PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 86 p4p, 13 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 275 p4p, 39 weight class). Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bixby
vs
Justice

188 cm
30
215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

190 cm
37
218 lbs
21 - 8 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Arcticus University: London

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bixby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice cracks Bixby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bixby moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bixby.
Bixby tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick lands from Justice.
Bixby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Justice drops his hands momentarily and Bixby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Justice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice avoids the body shot from Bixby.
Justice misses with a hook.
Bixby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Bixby misses.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bixby.
Bixby has a takedown stuffed.
Bixby connects with a crisp jab.
Bixby slips a jab from Justice.
Bixby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bixby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bixby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bixby.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Bixby takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Justice throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice cracks a nice hook into Bixby's ribs.
Justice slips under a jab.
Bixby slips a straight right by Justice.
Bixby moves away from the strike by Justice.
Bixby tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bixby blocks the leg kick.
Justice lands the left hand.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bixby's calf.
Bixby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bixby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bixby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bixby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Bixby.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bixby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justice counters with a series of strikes. Bixby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Bixby moves away and avoids it.
Bixby throws an off balance right hand
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bixby doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bixby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Bixby on that attempt.
Justice throws a solid leg kick but Bixby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Justice.
Bixby closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Bixby pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Bixby checks it.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bixby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bixby.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Justice.
Bixby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Justice swivels and escapes.
Justice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bixby.
Justice lands a glancing blow to the side of Bixby's head.
Justice throws a low kick but Bixby moves out of range easily.
Bixby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bixby checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Justice misses with an uppercut.
Justice tests Bixby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bixby throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
That kick from Justice tenderised Bixby's leg. Bixby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bixby throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justice defending well as Bixby loads up on a big left hand.
Justice throws out a counter right but Bixby avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby checks a low kick from Justice.
Bixby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice tries a quick counter leg kick but Bixby is wise to it.
Justice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bixby throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bixby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Bixby.
Bixby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bixby might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bixby throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bixby.
Justice feints a jab promting Bixby to slip. Justice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bixby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bixby checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
Justice connects with a jab.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bixby takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice slips a jab from Bixby.
Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bixby moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Bixby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bixby misses with a body shot.
Bixby connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Justice cracks Bixby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bixby avoids the body shot from Justice.
Bixby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bixby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Bixby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bixby.
Bixby cracks Justice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bixby's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bixby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bixby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bixby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Bixby down.
Justice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bixby momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby misses with a double jab.
Bixby catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bixby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice misses with a right hand

and Bixby counters with a single leg into guard. Justice didn't expect that.

Justice has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bixby is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bixby's brow.
Justice lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Justice.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bixby's brow.
Bixby lands a body punch.

Bixby has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Justice is trying to keep an underhook but Bixby manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Justice tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bixby manages to move to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bixby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Bixby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Bixby feinted with a counter takedown.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Bixby ducks down to avoid it.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Bixby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bixby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby walks into a left hand.
Bixby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Justice misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Bixby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Justice.
Justice moves out of range as Bixby strikes.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Bixby.
Bixby backing away here, and Justice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Justice misses with the combination.
Justice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bixby throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Bixby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bixby lands a glancing blow to the side of Justice's head.
Justice takes a swing at Bixby's ribcage but misses.
Bixby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Bixby lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into range.
Bixby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bixby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Bixby slips under a jab.
Bixby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bixby walks into a left hand.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Bixby is out of range.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Bixby misses with a takedown
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Justice misses.
Bixby tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
Bixby shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bixby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice feints and then cracks Bixby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bixby down.

Justice gets caught flat footed, as Bixby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Bixby postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice seems keen to control Bixby's posture.
Bixby stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Bixby looking to pass the guard.
Bixby won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice'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.

Bixby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice thuds his right hand into Bixby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bixby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bixby throws out the jab.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bixby dives in for a single leg takedown but Justice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bixby swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby misses with a left hand
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bixby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Bixby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bixby doesn't seem phased though.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Justice misses.

Bixby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Justice did well to prevent Bixby getting side control.
Justice tries to get to full guard but Bixby has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justice is pressing down on Bixby's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bixby is one step ahead there.
Justice wants to stand and escape but Bixby is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.

Justice wants to control from the top but Bixby keeps moving.
Bixby has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.
Bixby 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.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Bixby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Justice gets to his feet. Bixby looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Bixby checks a leg kick.
Justice connects with a solid leg kick.
Bixby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bixby moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice lands with a straight right. Bixby didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice works Bixby's body with a nice hook.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Bixby moved out of range nicely.
Justice looks to land a combination but Bixby avoids it well.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Bixby moves away and avoids it.
Bixby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Bixby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bixby.
Bixby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Bixby slips a jab from Justice.
Bixby attempts a counter takedown but Justice avoids it well and moves away.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Bixby's shoulder, as Bixby tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bixby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justice motions for Bixby to come forward. Justice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
A big right from Justice misses.
Bixby cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bixby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice flicks out a counter leg kick but Bixby steps away.
A big left from Justice misses.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bixby has his takedown stuffed
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buzz Bixby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Bixby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice wants to slow Bixby down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Bixby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bixby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bixby.
Justice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Bixby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice is looking to stand back up but Bixby counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Justice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bixby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justice is looking for a sweep. Bixby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bixby wants to control but Justice is keeping him busy.
Justice wants to improve his position but Bixby is controlling well.
Justice is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby is looking to take a break and control but Justice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bixby trying to control from Justice's half guard. Justice has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA LA Elite inform us that Justice has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bixby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bixby postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bixby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Justice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Johnny Justice thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.