PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 1306 p4p, 3185 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 129 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Big Daddy enters the cage!

Johansson
vs
Daddy

182 cm
21
140
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
19
150
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daddy has his takedown stuffed
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Daddy looks for a takedown but Johansson sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Johansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daddy.
Daddy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Daddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a hook but Daddy avoids it easily.
Daddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Daddy shoots in but no luck this time.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Daddy manages to avoid it.
Daddy misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Daddy saw that one coming.

Daddy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johansson sprawls well initially but Daddy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Daddy is trying to control. Johansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daddy stops Johansson from getting back to his feet.
Johansson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Daddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson moves into full guard.
Daddy stops Johansson from standing up.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Johansson has wrist control.

Johansson wriggles free and stands up.
Daddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a takedown
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daddy shoots and misses
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Johansson. No joy for Daddy on that attempt.
Daddy's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daddy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Daddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daddy misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.

Daddy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johansson was covering up waiting for the punch and Daddy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daddy trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Johansson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Daddy with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.

Daddy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johansson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daddy prevents Johansson from getting back to his feet.

Johansson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daddy misses the body punch
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.

Daddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johansson wants to stand but Daddy is controlling the position.
Daddy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johansson managing to control the position.

Johansson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Daddy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Johansson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Daddy shoots in looking for a takedown. Johansson tries to sprawl out of it but Daddy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johansson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Daddy misses with a left hand
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Daddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daddy at a distance.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daddy tries to move into range but Johansson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson works the jab nicely.

Daddy shoots in and gets a takedown into Johansson's guard.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johansson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johansson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daddy is controlling him.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daddy can do to turn this around?
Johansson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daddy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is fighting to break Johansson's control of his arms but Johansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daddy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daddy postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Johansson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.

Johansson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Daddy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daddy won't allow Johansson to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johansson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johansson wants to stand up but Daddy is controlling him.
Daddy trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Daddy preventing the sweep.
Johansson controlling the position.
Daddy looking to pass the guard.
Daddy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Daddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johansson, not yet.
Daddy throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy stopping the sweep attempt from Johansson.

Johansson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Daddy's head but Daddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daddy lands with a right hand.
Daddy dives in and grabs Johansson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johansson pushes down on Daddy's head and hops out.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Big Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daddy looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range.
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.

Daddy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johansson was covering up waiting for the punch and Daddy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Johansson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Daddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Daddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Johansson counters with a nice body shot.
Daddy takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Daddy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson throws a big counter combination but Daddy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Daddy's head but Daddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Daddy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johansson quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johansson kicks off Daddy and gets to his feet.
Daddy fails with the takedown
and Johansson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daddy with a poor takedown
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johansson throws a jab when Daddy was well out of range.
Johansson sizes up Daddy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Daddy misses the target.
Johansson scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
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!

Daddy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daddy wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson sneaks back into half guard.
Johansson is trying is best to control the position here.
Johansson is trying to stand.
Johansson is positioning himself well to prevent Daddy advancing to mount.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson is trying to stand back up but Daddy is controlling him
Daddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to stand back up but Daddy is controlling him

Johansson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Daddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daddy misses with a body punch
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Daddy. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daddy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johansson defends well and Daddy ends up having to push Johansson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Daddy shoots in.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Johansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy fails to land the takedown.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Daddy manages to avoid it.
Daddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johansson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johansson thuds a left hand into Daddy's body.
Daddy misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daddy fails with the takedown
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johansson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
Post fight, Sven Johansson stared into the camera and said 'John Wolf is a BIT#H'.