PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg has chosen Black Sabbath - War Pigs as his entrance music. Peter Johansen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geoff Sanburg's chin.

Johansen
vs
Sanburg

183 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Divinity 160Q

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoff Sanburg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a chopping leg kick but Johansen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanburg staying out of range there.
Sanburg ducks under a wild hook from Johansen.
Johansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanburg moves away.
Johansen lands a nice hook to Sanburg's body. Sanburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansen lands with a hook. Sanburg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peter Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanburg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanburg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanburg is looking to chop away at Johansen's legs.
Sanburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanburg motions for Johansen to come forward. Sanburg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanburg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johansen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanburg scrambles back to his feet.
Sanburg throws a leg kick but Johansen checks it.
Johansen misses with a body shot.
Sanburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Johansen.
Sanburg connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johansen misses the shot to the body.
Johansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanburg connects with a leg kick. Johansen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanburg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanburg moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanburg.
Sanburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanburg staying out of range there.
Johansen takes a swing at Sanburg's ribcage but misses.
Sanburg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johansen connects with a right hand. Sanburg shakes it off.
Johansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanburg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johansen avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Johansen clobbers Sanburg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanburg.
Johansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansen.
Sanburg ducks under a wild hook from Johansen.
Johansen misses with a wild body shot.
Sanburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansen.
Johansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansen misses the target.
Sanburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansen. That did some damage!
Johansen thuds his right hand into Sanburg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanburg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansen missing with a left hand there. Sanburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Johansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johansen lands with a hook. Sanburg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Johansen.
Sanburg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanburg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanburg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanburg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansen throws a big shot that misses.
Johansen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanburg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Johansen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Johansen misses.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanburg is looking to land body kicks.
Sanburg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johansen checks a leg kick.
Sanburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanburg misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansen looks to land a left hand but Sanburg moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanburg is just out of range.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Johansen moves out of range.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Johansen moves out of range.
Johansen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanburg. Sanburg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanburg.
Johansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Sanburg.
Johansen connects with a right hand. Sanburg shakes it off.
Johansen connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanburg throws a leg kick but Johansen moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanburg throws a chopping leg kick but Johansen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Johansen.
Johansen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johansen lands with a nice body punch.
Johansen thuds a left hand into Sanburg's body.
Johansen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johansen scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Sanburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansen misses with a straight right.
Johansen checks a leg kick.
Johansen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanburg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen checks a low kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg feints and then cracks Johansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansen down.
Johansen thuds a left hand into Sanburg's body.
Sanburg misses with a head kick.
Johansen works Sanburg's body with a nice hook.
Sanburg lands a leg kick that knocks Johansen off balance momentarily.
Johansen punishes Sanburg's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanburg is breathing heavily.
Sanburg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanburg. That's going to slow Johansen down.
Sanburg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johansen is out of range.
Johansen swings for the body but Sanburg moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Johansen both land. Nice combination.
Johansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanburg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Johansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansen throws out the jab.
Sanburg misses with a body shot.
Johansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanburg counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanburg misses with the body kick
and Johansen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanburg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johansen misses with a wild body shot.
Johansen jabs at Sanburg's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Johansen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johansen throws out a loose jab but Sanburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansen blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanburg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanburg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johansen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanburgs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanburg throws a low kick but Johansen avoids it.
Sanburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansen.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanburg scores with a nice right hand.
Johansen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansen punishes Sanburg's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanburg throws a leg kick but Johansen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanburg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansen to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Sanburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanburg throws a low kick but Johansen avoids it.
Johansen lands a body shot.
Johansen thuds a left hand into Sanburg's body.
Sanburg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansen catches Sanburg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanburg throws a low kick but Johansen avoids it.
Sanburg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johansen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanburg scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanburg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanburg throws a series of punches but Johansen avoids them all with ease.
Sanburg motions for Johansen to come forward. Sanburg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johansen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sanburg is rocked!
A big right from Johansen misses.
Sanburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansen finish him?
Sanburg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanburg throws the kick towards the body but Johansen avoids it.
Sanburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Johansen moves out of range.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Johansen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johansen.
Sanburg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanburg is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanburg off the cage and back into range.
Sanburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.
Johansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanburg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansen avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Sanburg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansen scores with a jab to the body.
Sanburg throws out a leg kick but Johansen moves out of range and Sanburg only half commits.
Johansen drops Sanburg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johansen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Johansen!
Peter Johansen retains his lightweight title!
Peter Johansen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.