PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joohnsson comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joohnsson
vs
Lee

187 cm
24
187 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
195 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joohnsson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Joohnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Joohnsson lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Joohnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee avoids the body shot from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson slips under a jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Joohnsson slips the punch.
Lee misses with a hook.
Joohnsson lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Joohnsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Joohnsson blocks with his arms.
Joohnsson working Lee over with knees to the body.
Joohnsson lands an elbow inside.
Joohnsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joohnsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joohnsson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joohnsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
Joohnsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Joohnsson lands a damaging elbow.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee is looking to control Joohnsson's arms but Joohnsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joohnsson.
Joohnsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joohnsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joohnsson stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Joohnsson throws an elbow but misses.
Joohnsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joohnsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joohnsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson missing with knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Joohnsson lands with a right to the head.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joohnsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joohnsson leaning against his opponent.
Joohnsson tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Joohnsson lands an elbow inside.
Joohnsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joohnsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Joohnsson avoids the damage to the body.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Joohnsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Joohnsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joohnsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Joohnsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joohnsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Joohnsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Joohnsson on the inside.
Joohnsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joohnsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson blocking some punches.
Joohnsson missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Joohnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Joohnsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joohnsson pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joohnsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Joohnsson is blocking nicely.
Joohnsson lands a body punch.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Lee avoiding damage as Joohnsson throws knees to the body.
Lee avoiding damage as Joohnsson throws knees to the body.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joohnsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joohnsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joohnsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joohnsson cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Joohnsson moves away and avoids it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Joohnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joohnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Joohnsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joohnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Joohnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Joohnsson saw that one coming.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joohnsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joohnsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joohnsson. That's going to slow Lee down.
Joohnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Joohnsson's shoulder, as Joohnsson tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Joohnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jason Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joohnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lee has managed to clinch.
Joohnsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joohnsson misses with a knee to the head.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Joohnsson missing with knees to the body.
Joohnsson trying to land knees to the body.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Joohnsson blocks it.
Bob Joohnsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joohnsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson has Lee pressed against the cage.
Joohnsson avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Joohnsson, against the cage.
Joohnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee tries a body shot but Joohnsson blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee trying to stall but Joohnsson improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Joohnsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee is looking to control Joohnsson's arms but Joohnsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joohnsson.
Joohnsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Joohnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Joohnsson's shoulder, as Joohnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
letting Joohnsson counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Joohnsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joohnsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee tries to bum rush Joohnsson with a series of wild strikes but Joohnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Joohnsson catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Joohnsson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joohnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joohnsson, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Joohnsson moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Joohnsson moved out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Joohnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Joohnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Joohnsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Joohnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joohnsson is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joohnsson manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joohnsson scores with a body shot.
Bob Joohnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Joohnsson lands a slapping body shot.
Joohnsson wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee drives through and clinches with Joohnsson against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joohnsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Joohnsson backwards.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joohnsson trying to land knees to the body.
Joohnsson lands a left hand.
Joohnsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joohnsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joohnsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Joohnsson avoids the damage to the body.
Joohnsson blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee looking to stall.
Joohnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joohnsson.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Joohnsson improves position.
Lee avoiding damage as Joohnsson throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Joohnsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joohnsson's face.
Joohnsson being controlled against the cage.
Joohnsson lands an elbow inside.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Joohnsson throws an elbow but misses.
Joohnsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joohnsson avoids it.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Joohnsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Joohnsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jason Lee has been cut.
Lee avoiding damage as Joohnsson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Joohnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Joohnsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joohnsson is defending well for now.
Joohnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee prevents a body shot from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joohnsson obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson lands a damaging elbow.
Joohnsson blocks an elbow strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joohnsson avoids it.
Joohnsson lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joohnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joohnsson taking a breather.
Joohnsson lands a body punch.
Joohnsson stalls.
Joohnsson gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson landing knees to the body.
Joohnsson misses with an elbow strike.
Joohnsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Joohnsson missing with knees to the body.
Joohnsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Joohnsson tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a body punch.
Joohnsson lands with a left to the head.
Joohnsson stalling against the cage.

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 Bob Joohnsson.
Well Joohnsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Joohnsson!
An out of breath Bob Joohnsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.