PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tengri Kara Oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kara Oy
vs
Johansson

180 cm
20
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 Tokyo, Tengri Kara Oy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kara Oy, as that shot connected.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kara Oy off the cage and back into rage.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara Oy shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kara Oy shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kara Oy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kara Oy checks a leg kick.
Kara Oy looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kara Oy was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Kara Oy shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tengri Kara Oy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Johansson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kara Oy to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Johansson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kara Oy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kara Oy shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Kara Oy moves out of range.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Kara Oy ducks down to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kara Oy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Johansson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.

Kara Oy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johansson to the mat! Johansson manages to get full guard.
Johansson wants to stand and escape but Kara Oy is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johansson wriggles free and stands up.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kara Oy drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kara Oy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Johansson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kara Oy is defended easily by Johansson.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Kara Oy avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara Oy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johansson's waist but Johansson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kara Oy off to one side.
Kara Oy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kara Oy misses with a jab to the body
and Johansson counters with a series of strikes. Kara Oy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kara Oy throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
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 Tengri Kara Oy will probably get the nod.
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!

Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kara Oy.
Kara Oy lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kara Oy.
Kara Oy slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara Oy takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kara Oy takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johansson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kara Oy closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Kara Oy pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kara Oy misses with a body shot.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
Johansson stuns Kara Oy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kara Oy is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson throws a wild body kick that Kara Oy sees coming a mile off.
Kara Oy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johansson counters with a body kick that stops Kara Oy in his tracks momentarily.
Kara Oy shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed Kara Oy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tengri Kara Oy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johansson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

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