PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into the arena with The Second Coming blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johansson
vs
Jesus

200 cm
23
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jesus closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Jesus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jesus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johansson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jesus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johansson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jesus jumps into guard, dragging Johansson to the mat.
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet.
Johansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Johansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jesus has wrist control.
Johansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jesus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johansson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johansson is working an open guard so Jesus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jesus pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Johansson pulls guard successfully.
Johansson wants to stand but Jesus is controlling the position.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jesus wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus controlling from the top position.
Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Jesus closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Jesus pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johansson shoots in and drives through. Jesus sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johansson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johansson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jesus sprawls well. He's pushed Johansson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Jesus clinches with his opponent.
Johansson jumps guard but Jesus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jesus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johansson pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johansson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jesus circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Jesus circles away.
Jesus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johansson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jesus defends well and Johansson ends up having to push Jesus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jesus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johansson after a bit of a struggle.
Johansson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jesus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jesus is looking to control Johansson's arms but Johansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jesus has his back to the cage.
Johansson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Johansson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johansson jumps guard but Jesus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jesus smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jesus throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jesus dominated that round.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johansson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jesus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jesus stuffs the takedown attempt from Johansson. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Jesus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.

Jesus decides to pull guard.

Johansson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jesus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johansson, into his guard.

Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
Jesus trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.

Johansson working for a triangle but Jesus defends it easily.
Johansson is trying to keep Jesus in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Jesus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jesus stopping the sweep attempt from Johansson.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jesus.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well.

Jesus clinches up with Johansson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jesus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johansson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jesus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jesus circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johansson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jesus, which made it look bad.
Johansson dives in and grabs Jesus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jesus pushes down on Johansson's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jesus moves into range and clinches up with Johansson.
Johansson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johansson wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jesus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jesus to keep the fight standing.
Johansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jesus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jesus avoiding damage.
Jesus avoids a wild elbow strike from Johansson.
Jesus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johansson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.

Jesus pulls Johansson into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus stuffs the takedown.
Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jesus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jesus shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johansson has a takedown stuffed.
Jesus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Johansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jesus is fending him off so far but Johansson persists. Nope, Jesus circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johansson gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus defending against the ground and pound.
Jesus struggling a bit here.
Jesus tries to buck Johansson off but Johansson is having none of it.
Jesus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Johansson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jesus struggling a bit here.
Johansson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johansson in side control, throwing shots but Jesus defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jesus regains half guard, as Johansson was trying to land strikes.
Jesus is looking to control Johansson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jesus avoid being mounted?

Johansson is looking for a kimura here.
Jesus wants to get back to full guard but Johansson has passed into side control.
Jesus is trying to control Johansson's posture but Johansson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws an elbow but Jesus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Johansson.
An elbow from Johansson crashes against the mat.
Jesus is looking to reverse the position.
Jesus wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jesus. No joy for Johansson on that attempt.
Johansson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jesus sprawls well. He's pushed Johansson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andre Jesus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jesus as he jumps to the side.

Jesus gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jesus breaks the clinch.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jesus sprawls well. Jesus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus stuffs the takedown.

Jesus rushes Johansson and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus is looking for a takedown.
Ryan Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson jumps guard but Jesus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Jesus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jesus jumps guard and drags Johansson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jesus controls Johansson momentarily but Johansson frees himself.

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 Ryan Johansson.
Well Jesus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Jesus!