PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dung Pee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Waits - Going out west. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pee
vs
Johansson

169 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

178 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dung Pee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johansson.
Pee slaps away a takedown attempt from Johansson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pee tries a head kick but it misses.
Pee tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Johansson scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Dung Pee has been cut.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Johansson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Johansson seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johansson.
Pee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pee wants to control but Johansson is keeping busy.
Johansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pee missing with punches from the bottom.
Johansson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Johansson.
Pee wants to get back to full guard.
Johansson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johansson 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.
Pee is looking to control Johansson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pee avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pee has hold of Johansson's hands but Johansson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johansson is controlling the pace.
Pee wants to improve his position but Johansson is controlling well.
Pee is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working over Pee with some ground and pound. Pee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johansson slips a nice elbow through Pee's hands, connecting with Pee's forehead.
Johansson throwing shots but Pee is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.
Ground and pound from Johansson.
Johansson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pee's head.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pee is looking to improve his position.
Johansson working over Pee with some ground and pound. Pee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three 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. Johansson connects with a nice short shot to Pee's temple.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Johansson.

Pee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johansson trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
Johansson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson working Pee over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johansson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johansson winds up and cracks Pee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dung Pee'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.

A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Hugo Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johansson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johansson stands up over Pee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Pee keeps moving.
Johansson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johansson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johansson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Pee.
Johansson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hugo Johansson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johansson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johansson is nestled in close to Pee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
Pee tries to roll over but Johansson keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Johansson.
Johansson 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.
Johansson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johansson is nestled in close to Pee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johansson working the head and body with strikes.
Johansson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johansson working Pee over with strikes.
Johansson controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Johansson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pee is staying active underneath Johansson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson working Pee over with strikes.
Pee taking some punishment here, with Johansson in his half guard.
Johansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johansson is trying to control. Pee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johansson prevents Pee from improving his position.
Johansson wants to control but Pee is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johansson 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.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.
Johansson drops an elbow to the side of Pee's head.
Pee is looking for a sweep. Johansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johansson trying to control the action but Pee is working from the bottom.
Johansson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pee taking some punishment here, with Johansson in his half guard.
Johansson content to control rather than advance.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson slips a nice elbow through Pee's hands, connecting with Pee's forehead.
Johansson controlling the pace.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johansson not doing much here.
Johansson 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.
Pee tries to roll over but Johansson keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johansson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dung Pee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johansson moves into the clinch.
Johansson is working for takedown but Pee is calmly controlling the position for now.

Johansson has hold of one of Pee's legs. Pee is fighting the takedown attempt but Johansson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pee keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johansson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johansson throws a strike but Pee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johansson lands a nice forearm strike.
Pee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johansson is staying tight to Pee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johansson connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johansson connects with a decent elbow.
Pee being controlled for a moment.
Johansson lands an elbow.
Johansson lands a few punches from side control.
Johansson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pee is trying to control Johansson's posture but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johansson scores with punches from side control.
Johansson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pee some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johansson is looking to take a break and control but Pee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pee to see if he's OK.
Pee taking a bit of punishment here - Johansson scoring with strikes.
Johansson is looking to take a break and control but Pee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson advances to full mount.
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
Johansson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pee tries to hold on but Johansson postures up.
Johansson with a couple of short strikes.
Johansson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johansson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johansson landing shots from mount.
Pee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Pee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pee is looking to escape.
Pee working to try and regain half guard.
Pee is bucking up trying to escape but Johansson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Johansson.
Pee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johansson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hugo Johansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson landing punches.
Johansson controlling from the full mount.
Dung Pee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pee?

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johansson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Johansson!