PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haagen Lofstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lofstrom
vs
Johnson

189 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haagen Lofstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lofstrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Lofstrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lofstrom tries to clinch up.

Lofstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lofstrom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lofstrom stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Lofstrom wants to get back to his feet.
Lofstrom wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lofstrom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lofstrom is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lofstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lofstrom fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haagen Lofstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lofstrom fails with the takedown.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson landing strikes.
Lofstrom is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lofstrom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson cracks Lofstrom with a big right hand but Lofstrom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lofstrom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lofstrom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lofstrom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lofstrom to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lofstrom down.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Lofstrom taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lofstrom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson is working Lofstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Lofstrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lofstrom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lofstrom some visible discomfort.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lofstrom pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lofstrom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lofstrom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Lofstrom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lofstrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Lofstrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson cracks Lofstrom with a big right hand but Lofstrom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lofstrom is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Lofstrom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lofstrom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson working away.
Lofstrom is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Lofstrom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Lofstrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Lofstrom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Lofstrom's temple.
Lofstrom wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson working away.
Johnson is working Lofstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lofstrom is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Lofstrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Lofstrom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lofstrom struggling a bit here.
Johnson is working Lofstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lofstrom some visible discomfort.
Lofstrom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Lofstrom is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Lofstrom is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Lofstrom here, landing some big shots from side control.
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!
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lofstrom some visible discomfort.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lofstrom to see if he's OK.
Lofstrom is looking for a sweep.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lofstrom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Lofstrom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson cracks Lofstrom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lofstrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Lofstrom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lofstrom trying to control the position.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lofstrom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lofstrom is retaining full guard.
Johnson cracks Lofstrom with a solid left hand.
Lofstrom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lofstrom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofstrom looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Lofstrom's attempts to control the action.
Lofstrom is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofstrom moves to the back position.
Johnson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lofstrom struggling to keep hold of the position.
Johnson holding both Lofstrom 's hands and preventing any damage.
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lofstrom struggling to keep hold of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!