PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Wandrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Wandrei

193 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

202 cm
26
291 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Wandrei!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandrei tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson lands a jab to Wandrei's midsection.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Wandrei sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wandrei but Wandrei pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Wandrei clinches.

Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wandrei's head.
Wandrei wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Wandrei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wandrei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wandrei working a defensive guard here.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wandrei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson won't allow Wandrei to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a straight left.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson stands up over Wandrei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Wandrei is keeping the position.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wandrei throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wandrei trying to control the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wandrei keeps moving.
Wandrei wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wandrei moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Jab by Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei stuffs the takedown.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
August Wandrei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wandrei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wandrei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wandrei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandrei slows down the pace here.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wandrei scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wandrei pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wandrei which made him look bad.
Wandrei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandrei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Wandrei wants to clinch.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Wandrei pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Wandrei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wandrei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bob Johnson has been cut.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wandrei lands a knee to the head.
Johnson has Wandrei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wandrei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wandrei stalling against the cage.
Wandrei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson is trying to break free.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wandrei sprawls well. Wandrei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandrei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wandrei was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wandrei controlling Johnson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wandrei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wandrei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wandrei is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wandrei has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wandrei lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wandrei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wandrei is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wandrei keeps moving.
Wandrei trying to control the position.
Wandrei wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wandrei keeps moving.
Wandrei managing to control the position.
Wandrei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Wandrei is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Wandrei from standing up.
Johnson controls Wandrei momentarily but Wandrei frees himself.
Wandrei lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Wandrei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wandrei which made him look bad.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wandrei sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson winds up and cracks Wandrei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson prevents Wandrei from improving his position.
Wandrei works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wandrei is on top in guard.

Wandrei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to stand up but Wandrei is controlling him.
Bob Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wandrei stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wandrei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wandrei's head.

Wandrei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wandrei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wandrei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Wandrei.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
A short right from Wandrei.
Wandrei prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wandrei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wandrei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bob Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wandrei.
Wandrei lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wandrei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Wandrei manages to get underhooks.
Wandrei misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wandrei crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Wandrei.
Wandrei scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wandrei pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wandrei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Wandrei looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Wandrei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wandrei lands an uppercut.
Wandrei is stalling here.
Wandrei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Wandrei avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wandrei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wandrei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wandrei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Wandrei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wandrei is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

Wandrei clinches with his opponent.
Wandrei prevents the takedown attempt.
Wandrei misses with an elbow strike.
Wandrei lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Wandrei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wandrei ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Wandrei leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wandrei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Wandrei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wandrei lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson throws a hook but Wandrei blocks it.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Wandrei sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Wandrei off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wandrei has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Wandrei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Wandrei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wandrei throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wandrei's sensitive parts.
Wandrei avoids a punch combination nicely.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wandrei tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Wandrei's temple.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Wandrei dodges it nicely.
Wandrei looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wandrei is looking to escape.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wandrei controlling the position for now.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wandrei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Wandrei is defending it quite comfortably.
Wandrei tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wandrei defends it well.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Wandrei is defending it quite comfortably.

Wandrei kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Wandrei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wandrei as Johnson shoots in.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Wandrei scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei looking to slow down the pace here.
Wandrei lands a knee to the head.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Wandrei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wandrei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wandrei prevents it.
Wandrei slows down the pace here.
Wandrei with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wandrei is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wandrei down to the mat. Wandrei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Wandrei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Wandrei clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wandrei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wandrei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wandrei cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Wandrei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
August Wandrei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wandrei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Wandrei!