PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Jarryd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the ring accompanied by Diablo - The Preacher. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Johansson
vs
Jarryd

167 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Jarryd!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jarryd closes the distance and clinches.
Jarryd misses with a knee to the head.
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rasmus Johansson has been cut.
Jarryd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jarryd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jarryd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jarryd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarryd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.

Jarryd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johansson.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Jarryd wants to control but Johansson postures up.
Jarryd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johansson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jarryd manages to get back to half guard.
Jarryd tries to get to full guard but Johansson has control of the leg.
Johansson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jarryd is looking to control Johansson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jarryd avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jarryd regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson looking to sit in guard and control but Jarryd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jarryd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jarryd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jarryd drops back looking for a leg! Johansson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johansson manages to kick Jarryd off! Jarryd jumps back into Johansson's guard.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Jarryd from controlling successfully.
Johansson is trying to keep Jarryd in close.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Jarryd from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jarryd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jarryd moves into full mount!
Jarryd is trying to take his opponent's back.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jarryd is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johansson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jarryd seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Johansson is holding on tight.
Jarryd blocks Johansson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johansson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johansson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jarryd is controlling him.
Johansson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johansson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jarryd manages to get himself to full guard.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
Johansson controlling from the top position.
Johansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jarryd has wrist control.
Jarryd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Jarryd is trying to keep Johansson in close.
Jarryd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johansson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarryd pushing down on Johansson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson trying to control but Jarryd postures up.
Jarryd wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
Jarryd is thwarting Johansson's attempts to control the position.

Jarryd is looking for submissions but instead, Johansson has regained full guard.

Johansson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jarryd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarryd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jarryd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson is refusing to be controlled, as Jarryd sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johansson shoots and misses
and Jarryd counters with an inside leg kick.
Jarryd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anders Jarryd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarryd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarryd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarryd, right into the meat.
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jarryd has Johansson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Jarryd wants the takedown. Johansson is fighting it off but Jarryd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johansson's guard against the ropes.
Johansson trying to control the position.
Jarryd throws a big right hand that misses.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Jarryd from controlling successfully.
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.

Jarryd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johansson dives on top into guard.

Jarryd working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarryd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johansson regains half guard.
Jarryd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.

Johansson looking for submissions off his back.
Jarryd slips a nice elbow through Johansson's hands, connecting with Johansson's forehead.
Jarryd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.

Jarryd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jarryd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control but Jarryd postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Johansson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jarryd's guard.

Jarryd had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johansson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jarryd Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johansson's back instead.
Johansson tries to escape the position.

Johansson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Johansson trying to control the hands but Jarryd breaks the grip.

Jarryd sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Johansson taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anders Jarryd!