PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and teuvo toblerone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
toblerone

178 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, teuvo toblerone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on toblerone's shoulder, as toblerone tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of toblerone 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like teuvo toblerone has been cut.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but toblerone was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. toblerone moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped toblerone's head back.
toblerone swinging wilding here.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from toblerone.

It looks like Sammy Johnson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a double jab.
toblerone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
toblerone throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with toblerone, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes toblerone against the ropes but toblerone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from toblerone.
toblerone shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed toblerone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
toblerone defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but toblerone moved out of range nicely.
toblerone scores with a jab.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with toblerone, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes toblerone against the ropes but toblerone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling toblerone to counter with a crisp jab.
toblerone avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
toblerone dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
toblerone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
toblerone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
toblerone misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from toblerone misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but toblerone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
toblerone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a series of punches but toblerone moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from toblerone misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
toblerone misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
toblerone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
toblerone throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
toblerone scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson works over toblerone's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting toblerone counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
toblerone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
toblerone drops Johnson with a right and a left! toblerone comes rushing in but Johnson regains his composure and manages to keep toblerone in guard.

Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but toblerone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
toblerone slows the pace down in half guard.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from toblerone misses its intended target.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Sammy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
toblerone swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but toblerone moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - toblerone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
toblerone throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but toblerone uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
toblerone throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
toblerone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but toblerone circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson sizes up toblerone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
toblerone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
toblerone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
toblerone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
toblerone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but toblerone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - toblerone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
toblerone takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and toblerone counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and toblerone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
toblerone sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
toblerone misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a combination
and toblerone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from toblerone misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces toblerone off the ropes and back into rage.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around toblerone's waist but toblerone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
A combination from toblerone does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by toblerone. Beautiful body shot.
toblerone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but toblerone seems unphased.
toblerone blocks a head kick by Johnson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
toblerone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. toblerone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
toblerone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
toblerone throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson throws a head kick but toblerone moves out of range.
toblerone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and toblerone duly obliges.
toblerone 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.
toblerone shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed toblerone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but toblerone swivels and escapes.
toblerone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
toblerone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by toblerone.
Sammy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
toblerone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
toblerone blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

teuvo toblerone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

toblerone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but toblerone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from toblerone. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by toblerone.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
toblerone scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. toblerone doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson slips a straight right by toblerone.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and toblerone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
toblerone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and toblerone counters with a left to the body.
toblerone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
toblerone drops Johnson with a big left hand! Johnson is injured, injured bad! toblerone jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). teuvo toblerone!