PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

MacLeod
vs
Johansson

179 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson tries to clinch up but MacLeod circles away and keeps his distance.
MacLeod looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
MacLeod closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johansson tries to clinch but MacLeod moves out of range.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - MacLeod circles away.
Johansson tries to clinch up but MacLeod circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a nice head kick!
MacLeod keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries to clinch but MacLeod is having none of it.
Johansson tries to clinch but MacLeod is having none of it.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacLeod avoids the head kick by Johansson.

Johansson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two 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.
Johansson lands an elbow inside.
Johansson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johansson with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johansson working MacLeod over with knees to the body.
Johansson lands an elbow that stopped MacLeod in his tracks for a moment.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Johansson.
Johansson stalling.
Johansson lands a nice elbow.
Johansson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johansson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MacLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
Johansson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Johansson to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.
Johansson landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johansson.
Johansson is struggling to control the position.
MacLeod wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson lands an elbow that stopped MacLeod in his tracks for a moment.
Johansson gets through MacLeod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson working MacLeod over with knees to the body.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson is stalling here.
Johansson lands a damaging elbow.
MacLeod takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johansson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johansson lands a nice elbow.
Johansson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacLeod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Johansson slowing the pace effectively.
Johansson lands an elbow inside that MacLeod shrugs off.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Johansson.
MacLeod takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of MacLeod's head.
Johansson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacLeod's face.
Johansson stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Johansson dominated that round.
That's time! MacLeod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and MacLeod moves out of range easily.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacLeod swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johansson obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johansson lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands a knee to the head.
Johansson is stalling here.
Johansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johansson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johansson lands an elbow inside that MacLeod shrugs off.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacLeods head.
Johansson stalls.
The crowd are getting on Johansson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Johansson misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johansson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacLeod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks with his arms.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson lands an elbow just above MacLeod 's eye.
Johansson stalls.
MacLeod goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johansson prevents it.
Johansson crunches a lovely knee into MacLeod's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Johansson.
MacLeod takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Johansson.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacLeod's face.
Johansson lands a nice elbow.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Johansson.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johansson throws an elbow but it misses.
MacLeod blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johansson.
Johansson is trying to stall.
Johansson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacLeod is working for takedown but Johansson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Johansson.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacLeod blocks it with crossed arms.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Johansson is pressed up against the ropes. MacLeod has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johansson down to the mat. Johansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark MacLeod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacLeod takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Johansson tries to sprawl but MacLeod drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johansson scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacLeod's face.
Johansson lands an elbow inside that MacLeod shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johansson scores with a knee to the head.
Johansson lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacLeod's face.
Johansson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacLeod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MacLeod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikael Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacLeod wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.
Johansson lands a nice elbow.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on MacLeod's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson tries to stall but MacLeod uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacLeod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacLeod is keeping busy.

MacLeod has hold of one of Johansson's legs. Johansson is fighting the takedown attempt but MacLeod gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing MacLeod from controlling successfully.
MacLeod stays in close to Johansson's body and controls the position.
MacLeod trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
MacLeod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to stand up but MacLeod isn't so interested in that idea.
MacLeod trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark MacLeod wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacLeod keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Mikael Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson slips a jab and a cross from MacLeod.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark MacLeod.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Mikael Johansson!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Mikael Johansson!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Mikael Johansson!

Mikael Johansson wins by unanimous decision!