PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man - Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johansson
vs
Velcic

175 cm
25
156 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

168 cm
26
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Velcic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velcic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velcic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Velcic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
A big left from Velcic misses.
Velcic throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
Davor Velcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Johansson - just one landing.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Velcic.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velcic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Velcic finds it's target.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Velcic.
Johansson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velcic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velcic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.

Johansson forces Velcic back against the cage and clinches.
Velcic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velcic wants to take the fight to the mat but Johansson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Velcic scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velcic scores with a hook to the body.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velcic's elbow.
Velcic tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Velcic back against the cage.

Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson throws a low kick, looking for Velcic's leg but Velcic calmly moves out of range.
Velcic ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
Mikael Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Velcic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johansson doesn't seem phased though.
Johansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velcic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velcic misses with a straight right.
Velcic misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
Velcic needs to keep his hands up - Johansson had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson cracks the inside of Velcic's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velcic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johansson.
Velcic shoots in and drives through. Johansson sprawls well.
Velcic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velcic moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Velcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velcic checks it well.
Velcic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Velcic connects with a solid leg kick.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Johansson - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Velcic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velcic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johansson pinned against the cage. Johansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mikael Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davor Velcic.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velcic fails to land with a series of punches.
Velcic defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Velcic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velcic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velcic.
Velcic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Velcic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Velcic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Velcic misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Velcic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Davor Velcic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good leg kick by Johansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mikael Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Velcic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velcic. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velcic throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
Velcic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Johansson finds it's way through Velcic's defenses.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Velcic misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Velcic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson misses with a body kick.
Velcic misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Velcic walks into a jab.
Johansson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velcic's calf.
Johansson thumps Velcic with a low kick.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Velcic checks a low kick from Johansson.
Johansson swings for the body but Velcic moves out of range.
Johansson lands with a hook. Velcic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Velcic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velcic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson throws a body punch but Velcic moves out of range.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Velcic throws a chopping leg kick but Johansson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johansson throws a combination that misses
and Velcic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velcic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velcic missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velcic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Velcic is just out of range.
Velcic connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Velcic blocks the leg kick.
Velcic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Velcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Velcic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velcic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johansson lands with a cross.
Velcic missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velcic throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Velcic.
Nice takedown defense from Johansson. No joy for Velcic on that attempt.
Johansson scores with a one two! Velcic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Velcic counters with a right hand to the body.
Velcic throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Velcic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velcic misses with a low kick.
Velcic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velcic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.

Johansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velcic backwards.
Nice body punch from Velcic.
Velcic blocks an uppercut.
Velcic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velcic can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.

Velcic tightens his grip and picks Johansson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johansson manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velcic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic passes Johansson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johansson is trying to stand.
Velcic is just content to waste time from the top position. Johansson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Velcic is looking to work some ground and pound but Johansson has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Velcic from controlling successfully.
Johansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johansson, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Davor Velcic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velcic wants to slow Johansson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Velcic finds it's target.
Johansson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Velcic takes a step back to recover.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Velcic.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson tries to clinch but Velcic is having none of it.
Velcic looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Velcic scores with a body shot.
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velcic circles away quickly and effectively.
Johansson throws a front kick aimed at Velcic's knee but Velcic avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johansson. That's going to slow Velcic down.

Johansson gets caught napping as Velcic dives in and scores a takedown. Johansson manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johansson is on top in guard.
Velcic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johansson!
Velcic landing strikes from the mount.
Velcic 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.
Johansson is squirming around, avoiding Velcic's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound.
Velcic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mikael Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Velcic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Velcic wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
Velcic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Velcic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johansson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Velcic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velcic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Velcic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johansson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Velcic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansson is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velcic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Velcic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Velcic connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Davor Velcic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velcic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davor Velcic!
Our winner, Davor Velcic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.