PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cult of Personality. Leon Villar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Johanson
vs
Villar

167 cm
23
138 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

173 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Villar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Johanson. No joy for Villar on that attempt.

Villar drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Villar trying to control the position from guard on top but Johanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johanson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Leon Villar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villar is fending him off so far but Johanson persists. Nope, Villar circles away and we're back to standing.
Johanson shoots in and drives through. Villar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Johanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johanson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Villar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johanson off and has taken his back!
Johanson breaks Villar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Villar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Villar is trying to control the position but Johanson postures up.
Villar keeping full guard, as Johanson tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Villar holds on and takes a little breather.
Villar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johanson wants to pass the guard but Villar is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johanson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villar on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leon Villar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villar fails with the takedown

and Johanson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Villar has his foot on Johanson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johanson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Villar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Johanson doesn't defend quickly enough and Villar has managed to lock this one up! Can Johanson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Villar on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leon Villar!
Leon Villar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.