Dosier tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Dosier misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Dosier thows a body shot but no joy.
Dosier throws a one two combo.
Dosier misses with a head kick.
Dosier throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dosier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Dosier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Dosier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Dosier throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Dosier swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Dosier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dosier.
Dosier throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Dosier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dosier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dosier looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Dosier is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Dosier keeps it at a distance.
Dosier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dosier circles away.
Dosier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Dosier was not able to check.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dosier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Dosier backing up. Dosier nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Dosier is avoiding it.
Dosier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dosier counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dosier circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dosier misses the jab.
Dosier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Dosier circles away and keeps his distance.
Dosier throws a leg kick that is checked

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dosier wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dosier is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Dosier avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dosier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Dosier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Johnson.
LeVan Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dosier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips a straight right by Dosier.
A low kick from Dosier misses

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Dosier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dosier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dosier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dosier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dosier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Dosier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Dosier blocks with his arms.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dosier misses with some punches.
Dosier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Dosier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson trying to stall but Dosier improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dosier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dosier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dosier blocks it with crossed arms.
Dosier is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Dosier breaks from the clinch.
Dosier throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bull Dosier is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Dosier
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Dosier shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dosier throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Dosier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dosier takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Bull Dosier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dosier swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Dosier to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dosier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Dosier is avoiding it.
Dosier misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Dosier circles away and keeps his distance.
Dosier throws a lazy head kick

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Dosier fails to pull guard.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dosier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
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 looking to throw knees to the head but Dosier is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Dosier blocks with his arms.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dosier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dosier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeVan Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dosier swinging wildly here.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Dosier pushes him off.
Dosier misses with a hook to the body

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dosier backwards.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dosier blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dosier misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dosier backwards.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Dosier working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Dosier improves his position.
LeVan Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dosier blocks it with crossed arms.
Dosier blocking some punches.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Dosier managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Dosier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dosier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dosier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Dosier looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dosier looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dosier misses with the combination.
Dosier looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Dosier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Dosier in a clinch.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Dosier is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bull Dosier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dosier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dosier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dosier is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dosier wants to stall.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dosier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
LeVan Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

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