PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keen Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson has chosen The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men as his entrance music. Lucky Charm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Charm
vs
Johnsson

150 cm
24
142 lbs
10 - 17 - 0

170 cm
20
136 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keen Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Charm.
Charm throws a right hand that Johnsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnsson also avoids with ease.
Charm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.

Johnsson gets caught flat footed, as Charm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnsson is trying to keep Charm in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnsson working a defensive guard but Charm passes into half guard.
Johnsson is trying to control but can't.
Charm prevents Johnsson from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson has a hand on Charm's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Charm takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Charm get's back to his feet.
Charm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnsson. That did some damage!
Johnsson looks gassed!

Johnsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Johnsson is working an open guard so Charm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charm lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charm can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charm.
Charm misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charm throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Charm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Charm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Charm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnsson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Charm jumps into side control!

Charm decides to stand back up. Charm steps back and let's Johnsson get back to his feet.
Charm scores with a head kick.
Charm throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Johnsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charm passes into side control.
Johnsson is looking for a sweep.

Charm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown but Charm shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnsson's sensitive parts.
Charm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Charm. Those never looked like landing.
Charm swinging wildly here.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.

Charm shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson is trying to hold Charm in close to prevent damage but Charm has managed to pass into half guard.

Charm stands up and beckons Johnsson to join him on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnsson slips a jab and a cross from Charm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Charm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Charm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Charm throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Charm is in Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson wants to control but Charm passes easily into half guard.
Johnsson has a hand on Charm's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Charm takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Charm gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charm connects with a solid leg kick.
Charm with a nice cross.
Johnsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnsson slips a jab and a cross from Charm.
Johnsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charm misses with a two punch combination.
Charm tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
Charm throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Charm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnsson.
Charm tries to score with a low kick but Johnsson moves his leg out of the way.
Lucky Charm is winning the standup battle so far.
Charm misses with the combination.
Charm tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm misses with a combination
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Charm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lucky Charm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Johnsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Charm sprawls well. He's pushed Johnsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Charm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnsson can do to turn this around?
Johnsson checks a leg kick.
Charm is looking to clinch.
Johnsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnsson tries for a takedown but Charm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charm.
Charm misses with a leg kick.

Charm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charm decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charm is looking to slow Johnsson down with leg kicks.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Charm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Johnsson as he checks the leg kick.
Charm throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Charm misses with a low kick.
Charm keeps the fight on the outside.
Charm misses with a double jab.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charm swivels and escapes.
Lucky Charm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keen Johnsson.
Charm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson slips a jab and a cross from Charm.

Charm scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnsson tries to hold on but Charm pushes him away.
Johnsson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnsson tries to hold on but Charm postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Charm dominated that second round.
That's time! Charm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Charm throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charm sprawls well. Charm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnsson gets slowly back to his feet.

Charm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Charm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnsson checks a low kick from Charm.
Charm thumps Johnsson with a low kick.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnsson enables Charm to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Johnsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charm passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Charm decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm misses with a combination
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charm throws a right and a left that Johnsson avoids nicely.
Johnsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Charm does no damage.
Charm throws a combination that misses

and Johnsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charm won't be happy with that.
Charm is trying to get back to his feet.

Johnsson swings around for an armbar but Charm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson wants to hit a switch here but Charm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Johnsson there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Charm gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Charm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charm connects with a body shot that sends Johnsson's belly button to the back.
Johnsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charm scores with a head kick.
Charm throws a low kick but Johnsson avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Charm misses.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Charm swinging wildly here.
Charm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Charm sprawls well. He's pushed Johnsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charm tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Charm scores with a takedown into Johnsson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnsson is on top in guard.
Lucky Charm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looking to sit in guard and control but Charm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Johnsson looking for subs off his back but Charm has passed one foot through into half guard.
Keen Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charm is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Charm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Charm!