PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolle Johnsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnsen's choice of entrance music: Black Sabbath - Snowblind. Rolle Johnsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Johnsen

165 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Tab Out Clothes

Dragon

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 St Petersburg, Jesus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolle Johnsen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Johnsen tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnsen. That one must have hurt.
Jones thumps Johnsen with a low kick.
Johnsen looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Johnsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsen.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnsen jabs at Jones's body.
Johnsen digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Johnsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnsen cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Johnsen tries to clinch up.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johnsen moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Johnsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Johnsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Johnsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Johnsen.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnsen is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnsen down to the mat. Johnsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnsen sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsen there.
Rolle Johnsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnsen scores with a four punch combination!
Johnsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Johnsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsen, right into the meat.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Johnsen's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Johnsen blocks nicely.
Johnsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsen wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnsen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones 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.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsen has wrist control.
Johnsen is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones trying to control but Johnsen is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnsen wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnsen's head.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnsen throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rolle Johnsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsen throws a head kick that misses.
Johnsen moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsen.
Johnsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Johnsen seems unphased.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rolle Johnsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnsen's head.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnsen as he avoids it easily.
Johnsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a head kick by Johnsen.
Johnsen tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsen. That's going to slow Jones down.
Nice takedown defense from Johnsen. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Johnsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnsen tries to clinch up.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnsen misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Johnsen's head but Johnsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnsen tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Johnsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones blocks a head kick by Johnsen.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnsen throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnsen moves into the clinch.

Johnsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolle Johnsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsen slips a straight right by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsen ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Johnsen slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Johnsen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnsen wants to clinch.
Johnsen misses the shot to the body.
Johnsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Johnsen tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Johnsen forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnsen obliges.
Johnsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnsen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but Johnsen is having none of it.
Johnsen misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Johnsen slams his shin into Jones's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnsen tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Johnsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Johnsen.
Johnsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Johnsen pushes him off.
A lazy left from Johnsen finds it's target.
Johnsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnsen misses with a two punch combination.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsen.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Johnsen avoids the punch easily.
Johnsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnsen tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnsen to the ground. Johnsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnsen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings for the body but Johnsen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries to bum rush Johnsen with a series of wild strikes but Johnsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsen lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Johnsen moved out of range nicely.
Johnsen staying out of range there.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnsen.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Johnsen.
Some wild striking there from Johnsen.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnsen doesn't seem phased though.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Johnsen's head back.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Johnsen throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones digs a good body shot into Johnsen's ribs.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Johnsen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Johnsen's head back.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsen manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Johnsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnsen keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Johnsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones thumps Johnsen with a low kick.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Johnsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Johnsen throws a body kick that misses.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnsen defends it nicely.
Rolle Johnsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolle Johnsen.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rolle Johnsen!
A relieved looking Rolle Johnsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.