PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Fake (ranked 2425 p4p, 309 weight class) and Wayne Johnston (ranked 1822 p4p, 238 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to i am the one in ten ub40. The key to victory for Marty Fake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fake
vs
Johnston

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Fake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Johnston!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnston.
Johnston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fake circles away.
Fake leaves Johnston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marty Fake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnston.

Fake instigates a clinch.
Fake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnston's defenses.
Johnston takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Wayne Johnston has been cut.
Johnston avoids the elbow strike from Fake, against the cage.
Johnston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnston.
Johnston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fake instigates a clinch.
Fake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnston jumps guard but Fake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fake misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnston tries to pull guard but Fake won't allow it.

Johnston manages to pull guard.
Fake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnston controls Fake momentarily but Fake frees himself.
Johnston wants to sweep here but Fake controlling him for the moment.
Fake is looking to stand up but Johnston won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Johnston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fake is looking for a sweep. Johnston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fake is looking to improve his position.
Fake trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fake wants to get back to full guard.
Fake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnston is working away from the top position though.
Johnston winds up and cracks Fake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnston on the ground.
Fake is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnston controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fake tries to get to full guard but Johnston has control of the leg.
Johnston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnston connects with a nice short shot to Fake's temple.
Fake trying to hold on to Johnston's head to control him but Johnston postures up.
Fake is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnston from advancing position.
Johnston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fake has hold of Johnston's hands but Johnston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnston prevents Fake from improving his position.
Johnston is trying to control. Fake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is thwarting Fake's attempts to control the position.
Johnston is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fake tries to hold on but Johnston postures up.
Johnston landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fake is looking to get to half guard.
Johnston pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fake is in a horrible position here. Johnston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnston with a couple of short strikes.
Johnston lands a big elbow.
Johnston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fake is in a horrible position here. Johnston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnston cracks Fake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fake tries to hold on but Johnston pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Johnston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fake gets a clinch.
Fake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnston is looking for a takedown.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Fake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnston.

Johnston lands a takedown into guard.
Fake is trying to control the position but Johnston postures up.
Johnston trying to control the position from guard on top but Fake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fake can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fake trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Johnston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fake is looking to improve his position but Johnston isn't that keen on the idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fake taking shots to the head.
Fake wants to hold on but Johnston pushes him away.
Fake is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnston has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnston landing shots from mount.

Johnston has control of Fake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fake?
Wayne Johnston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fake is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fake is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Fake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fake tries to hold on but Johnston postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fake?
Johnston dominating with strikes here.
Johnston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fake's face.
Johnston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnston with a couple of short strikes.
Fake tries to hold on but Johnston postures up.
Johnston landing strikes from the mount.

Fake is rocked!
Fake tries to lock up and control but Johnston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Fake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fake taking shots to the head.
Fake can't escape the position.
Johnston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Johnston! Fake is hurt baaadly! Johnston is firing away with more strikes - Fake is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Johnston!
Marty Fake spoke after the fight, saying 'i have staph yo :('.