PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man - Black Sabbath. Mikael Johansson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dog Penn's chin.

Johansson
vs
Penn

175 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johansson clinches with his opponent.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.

Johansson rushes Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johansson lands a knee to the body.
Johansson lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
Johansson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johansson throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson has Penn pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson scores with a jab to the head.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johansson backs up against the cage.

It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson slips a straight right by Penn.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Penn.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Penn throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Penn lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Dog Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Dog Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Johansson lands a nice elbow.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Johansson stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Johansson prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Johansson lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Johansson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johansson prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johansson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Johansson improves position.
Johansson is stalling here.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Johansson tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Johansson.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansson slips under a jab from Penn.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.

Johansson has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johansson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johansson throws an elbow that misses.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Johansson.
Johansson leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johansson as Penn tries to tie him up.
Johansson stalling the fight.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johansson.

Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.

Johansson instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penn wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johansson lands a damaging elbow.
Johansson wants to stall.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling the position.

Penn manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips under a jab from Johansson.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Johansson slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Johansson slips a jab from Penn.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johansson at a distance.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Johansson tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Penn misses.

Penn gets tackled into the cage by Johansson. Johansson maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Dog Penn!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Dog Penn!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Dog Penn!

Dog Penn wins by unanimous decision!