PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Psycho - 50 Cent. Bogie McGill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
McGill

168 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

173 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but McGill circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGill fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
McGill throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
McGill doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.

McGill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGill showed some decent athleticism there.
McGill is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGill trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
McGill is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep McGill in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bogie McGill was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is looking to clinch but McGill is avoiding it.
McGill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGill is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
McGill tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGill.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGill, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but McGill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGill is trying to stall.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but McGill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wants to clinch up but McGill keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but McGill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGill is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, McGill circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a hook but McGill blocks it.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

McGill forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogie McGill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson shoots in and drives through. McGill sprawls well.

Johnson clinches up with McGill and pushes him back against the cage.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGill obliges.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from McGill.
McGill slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
McGill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGill is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson has McGill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGill trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGill into the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGill just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bogie McGill.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bogie McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from McGill. McGill gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGill instigates a clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from McGill.
McGill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGill prevents it.
McGill wants a takedown.
McGill is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McGill with a knee to the head.
McGill controlling the action here for a moment.
McGill landing knees to the body.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
McGill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson taking a breather.
McGill stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogie McGill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGill defends it nicely.

Johnson pushes McGill up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but McGill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by McGill.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
McGill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson stops McGill from getting back to his feet.
McGill wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents McGill from standing back up.
Johnson wants to take a breather but McGill is having none of it.
McGill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson controlling the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Randall Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but McGill is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGill.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson moves out of range as McGill throws a body kick.

Johnson 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.
McGill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson pushing down on McGill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McGill is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGill avoid being mounted?
Johnson is pressing down on McGill's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGill is holding on for now.
Johnson is trying to control. McGill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGill keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Randall Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogie McGill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for McGill on that attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGill tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGill misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGill tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGill to the ground. McGill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randall Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGill is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGill 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogie McGill!