PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Contofalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Contofalsky
vs
Johanson

181 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marek Contofalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johanson moves into the clinch.
Johanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johanson is trying to stall.
Johanson has had enough of the clinch but Contofalsky keeps him there for the moment.
Contofalsky taking a breather.
Contofalsky is working for takedown but Johanson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johanson crunches a lovely knee into Contofalsky's ribcage.
Johanson lands an elbow inside.
Contofalsky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Contofalsky blocks the elbow strike.
Contofalsky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johanson is trying to force a seperation but Contofalsky has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Contofalsky avoids it.
Contofalsky keeps control of Johanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johanson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Contofalsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Contofalsky has double underhooks.

Johanson breaks from the clinch.
Johanson throws a leg kick
and Contofalsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contofalsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Contofalsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Contofalsky tries to bum rush Johanson with a series of wild strikes but Johanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjorn Johanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Johanson.
Johanson thows a leg kick but Contofalsky checks it
and Contofalsky counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body kick from Johanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johanson blocks the body kick.
Contofalsky moves out of range as Johanson strikes.
Johanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Contofalsky in the body.
Contofalsky avoids the body shot from Johanson.
Johanson tries to land a front kick but Contofalsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Johanson misses.
Johanson scores with a three punch combo!

Johanson pushes Contofalsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Johanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Contofalsky up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson lands a damaging elbow.
Contofalsky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johanson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Contofalsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johanson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johanson misses with a wild combination.
Johanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Contofalsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Contofalsky moves out of range of the body kick from Johanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky avoids a kick to the body.
Johanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Contofalsky throws a right and a left that both miss.

Johanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contofalsky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johanson after a bit of a struggle.
Johanson can't break the clinch.
Contofalsky taking a breather.
Johanson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johanson is pressed up against the cage. Contofalsky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johanson down to the mat. Johanson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Johanson rushes Contofalsky and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johanson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Contofalsky throws a series of punches but Johanson avoids them all with ease.
Marek Contofalsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johanson misses with a wild combination.
Johanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Contofalsky.
A punch combination from Contofalsky misses.
Johanson misses with a hook
and Contofalsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johanson throws a low kick but Contofalsky moves out of range easily.
Johanson throws an overhand right that lands on Contofalsky's shoulder, as Contofalsky tries to avoid the shot.
Contofalsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Contofalsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Contofalsky misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Contofalsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Johanson.
Johanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Contofalsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Contofalsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johanson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Contofalsky really felt that one!
Johanson misses with a kick to the body.

Johanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Contofalsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Contofalsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johanson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johanson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Contofalsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johanson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Contofalsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanson working hard to break the clinch.
Johanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Contofalsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Contofalsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanson looks to land a body kick but Contofalsky moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contofalsky avoids the head kick by Johanson.
Johanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johanson throws a series of punches but Contofalsky moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johanson.

Johanson forces Contofalsky back against the cage and clinches.
Johanson tries to break the clinch but Contofalsky is controlling the position.
Johanson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Contofalsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contofalsky has Johanson pressed against the cage.
Johanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contofalsky.
Johanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Contofalsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contofalsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Johanson tries to break free but Contofalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Johanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Contofalsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Contofalsky.
Johanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johanson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Contofalsky won't allow it.
Johanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Contofalsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Contofalsky.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Contofalsky wants the takedown. Johanson is fighting it off but Contofalsky persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johanson's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contofalsky prevents Johanson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Johanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Contofalsky blocks a head kick by Johanson.
Contofalsky connects with a solid leg kick.

Contofalsky gets tackled into the cage by Johanson. Johanson maintains the clinch.
Johanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Contofalsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Contofalsky seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johanson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Contofalsky wants to take the fight to the mat but Johanson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johanson effectively controlling the action here.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contofalsky has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contofalsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Johanson pushes Contofalsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Johanson working hard to break the clinch.
Contofalsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johanson.
Johanson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Contofalsky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johanson blocks the elbow strike.
Bjorn Johanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Contofalsky blocks an elbow strike from Johanson.
Contofalsky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Contofalsky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johanson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contofalsky is working for takedown but Johanson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Contofalsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contofalsky lands an elbow that stopped Johanson in his tracks for a moment.
Johanson lands an elbow inside.
Johanson misses with an elbow over the top.
Contofalsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johanson lands a knee to the body.
Johanson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contofalsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marek Contofalsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contofalsky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Contofalsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Contofalsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson misses with a knee to the head.
Contofalsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johanson prevents it.
Johanson stalling in the clinch but Contofalsky improves position.
Johanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Johanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Contofalsky avoids the damage to the body.
Johanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johanson misses with a knee strike.
Contofalsky lands an elbow inside.
Contofalsky is trying to drag Johanson to the mat but Johanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johanson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contofalsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johanson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Contofalsky.
Contofalsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Contofalsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johanson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johanson thuds his shin into the meat of Contofalsky's side.
Bjorn Johanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Contofalsky. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johanson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Contofalsky back to the cage. Johanson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Johanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Johanson!