PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johanssen
vs
Lewis

182 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Johanssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taj Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanssen wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.

Johanssen darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Johanssen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lewis gets the takedown into side control.

Lewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johanssen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lewis trying to control the position but Johanssen is working away.
Lewis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johanssen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johanssen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johanssen wants to get back to full guard.
Johanssen wants to get back to his feet.
Johanssen tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.

Johanssen is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen is trying to get back to full guard.

Lewis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johanssen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lewis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taj Lewis!