PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Koenig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeVan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koenig
vs
Johnson

175 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Koenig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LeVan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koenig scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Koenig content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koenig with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koenig controlling the position easily from mount.
Koenig scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koenig controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Koenig maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koenig content just to control the position here.
Koenig landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koenig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koenig avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koenig dominating with strikes here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Koenig pushes him away.
Koenig controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Koenig.
Koenig sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koenig landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koenig controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koenig lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koenig punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circling - Koenig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koenig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koenig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koenig somewhat.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koenig throws out the jab.
A big left from Koenig misses.
Koenig throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koenig.
Koenig misses with a few strikes there.

Koenig looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koenig's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koenig controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koenig.
Koenig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Koenig scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Koenig is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Koenig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koenig controlling from the top position.
Koenig forces his way into half guard.
Gustavo Koenig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koenig passes into side control, despite Johnson's attempt to control the position.

Koenig thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koenig controls the position from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Koenig dominated that second round.
That's time! Koenig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Koenig throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.

Koenig changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koenig advances to mount.
Koenig controlling his opponent.
Koenig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koenig avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Koenig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Koenig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Koenig prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Gustavo Koenig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koenig controlling from mount.
Koenig working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koenig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Koenig looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koenig looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Koenig is having none of it.
Koenig looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koenig is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koenig controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to hold on but Koenig pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Koenig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koenig 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Koenig!
A very excited looking Gustavo Koenig made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.