PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuan Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen We own it-Wiz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Solis
vs
Johnson

177 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuan Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solis dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solis closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Solis pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Solis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Solis moves into the clinch.
Solis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Solis is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Solis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuan Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Solis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Johnson wants to break free but Solis has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Solis stalling against the cage.
Solis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Solis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Solis tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Solis.
Solis wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Solis keeps him there for the moment.
Solis misses with some punches.

Solis pulls Johnson into guard.
Solis keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Solis striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.

Solis pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Solis fails to land the takedown.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Solis. Solis gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solis wants to clinch.
Solis keeps the fight on the outside.
Solis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Solis circles away.
Solis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis misses with a kick to the body.
Solis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Solis rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Solis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Solis tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solis looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuan Solis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Solis tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Solis tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Solis.
Solis wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Solis fails with a takedown attempt.
Solis tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
James Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Solis with that takedown attempt.
Solis tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solis's waist but Solis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuan Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Solis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Johnson postures up in Solis's guard and throws a big left but Solis blocks it.
My spies in TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value inform me that Johnson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Solis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is wriggling around but Solis manages to pass to half guard.

Solis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Solis off looking to stand but Solis dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Solis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuan Solis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solis looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Solis.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solis throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Solis closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Solis pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solis circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Solis with that takedown attempt.
Solis misses with a wild combination.
Solis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Solis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Solis if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Solis shoots in.
Solis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Solis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Tuan Solis is winning the standup battle so far.
Solis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Solis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Solis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Solis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Solis. Solis gets slowly back to his feet.
Solis tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Solis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solis.
Solis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Solis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuan Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Johnson clinches.
Solis tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Johnson moves into the clinch.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Solis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Solis ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Solis is looking for a takedown.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Solis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Solis 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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Solis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solis.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solis's waist but Solis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Solis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but Solis moves out of range.
Solis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson leaves Solis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Johnson clinches up with Solis and pushes him back against the cage.
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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Solis moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Solis tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Solis's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Solis keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnson rushes Solis and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Solis is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solis fails to pull guard.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Solis misses.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Solis.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson leaves Solis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Solis gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solis is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Solis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Solis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Solis misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
James 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson!
James Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.