PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Johannson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Monroe
vs
Johannson

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Johannson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monroe scores with a takedown into Johannson's guard.
Monroe looking to sit in guard and control but Johannson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Johannson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johannson landing with the ground and pound.
Johannson wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monroe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johannson!
Poor strikes thrown by Monroe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe tries to control but Johannson wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johannson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Monroe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Monroe tries to control but Johannson wriggling away.
Johannson tries to lock up and control but Monroe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johannson blocking the ground and pound.
Johannson is working to get back to half guard.
Monroe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

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.

Monroe looking to secure an arm triangle but Johannson defends it well.
Monroe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johannson because Monroe loaded up on that one.
Monroe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Monroe throwing strikes but Johannson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johannson wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johannson misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johannson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannson throws a combination. Monroe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Monroe is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson stuffs the takedown attempt from Monroe. Monroe gets slowly back to his feet.
Johannson misses with a few strikes there.
Johannson scores with a nice strike.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Johannson is avoiding it.
Johannson throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Johannson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johannson is pulling down on Monroe's head to control his posture.
Monroe wants to pass the guard but Johannson is keeping the position.
Monroe looking to sit in guard and control but Johannson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannson postures up.
Johannson advances to half guard.
Johannson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monroe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monroe wants to improve his position but Johannson is controlling well.
Johannson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johannson winds up and cracks Monroe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johannson not doing much here.
Monroe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Johannson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Monroe wants to clinch.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johannson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe wants to clinch up but Johannson keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Johannson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johannson.
Monroe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monroe fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Monroe.
Johannson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monroe backs up against the cage.
Monroe misses with a hook. Johannson ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johannson.
A nice combination there by Johannson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monroe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johannson throws a head kick that misses.
Johannson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johannson misses with a wild combination.
Johannson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Monroe dodges the punch combination from Johannson.
Monroe tries to clinch up but Johannson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Johannson.
Johannson works over Monroe's head and body with a nice combination.
Johannson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adam Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Johannson.
Monroe shoots in looking for a takedown. Johannson tries to sprawl out of it but Monroe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johannson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johannson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Adam Monroe has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johannson throws a head kick that misses.
Johannson connects with a right hand. Monroe shakes it off.
Johannson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johannson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johannson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johannson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johannson is fending him off so far but Monroe persists. Nope, Johannson circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Johannson lands but Monroe takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johannson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johannson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monroe looks for a takedown but Johannson sprawls well.
Johannson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Johannson closes the distance and clinches.

Johannson manages to break the clinch.
Hector Johannson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johannson throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Johannson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johannson tries to bum rush Monroe with a series of wild strikes but Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johannson moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Johannson.
Adam Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Johannson. No joy for Monroe on that attempt.
Johannson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Johannson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johannson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johannson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Johannson moved away.
Johannson swinging wildly here.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johannson tries to bum rush Monroe with a series of wild strikes but Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johannson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johannson duly obliges.
Johannson ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Johannson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johannson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monroe wants to clinch but Johannson slips to the side
and Johannson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monroe thinking.
Johannson lands with a kick to the temple. Monroe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Monroe shoots and misses
and Johannson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Johannson.
Monroe with a poor takedown
and Johannson counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Johannson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johannson throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Johannson throws a combination. Monroe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Monroe clinches but Johannson breaks the clinch
and Johannson counters with a series of strikes. Monroe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johannson.
Monroe misses with a takedown
enabling Johannson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johannson works over Monroe's head and body with a nice combination.
Monroe misses with a takedown attempt
and Johannson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monroe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Monroe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johannson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johannson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johannson lands a head kick!

Johannson has closed the distance and engaged Monroe in a clinch.
Johannson tries to break the clinch but Monroe is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johannson blocks it with crossed arms.

Johannson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Johannson there.
Johannson 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.
Johannson working Monroe over with strikes.
Monroe gets back to full guard.
Johannson postures up.
Monroe wants to stand but Johannson is controlling the position.
Monroe 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.
Monroe can't keep his opponent in guard - Johannson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Johannson.
Monroe trying to control but Johannson postures up.
Johannson working over Monroe with some ground and pound. Monroe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson trying to control from half guard but Monroe is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Monroe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johannson counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Johannson looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
No luck for Monroe with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe throws a combination that misses
and Johannson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monroe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Johannson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johannson.

Johannson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe darts in trying to clinch
and Johannson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Johannson does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe with a poor takedown
enabling Johannson to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johannson tries to avoid it but Monroe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johannson to the ground. Johannson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johannson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monroe looks to clinch
and Johannson counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Johannson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johannson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Johannson circles away easily
and Johannson counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Johannson looks to land a combination. Monroe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johannson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johannson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Johannson gets caught flat footed, as Monroe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johannson keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to free his leg and advance position but Johannson is retaining full guard.
Johannson pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
Johannson is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Hector Johannson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Monroe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Adam Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Monroe misses the body punch
and Johannson counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Johannson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johannson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Johannson!