PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Johanson
vs
Matthews

190 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Backyard Fighting
Ultimate Fighting Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johanson moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johanson.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johanson controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Matthews is looking to control Johanson's arms but Johanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matthews has his back to the ropes.
Johanson stalling the fight.

Matthews pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johanson tries to stand but Matthews is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Matthews has Johanson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matthews misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Johanson.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johanson connects with a knee to the head.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Johanson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Johanson.
Johanson tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Matthews presses Johanson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Johanson taking a breather.
Johanson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johanson backwards.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johanson.
Johanson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matthews avoids the elbow strike from Johanson, against the ropes.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johanson lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johansons head.

Matthews jumps guard.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Johanson postures up.

Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johanson.

Johanson has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Johanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Johanson avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the ropes.
Johanson prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Johanson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johanson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Johanson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johanson crunches a lovely knee into Matthews's ribcage.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Johanson tries to stall but Matthews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johanson lands a knee to the body.
Matthews looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matthews.
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.
Matthews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.
Johanson lands an elbow inside.
Johanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Matthews drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Johanson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johanson rushes Matthews and presses him up against the ropes.
Johanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Johanson lands a knee to the head.
Matthews tries a body shot but Johanson blocks it.
Johanson prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but Johanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johanson trying to control the position but instead, Matthews has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johanson into the ropes.
Johanson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johanson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by Johanson.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthews is leaning against Johanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Johanson is looking to control Matthews's arms but Matthews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johanson has his back to the ropes.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Matthews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthews misses with a punch on the inside.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Johanson connects with a knee to the head.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johanson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johanson landing knees to the body.
Johanson trying to stall but Matthews improves his position.
Johanson taking a breather.
Matthews trying to control the position but instead, Johanson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matthews into the ropes.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bjorn Johanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johanson misses with an elbow over the top.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Johanson improves position.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Johanson can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Johanson throws an elbow that misses.
Johanson taking a breather.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthews taking a breather.
Johanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Johanson controls the action.
Johanson lands a nice elbow.
Johanson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matthews as Johanson tries to tie him up.
Matthews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johanson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but Johanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjorn Johanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Matthews.
Matthews pushes Johanson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johansons head.

Matthews gets control of Johanson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Matthews pushes Johanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries a body shot but Johanson blocks it.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Johanson lands a nice knee to the body.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Matthews avoiding damage as Johanson throws knees to the body.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Johanson controls his hands.
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.

Matthews is rocked!
Johanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Johanson finish him?
Johanson landing knees to the body.
Johanson lands a big knee! That's hurt Matthews! Oh, he's all over the place! Johanson lands another knee that sends Matthews to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Johanson!