PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Johnson
vs
Keskimulkku

190 cm
18
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keskimulkku closes the distance and clinches.

Keskimulkku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Keskimulkku sprawls well.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Keskimulkku sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Keskimulkku, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Keskimulkku against the cage but Keskimulkku circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Keskimulkku takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keskimulkku just stands there and leans against the cage.

Keskimulkku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isaac Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Keskimulkku sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keskimulkku clinches with his opponent.

Keskimulkku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keskimulkku as he jumps to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskimulkku, right into the meat.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Keskimulkku gets a clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away.
Keskimulkku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keskimulkku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku lands with a right hand.
Keskimulkku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Johnson is rocked!
Keskimulkku cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keskimulkku moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Johnson goes down! Can Keskimulkku finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Johnson has his foot on Keskimulkku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keskimulkku works his way back into a safe position though.

Keskimulkku stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Keskimulkku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keskimulkku as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keskimulkku's waist but Keskimulkku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Keskimulkku as Johnson shoots in.

Keskimulkku instigates a clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Keskimulkku prevents Johnson from moving into mount.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keskimulkku is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Keskimulkku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keskimulkku prevents Johnson from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Keskimulkku's head but Keskimulkku avoids it well.
Keskimulkku regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.

Keskimulkku is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Keskimulkku tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Keskimulkku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson fails with the takedown.
Keskimulkku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch but Keskimulkku moves away
and Keskimulkku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick from Keskimulkku lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.

It looks like Isaac Johnson has been cut.

Keskimulkku clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keskimulkku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Keskimulkku moves into the clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Keskimulkku instigates a clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away easily
and Keskimulkku counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.

Keskimulkku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

Keskimulkku rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keskimulkku smiles and moves away.
Johnson fails with the takedown

and Keskimulkku counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keskimulkku manages to break the clinch.
Keskimulkku swinging wilding here.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away easily
and Keskimulkku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A cross from Keskimulkku lands.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Keskimulkku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keskimulkku.

Keskimulkku breaks from the clinch.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Keskimulkku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Keskimulkku manages to get underhooks.
Keskimulkku stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Keskimulkku prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Keskimulkku holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Keskimulkku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson looking for a takedown.

Keskimulkku manages to break the clinch.
Keskimulkku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Keskimulkku.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Keskimulkku counters by moving into the clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Keskimulkku counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Keskimulkku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Keskimulkku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Johnson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Keskimulkku is trying to escape and Johnson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Keskimulkku is forced to tap! Nice work there by Johnson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isaac Johnson!