PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Johnson
vs
S

184 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buddy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank S!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by S.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
S moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson cracks S with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
S keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

S drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
S staying calm.

S thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

S stands up.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
S on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
S is trying to stall.
S goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
S trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
S looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to clinch up but S circles away and keeps his distance.
S circles away from the clinch attempt

and S counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by S.
S passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Johnson trying his best to control but S has mounted him.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
S moves to take his opponent's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
S controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is covering up but some of the strikes from S are getting through and doing damage.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
S biding his time, controlling Johnson.
Johnson is trapped and S is scoring with shots to the head and body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. S controlling the positon.
Johnson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from S.
S lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

S is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Johnson is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank S!