PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Billings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johansson
vs
Billings

182 cm
19
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

163 cm
19
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ultra Fight Gear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Billings!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Billings is defended easily by Johansson.

Johansson rushes Billings and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Johansson instigates a clinch.

Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billings swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Johansson moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.

Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Billings.
Johansson wants to clinch but Billings slips to the side
letting Billings counter with a right hand.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Billings pushes him off.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Billings.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billings keeps the fight on the outside.
Billings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Billings keeps it at a distance.
Billings throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Billings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Billings avoids them all with ease.
Billings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch up

and Billings counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Billings.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Billings's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billings distracts Johansson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johansson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johansson tries to get out of the position.
Johansson is trying to control the position but Billings postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Billings's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billings landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billings connects with a couple of short punches.
Billings won't allow Johansson to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billings content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Billings connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Billings scoring with punches to the head and body.
Billings prevents Johansson from getting back to his feet.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Billings from controlling successfully.
Billings is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Billings is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Billings working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Billings is working Johansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billings is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billings postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Billings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Billings is working Johansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Billings slips nicely into half guard.
Johansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Billings scores with a couple of nice shots.
Billings working over Johansson with some ground and pound. Johansson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Billings wants to free his trapped foot but Johansson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Billings scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Billings content to control rather than advance.
Johansson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Billings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Billings missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson cracks Billings with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Billings misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johansson!
Billings scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johansson in his tracks.
Johansson lands a slapping body shot.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Billings pushes him off.
Johansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johansson misses with a combination

and Billings counters with a shoot takedown. Johansson fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billings lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Billings from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billings postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johansson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Billings on the ground.
Billings is fighting to break Johansson's control of his arms but Johansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Billings trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Billings cracks Johansson with a solid left hand.
Billings lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Billings's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billings with a nice head shot there.
Billings postures up and lands a big shot to Johansson's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billings is working Johansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Billings works over Johansson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Billings from controlling successfully.
Billings postures up and lands a big shot to Johansson's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Billings distracts Johansson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Billings is working Johansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billings scoring with punches to the head and body.
Billings is working Johansson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Billings lands a couple of digs.
Billings working some strikes from top position.
Billings with a nice head shot there.

Johansson is rocked!
Billings lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Johansson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Billings working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Billings working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working a defensive guard here.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Billings's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Billings with a nice head shot there.
Billings content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Billings arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johansson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colt Billings!
A very excited looking Colt Billings made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.