PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Petkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johansson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kesha's Backstabber. Petkele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. M.A. Numminen - Perkele kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ukko Petkele told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Johansson
vs
Petkele

180 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ukko Petkele!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkele missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Petkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petkele tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Petkele tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petkele throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Petkele misses with a straight left.

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

Petkele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johansson is keen to just control but Petkele is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johansson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petkele keeps working.

Petkele looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petkele looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johansson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petkele sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Petkele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johansson is looking to advance position but Petkele has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Petkele tries to control but Johansson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johansson is looking to get to half guard.
Petkele fails to advance to Johansson's back.

Petkele goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johansson turns into him and now he's in Petkele's guard.

Johansson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Petkele working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petkele is keeping the position for now.

Johansson drops back looking for a leg! Petkele is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petkele manages to kick Johansson off! Johansson jumps back into Petkele's guard.

Petkele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johansson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Petkele working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Johansson slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johansson tries to pass to full mount but Petkele defends it.
Petkele tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johansson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Johansson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Petkele to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Petkele shrugs it off.
Petkele sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Petkele is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Johansson pulls his head out easily.
Petkele is trying to control but Johansson passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Johansson dominated that round.
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.

Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Petkele.
Petkele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Johansson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petkele won't allow Johansson to pass to mount.
Johansson is trying to control. Petkele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Petkele looking for submissions off his back.

Johansson is working for a submission of some sort.

Petkele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petkele is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkele is looking to improve his position.
Petkele trying to control but Johansson postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Johansson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johansson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johansson works his way to his opponent's back.

Petkele preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Johansson.
Petkele tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkele is working to get back to half guard.

Petkele defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johansson.
Petkele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Petkele looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Petkele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johansson is keen to just control but Petkele is a slippery customer.

Johansson is working for a kimura but Petkele is defending it quite comfortably.

Petkele looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to advance position but Petkele won't allow it.

Petkele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petkele is trying to control but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johansson gets the takedown into side control.
Petkele is looking to regain half guard here but Johansson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkele manages to get back to half guard.
Petkele tries to get to full guard but Johansson has control of the leg.

Johansson seems to be working for a kimura but Petkele defends the submission attempt.
Johansson is pressing down on Petkele's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petkele is holding on for now.

Petkele looking for submissions off his back.
Johansson is keen to just control but Petkele is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Johansson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petkele doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Petkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Petkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petkele moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.

Petkele closes the distance and pushes Johansson back into the cage.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petkele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson's brow.
Petkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses.
Petkele lands a nice elbow.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Petkele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Petkele won't allow it.
Johansson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petkele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Johansson successfully pulls guard.

Johansson has his foot on Petkele's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petkele works his way back into a safe position though.
Petkele trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petkele slips nicely into half guard.

Petkele seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johansson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johansson can't keep his opponent in guard - Petkele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Petkele looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Petkele is trying to work for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.

Johansson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Petkele pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petkele wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Petkele passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Petkele goes for an armbar but Johansson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johansson.
Petkele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Ukko Petkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson pushing down on Petkele's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johansson.

Petkele looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Johansson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johansson is stalling here. Petkele is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johansson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petkele has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Petkele is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
Petkele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Johansson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petkele off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is not going to allow Petkele to sit and survive in this position.
Petkele is in bad spot here.

Johansson working for a choke but Petkele is defending well.
Petkele prevents Johansson from getting a body triangle.

Johansson looking for the choke from the back.
Petkele tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Petkele working to try and regain half guard.
Sven Johansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petkele wants to control but Johansson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sven Johansson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johansson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!