PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Great Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Johannson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Great Gama
vs
Johannson

175 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
28
159 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Great Gama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Johannson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannson ducks under a wild hook from Gama.
Gama misses with an uppercut. Johannson saw that one coming.
Gama takes a swing at Johannson's ribcage but misses.
Gama missing with a left hand there. Johannson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gama throws a hook but Johannson blocks it.
Johannson works the jab nicely.
Johannson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johannson.
Gama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hector Johannson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gama.

Johannson feints and as Gama raises his hands in defense, Johannson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johannson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama keeping moving, preventing Johannson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johannson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johannson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Gama. Those never looked like landing.
Gama swings for the body but Johannson moves out of range.
No joy there for Johannson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Gama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johannson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gama counters with a straight right hand.
Johannson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johannson loads up on a big right hand but Gama slips the punch.
Johannson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johannson swinging wildly here.
Gama throws a big shot that misses.
Gama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johannson.
Johannson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gama manages to avoid it.
Johannson looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Johannson.
A cross from Gama lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannson misses with a left hand
and Gama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gama throws a big shot that misses.
Johannson misses with an uppercut.
Gama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johannson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Great Gama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Johannson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gama!
Johannson throwing strikes here but Gama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johannson landing punches.
Gama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johannson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama tries to lock up and control but Johannson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johannson landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannson looking to control but Gama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Johannson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gama is surviving well by controlling Johannson's body position as best he can.
Johannson avoids the attempt from Gama to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Gama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gama misses the shot to the body.
Gama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johannson.
Johannson misses with a combination
and Gama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johannson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gama at a distance.
Johannson misses with a wild body shot.
Johannson tries to bum rush Gama with a series of wild strikes but Gama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gama wants it to stay on the feet.
Gama looks to score with a jab to the body but Johannson is just out of range.
Gama misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama lands a nice hook to Johannson's body. Johannson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johannson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gama counters with a left to the body.
Johannson slips under a jab from Gama.
Johannson throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gama works Johannson's body with a nice hook.
Johannson is breathing heavily.
Gama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johannson's head backwards.
Gama misses with a hook.
Johannson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gama to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannson avoids the body shot from Gama.
Johannson feints a jab promting Gama to slip. Johannson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gama does it's job there.
Gama misses with an uppercut
and Johannson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gama looks to land a left hand but Johannson moved out of range nicely.
Johannson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gama.
A cross from Gama lands.
Johannson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johannson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gama.
Johannson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gama throws a shot from downtown. Johannson moves away and avoids it.
Gama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johannson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Johannson misses.
Gama takes a swing at Johannson's ribcage but misses.
Gama loads up on a big right hand but Johannson slips the punch.
Johannson misses the body punch
and Gama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannson throws a hook but Gama blocks it.
Gama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johannson.
Johannson throws a lazy right hand but Gama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Johannson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johannson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johannson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gama under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gama throws a combination that misses
and Johannson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johannson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gama digs a good hook to Johannson's body.
Gama slips a jab and a cross from Johannson.
The Great Gama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gama misses with the combination.
Gama jabs Johannson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
and Gama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gama throws a series of strikes that have Johannson backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Great Gama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gama digs a good body shot into Johannson's ribs.
Johannson misses with a left hand
enabling Gama to counter with a crisp jab.
Gama misses the jab.
Johannson misses with a two punch combination.
Gama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johannson throws a hook to the side of Gama's head but Gama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Johannson.
Johannson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gama backs up against the cage.
Gama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gama's corner calls for a 1-2. Gama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johannson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Johannson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gama which made him look bad.
Gama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johannson.
Johannson shoots in and drives through. Gama sprawls well.
Johannson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johannson takes a swing at Gama's ribcage but misses.
Gama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johannson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gama misses with a series of wild punches.
Gama throws a series of punches but Johannson avoids them all with ease.
Gama lands with a good body shot.

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.
Nice defenses there by Johannson.
Johannson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gama circles away.
The Great Gama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Johannson.
Gama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johannson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gama.
Gama misses with an uppercut
and Gama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Gama.
Johannson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gama.
Johannson misses with the combination.
Gama swinging wildly here.
Gama swings for the body but Johannson moves out of range.
Gama feints a jab promting Johannson to slip. Gama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johannson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Hector Johannson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gama scores with a four punch combination!

Johannson is rocked!
Johannson misses with an uppercut.
Johannson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannson throws an off balance right hand
and Gama counters with a right hand to the body.
The Great Gama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gama misses with a two punch combination.
Johannson throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama misses with a series of wild punches.
Gama leaves Johannson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Johannson misses
and Gama counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama dips to his left and cracks Johannson with an uppercut!
Johannson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johannson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gama misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Johannson.
Hector Johannson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gama drops Johannson with a beautiful combination! Johannson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gama is looking for the KO!
Johannson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gama finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johannson walks straight into a right hand from Gama - that's dropped him! Gama jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Johannson from any more punishment! Johannson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Great Gama!