PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reagel Johehanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagel Johehanson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Johehanson
vs
Falconowski

190 cm
27
285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
28
260 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reagel Johehanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johehanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falconowski.
Johehanson throws a head kick that misses.
Johehanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falconowski misses with an uppercut
and Johehanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Falcon Falconowski has been cut.
Johehanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johehanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johehanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johehanson misses with a body shot.
Johehanson tries to move into range but Falconowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Reagel Johehanson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johehanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falconowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Falconowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johehanson moves away.
Falconowski throws a big shot that misses.
Johehanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Falconowski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johehanson quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Falconowski in particular looking to stall.
Falconowski wants to take a breather but Johehanson is having none of it.
Falconowski looks to land a strike but Johehanson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.

Johehanson working for a triangle but Falconowski defends it easily.

Johehanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falconowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falconowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Johehanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falconowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Falconowski trying to control but Johehanson is working from the bottom.

Johehanson looking for a guillotine here but Falconowski defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johehanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falconowski is aware though and is defending well.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johehanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falconowski working some strikes from top position.
Falconowski won't allow Johehanson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falconowski cracks Johehanson with a solid left hand.
Falconowski lands a couple of elbows.
Falconowski throws an elbow that misses. Johehanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Falconowski's guard. Nice move by Johehanson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johehanson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Falconowski wants to control the pace but Johehanson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falconowski breaks from Johehanson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johehanson regains half guard.
Johehanson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch lands to the side of Johehanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johehanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johehanson throws a head kick that misses.
Falconowski scores with a shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johehanson enables Falconowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johehanson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falconowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falconowski distracts Johehanson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Falconowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johehanson keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
Falconowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski trying to control but Johehanson is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Falconowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Falcon Falconowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Falconowski with a hook.

Falconowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Falconowski controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Johehanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falconowski working the body and head with strikes.
Johehanson is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falconowski controls the position.
Johehanson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Falconowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Falconowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johehanson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Falconowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Falconowski throwing shots but Johehanson is blocking nicely.
Johehanson has hold of Falconowski's hands but Falconowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johehanson is not content to let Falconowski control the position.
Falconowski working Johehanson over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falconowski throwing shots but Johehanson is blocking nicely.
Falconowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johehanson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johehanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Johehanson looking for submissions off his back.
Falconowski is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johehanson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Falconowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johehanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johehanson throws a solid leg kick but Falconowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johehanson.
Falcon Falconowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johehanson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johehanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johehanson stalks Falconowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falconowski's face. Falconowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski missing with a left hand there. Johehanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falconowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johehanson at a distance.
Johehanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falconowski throws a looping overhand right but Johehanson ducks down to avoid it.
Falconowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Falconowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johehanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falconowski.
Johehanson with a nice cross.
Reagel Johehanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falconowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johehanson.
Johehanson swings for the body but Falconowski moves out of range.
Falconowski cracks Johehanson with an open hand slap.
A cross from Johehanson lands.
Johehanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Falconowski. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falconowski tries a low kick but Johehanson avoids it.
Falconowski scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falconowski scores with a jab.
Falconowski connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Falconowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falconowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johehanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falconowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Falconowski throws a big shot that misses.
Falconowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johehanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Falconowski misses with a takedown attempt - Johehanson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reagel Johehanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Falconowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johehanson. Falconowski does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falconowski throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Johehanson.
Falconowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johehanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johehanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reagel Johehanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Falconowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johehanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Falconowski.
Falconowski connects with a looping right hand.
Johehanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Falconowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johehanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Falconowski coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johehanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Falconowski - just one landing.
Johehanson throws a solid leg kick but Falconowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johehanson.
Falconowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johehanson's waist but Johehanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falconowski off to one side.
Falconowski jabs Johehanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falconowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johehanson as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Johehanson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falconowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
A victorious Falcon Falconowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.