PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vondrachek
vs
Johnson

185 cm
34
216 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

192 cm
34
219 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks for the body kick but Vondrachek saw that one coming.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Vondrachek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Vondrachek rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Vondrachek lands a right hand.
Vondrachek tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to stall but Vondrachek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vondrachek is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vondrachek can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Vondrachek's ribcage. Vondrachek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vondrachek is struggling to control the position.
Vondrachek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Vondrachek blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vondrachek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Vondrachek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson wants to control but Vondrachek is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vondrachek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vondrachek tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vondrachek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Vondrachek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Vondrachek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Vondrachek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondrachek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vondrachek.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vondrachek.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Vondrachek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson sizes up Vondrachek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vondrachek moves into the clinch.
Vondrachek jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Vondrachek around his waist. Vondrachek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Vondrachek tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A short left from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson works on Vondrachek's body with a couple of short punches.
Vondrachek wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vondrachek wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vondrachek is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vondrachek saw that one coming.
Johnson thows a body kick. Vondrachek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vondrachek takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balrog Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vondrachek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vondrachek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vondrachek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vondrachek tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Vondrachek tries to clinch up.
Vondrachek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Vondrachek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balrog Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vondrachek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vondrachek fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Vondrachek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Vondrachek wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Vondrachek tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.

It looks like Petr Vondrachek has been cut.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Vondrachek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Vondrachek's side.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vondrachek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Vondrachek moved away.
Johnson cracks Vondrachek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Vondrachek misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Vondrachek is rocked!
Vondrachek shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vondrachek crumples to the floor! Johnson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Balrog Johnson!
A relieved looking Balrog Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.