PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tupper V
vs
Johnson

190 cm
38
201 lbs
16 - 26 - 0

187 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tupper V. Tupper V gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tupper V pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Tupper V circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper V misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper V is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Tupper V breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupper V swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bobby Tupper V has been cut.
Tupper V wants to break free but Johnson has control.

Tupper V's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tupper V manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tupper V stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper V is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tupper V counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tupper V.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Tupper V circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Tupper V swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance but Tupper V moves to the side
and Tupper V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eddie Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Tupper V throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a big counter head kick but Tupper V avoids it with no problem.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tupper V pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Tupper V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tupper V is defending well for now.

Tupper V breaks from the clinch.
Tupper V goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tupper V misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Tupper V will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tupper V keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Tupper V circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Tupper V back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Tupper V wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupper V blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Tupper V can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupper V.
Tupper V misses with an elbow over the top.
Tupper V is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tupper V wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Tupper V. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Tupper V is blocking nicely.
Johnson pushes Tupper V back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with a knee to the head.

Tupper V breaks from the clinch.
Eddie Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Tupper V.
Tupper V lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupper V blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper V blocks with his arms.
Tupper V wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper V has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Tupper V is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tupper V is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Tupper V blocks it.
Tupper V has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Tupper V is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Tupper V drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Tupper V back into the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tupper V's efforts to push away.
Tupper V has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Tupper V's cut.
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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Tupper V is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper V appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Tupper V circles away.
Bobby Tupper V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tupper V moves away

and Tupper V counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

Tupper V gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupper V swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper V appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tupper V, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tupper V lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Tupper V lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.

Tupper V lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper V controlling the action here.
Johnson is looking to control Tupper V's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tupper V landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
We've been hearing that Tupper V has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tupper V tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Tupper V sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tupper V pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Tupper V get's back to his feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupper V swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tupper V closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Johnson pushes Tupper V off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupper V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Tupper V sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Tupper V avoids it this time.
Johnson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Eddie Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tupper V wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tupper V's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper V is looking for a counter combo.

Tupper V fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Tupper V is now in Johnson's guard.
Tupper V tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Tupper V tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Tupper V from controlling successfully.
Bobby Tupper V overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Tupper V controlling him for the moment.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Tupper V from controlling successfully.
Tupper V wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tupper V not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Tupper V wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tupper V dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Tupper V's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tupper V lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tupper V looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Tupper V keeps it at a distance.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tupper V manages to break the clinch.
Tupper V cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
A punch combination from Tupper V misses.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupper V swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper V tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Good leg kick by Tupper V there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Tupper V pushes him off.
Tupper V half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupper V.
Tupper V swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tupper V with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tupper V tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tupper V is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Tupper V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tupper V wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

Tupper V escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson rushes Tupper V and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tupper V breaks the clinch.
Tupper V throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tupper V manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper V will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 has Tupper V up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper V blocks with his arms.

Tupper V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Tupper V.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Tupper V counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination

and Tupper V moves into the clinch.

Tupper V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper V throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tupper V manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper V swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
A nice combination there by Tupper V.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Tupper V was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Tupper V misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tupper V circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupper V dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tupper V to counter with a crisp jab.
Tupper V keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Tupper V avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tupper V circles away.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tupper V showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tupper V has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper V!
After the big win, Bobby Tupper V made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.