PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Kanye West - Power. A fine choice. Joensen has chosen Gasolina as his entrance music. Maximus Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Scott
vs
Joensen

185 cm
26
180 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

180 cm
32
170 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

QFClothing
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks to land a left hand but Joensen moved out of range nicely.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen misses the shot to the body.
Joensen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Joensen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joensen throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joensen.

It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Joensen is looking to score with low kicks.
Joensen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into Joensen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott won't allow Joensen to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Joensen is keeping the position.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
I wouldn't like to be where Joensen is right now.
A lull in the action here.
Joensen tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is staying tight to Joensen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Joensen defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joensen keeps working.
Joensen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Scott taking a break here but Joensen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Joensen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen wants to improve his position but Scott is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen taking some punishment here, with Scott in his half guard.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Joensen is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joensen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joensen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott postures up in Joensen's guard and throws a big left but Joensen blocks it.
Joensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Joensen, not yet.
Joensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Scott!
Scott sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Joensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joensen throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joensen.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Joensen.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joensen's waist but Joensen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joensen scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Joensen. That snapped Scott's head back.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joensen counters with a good low kick that Scott was not able to check.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Joensen is looking to land body kicks.
Joensen throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen 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.
Scott jabs at Joensen's body.
Joensen misses with a leg kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joensen as he jumps to the side.
Scott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joensen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Joensen backing up. Joensen nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joensen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joensen throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Joensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johann Joensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Joensen clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Joensen misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joensen blocks the body kick.
Joensen moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott lands with a hook. Joensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Joensen.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Joensen connects with a high kick.

It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen misses with a body punch
and Scott counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Joensen.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott slips under a jab.
Joensen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joensen scores with a jab.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joensen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Joensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johann Joensen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joensen.
Joensen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scott lunges at Joensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joensen's hand.
Joensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joensen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joensen thumps Scott with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Joensen as Scott shoots in.
Joensen takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott wants to break free but Joensen has control.
Joensen has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joensen.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott avoids the head kick by Joensen.
Joensen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Joensen as he connects with a hook.
Joensen throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott avoids the body shot from Joensen.
Joensen cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Joensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Joensen connects with the punch.
Joensen throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Joensen moves forwards but Scott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joensen. That did some damage!
Jab by Scott.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Joensen is looking to clinch.
Joensen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Joensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joensen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Joensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joensen avoids the head kick by Scott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joensen - the referee stops the clock and Scott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joensen. Scott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Joensen. Those never looked like landing.
Joensen throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Joensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joensen.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Joensen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scott connects with a jab.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Joensen misses the target.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joensen.
Joensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Joensen misses with a hook
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Joensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen avoids the body shot from Scott.
Joensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Joensen misses with a leg kick
and Scott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joensen thinking.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Joensen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Joensen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Joensen misses with a leg kick
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joensen - that will leave a mark!
Scott misses with a body kick.
Joensen throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joensen.
Joensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joensen swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Joensen's corner calls for a 1-2. Joensen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joensen lands the left hand.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Joensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Joensen saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joensen.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joensen circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joensen, right into the meat.
Joensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scott.
Joensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joensen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joensen throws a right hand that misses
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Joensen lands a front kick.
Joensen punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.

Joensen rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Joensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joensen misses with a few strikes there.
Joensen throws a leg kick
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Joensen ducks down to avoid it.
Joensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joensen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Joensen
and Scott counters with a low kick, right behind Joensen 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joensen tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Joensen wants to clinch.
Scott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Joensen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joensen misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Joensen misses
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Joensen backing up. Joensen nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Joensen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott defending well as Joensen loads up on a big left hand.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joensen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joensen avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Joensen's head back.
Joensen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joensen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Joensen.
Scott scores with a sloppy right hand. Joensen should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Joensen misses its intended target.
Joensen lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joensen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joensen is defended easily by Scott.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Joensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joensen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Scott scores a takedown into full mount!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Joensen is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Maximus Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joensen tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Joensen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joensen is looking to get to half guard.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Joensen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Joensen is rocked!
Joensen is trying to escape the mount.
Scott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joensen looks a forlorn figure.
Joensen is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joensen's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott is landing with some decent strikes but Joensen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Scott.
Joensen tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Joensen is out cold! Scott jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott retains his welterweight title!
Maximus Scott spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.