PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Johansen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lee
vs
Johansen

180 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johansen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Johansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.
Good shot there by Johansen.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansen.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansen throws out the jab.
Johansen staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.
Lee throws a right and a left that Johansen avoids nicely.
Johansen scores with a shot to the body.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansen throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Johansen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansen is just out of range.
Johansen lands with a nice body punch.
Johansen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Johansen.
Lee throws a series of punches but Johansen moves out of range.
Johansen throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansen misses with a hook.
Johansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Johansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen slips a straight right by Lee.
A jab from Johansen misses.
Johansen swinging wildly here.
Johansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansen moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansen misses the target.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Johansen.
Johansen connects with a crisp jab.
Lee lunges at Johansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansen's hand.
Johansen throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Johansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Peter Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee throws a right and a left that Johansen avoids nicely.
Johansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansen misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Johansen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
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 Lee misses.
Johansen throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Johansen works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Johansen misses with a body shot.
Johansen misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Johansen throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansen avoids the body shot from Lee.
Johansen throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Johansen sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Johansen saw that one coming.
Johansen throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Johansen misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansen is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansen.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.
Johansen misses the shot to the body.
Johansen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a hook. Johansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee takes a swing at Johansen's ribcage but misses.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Johansen.
Lee misses with a double jab.
A big left from Johansen misses.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansen.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook but Johansen avoids it easily.
Johansen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansen.
Johansen looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Peter Johansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Johansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Johansen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Johansen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Johansen.
Johansen throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansen moves away.
Johansen misses with a straight left.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Johansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johansen throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansen is just out of range.
Johansen lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Johansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Johansen misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Johansen does it's job there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Johansen moves away and avoids it.
Lee slips under a jab from Johansen.
Lee walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Johansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Johansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansen avoids the body shot from Lee.
Johansen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Johansen moved out of range nicely.
Lee tries to move into range but Johansen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansen manages to avoid it.
Johansen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansen is just out of range.
Johansen misses with a left hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Johansen finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansen catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johansen staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johansen misses.
Johansen scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansen.
Johansen misses with a looping right.
Johansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Johansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansen.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansen.
Johansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Johansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johansen throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peter Johansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansen.
Johansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansen lands a body shot.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansen throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Johansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johansen 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Johansen!
Peter Johansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.