PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Von Deusenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kam Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the Name as his entrance music. Kam Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ross Von Deusenberg's chin.

Von Deusenberg
vs
Johnson

173 cm
22
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

160 cm
26
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Von Deusenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Von Deusenberg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Von Deusenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control but Von Deusenberg is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stops Von Deusenberg from standing up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Von Deusenberg is keeping the position.
Von Deusenberg wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Deusenberg is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.

A head kick lands from Von Deusenberg that sends Johnson to the canvas. Johnson tries to scramble back to his feet but Von Deusenberg brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Kam Johnson has been cut.
Von Deusenberg wants to stand but Johnson has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Von Deusenberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Von Deusenberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.

Von Deusenberg has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg is looking to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Von Deusenberg is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Von Deusenberg has worked his arm free - good work by Von Deusenberg!

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg is trying to buck Johnson off.

Johnson swings around for an armbar but Von Deusenberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.
Von Deusenberg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.

Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Von Deusenberg stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Von Deusenberg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Von Deusenberg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Deusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

Von Deusenberg darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Von Deusenberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Deusenberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Deusenberg lands a nice elbow.
Von Deusenberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Deusenberg scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Deusenberg obliges.
Von Deusenberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Deusenberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Von Deusenberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kam Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Deusenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Deusenberg is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him

Von Deusenberg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Von Deusenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Deusenberg wants to clinch.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Von Deusenberg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Deusenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Deusenberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Deusenberg landing knees to the body.
Von Deusenberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Von Deusenberg.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Deusenberg obliges.
A right hand to the body from Von Deusenberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg prevents the takedown attempt.
Von Deusenberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Von Deusenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow inside.
Von Deusenberg scores with a knee to the head.
Von Deusenberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow inside.
Von Deusenberg throws an elbow that misses.
Von Deusenberg tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Von Deusenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Von Deusenberg landing knees to the head.
Von Deusenberg misses with some punches.
Von Deusenberg missing with knees to the body.
Von Deusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Ross Von Deusenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kam Johnson.
Von Deusenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right from Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Johnson pulls guard.

Von Deusenberg stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Ross Von Deusenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Deusenberg closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Von Deusenberg is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Von Deusenberg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Von Deusenberg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Von Deusenberg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Von Deusenberg is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Johnson tries to hold on but Von Deusenberg pushes him away.

Von Deusenberg stands up from mount. Strange move.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch up

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Von Deusenberg didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Von Deusenberg pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Deusenberg.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ross Von Deusenberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kam Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Von Deusenberg darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Von Deusenberg is trying to get back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg 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.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Von Deusenberg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Von Deusenberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Von Deusenberg.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Von Deusenberg clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Von Deusenberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Von Deusenberg denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.

Von Deusenberg sneaks out the side door and pushes Johnson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Von Deusenberg is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Von Deusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Deusenberg is looking to clinch.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Von Deusenberg looks to clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Von Deusenberg!
Von Deusenberg trying desperately to get to his feet.

Johnson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Von Deusenberg has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Von Deusenberg!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Deusenberg gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Von Deusenberg closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Von Deusenberg's guard now.

Von Deusenberg pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Deusenberg is retaining full guard.
Von Deusenberg wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Von Deusenberg is keeping the position.
Ross Von Deusenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Von Deusenberg dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Deusenberg wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kam Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kam Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Deusenberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Von Deusenberg!