PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Madafaka Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Joohnsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bart
vs
Joohnsson

210 cm
27
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Madafaka Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Joohnsson is predictable there
and Bart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joohnsson misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joohnsson. That's going to slow Bart down.
Joohnsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bart counters with a nice uppercut.
Joohnsson thows a leg kick but Bart checks it
and Bart counters with a good, hard body kick but Joohnsson shrugs it off.
Joohnsson blocks the body kick.
Joohnsson misses with a leg kick
and Bart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joohnsson misses the body punch
and Bart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joohnsson is on top in guard.
Joohnsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joohnsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joohnsson working the head and body with strikes.
Joohnsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joohnsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joohnsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joohnsson cracks Bart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joohnsson lands a big shot there that rocks Bart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joohnsson controlling his opponent.
Joohnsson prevents Bart from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Joohnsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joohnsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bart looks a forlorn figure.
Joohnsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bart trying desperately to get to his feet.

Joohnsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bart has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Joohnsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joohnsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson cracks Bart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joohnsson looking to finish Bart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bart!

Bart is rocked!
Joohnsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Bart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joohnsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Joohnsson with shots to the head and body - Bart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joohnsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bart is breathing heavily.
Joohnsson lands a big elbow - Bart is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bart is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bob Joohnsson!