PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Henry
vs
Johansen

188 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry tries to clinch but Johansen is having none of it.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johansen is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Johansen circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Henry wants to clinch up but Johansen keeps it at a distance.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Johansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansen circles away.
Johansen misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry wants to slow Johansen down by chopping away at his legs.
Henry wants to clinch up but Johansen keeps it at a distance.
Tito Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henry.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henry throws and low kick but Johansen moves out of range easily.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Johansen on that attempt.

That's two 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.
Johansen throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johansen gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry throws a series of punches but Johansen moves out of range.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Johansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry moves away from the strike by Johansen.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Johansen.
A jab from Johansen misses.
Johansen stuffs the takedown.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johansen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johansen dodges the punch combination from Henry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a swing at Johansen's ribcage but misses.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry tries to clinch there but Johansen circles away.
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 Tito Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Johansen misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansen should have avoided that one.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Johansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry.
Henry moves out of range as Johansen strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry tries to clinch but Johansen moves out of range.
Henry moves out of range as Johansen strikes.
Henry tries to clinch up but Johansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Johansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tito Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Johansen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry tries to clinch but Johansen is having none of it.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Johansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry throws a series of punches but Johansen moves out of range.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Johansen pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Johansen shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansen checks the leg kick.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansen.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Johansen walks into a straight right hand from Henry.
Johansen tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry throws and low kick but Johansen moves out of range easily.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry tries to work over Johansen's front leg with a kick but Johansen checks it.
Johansen blocks a low kick nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry throws a series of punches but Johansen moves out of range.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Henry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henry tries to clinch but Johansen moves out of range.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Johansen counters with a straight right hand.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Johansen.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Johansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansen tries to avoid it.

Henry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henry wants to take a breather but Johansen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry seems to be looking for submissions.
Henry prevents Johansen from standing back up.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansen wants to get back to his feet.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johansen tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johansen is trying to control but Henry passes into side control!
Henry lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johansen is trying to escape the position but Henry is controlling the position.
Johansen can't do much from the bottom here.
Johansen dodges the ground and pound from Henry.
Henry wants to control but Johansen is keeping him busy.
Johansen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tito Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johansen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry has his hands clasped together around Johansen's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry wants to improve his position but Johansen is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johansen wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Jan Johansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansen manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Johansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Henry!