PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Walters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Walters
vs
Johanson

187 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

KAISER
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walters tries to work over Johanson's front leg with a kick but Johanson checks it.

Johanson takes the fight into the clinch.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters throws a lazy head kick
and Johanson counters with a series of strikes. Walters will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.

Johanson moves into range and clinches up with Walters.

Johanson breaks the clinch.
Walters misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Johanson blocks a head kick by Walters.
Walters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Johanson darts in and clinches Walters up against the cage.
Walters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walters tries to break the clinch but Johanson is controlling the position.

Johanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johanson clinches up with Walters and pushes him back against the cage.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Walters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Johanson moves into range and clinches up with Walters.
Walters is trying to break free.
Walters tries to break free but Johanson pushes him back against the cage.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Johanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Walters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johanson is in Walters's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johanson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Walters is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Johanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johanson moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Johanson tries to clinch up.
Johanson tries to clinch but Walters is having none of it.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.

Johanson forces Walters back against the cage and clinches.

Walters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson dodges the punch combination from Walters.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Johanson clinches up against the cage.

Johanson manages to break the clinch.
Johanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walters misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Johanson. Johanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Walters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walters misses with a head kick.
Johanson is looking to clinch.
Walters misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Johanson.
Johanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johanson wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.

Johanson clinches up with Walters and pushes him back against the cage.

Johanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johanson shoots in for a takedown but Walters shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Walters.
Walters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Johanson drives through and clinches with Walters against the cage.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walters throws a right hand that Johanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johanson also avoids with ease.

Johanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johanson landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johanson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johanson breaks the clinch.
Walters misses with the combination.
Walters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Johanson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johanson tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Johanson wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
Johanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walters looks to land a combination but Johanson avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walters!

Johanson darts in and clinches Walters up against the cage.

Johanson manages to break the clinch.

Johanson clinches.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walters.
Johanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johanson tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Walters gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Johanson counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johanson breaks from the clinch.
Walters throws a head kick but Johanson moves out of range.

Walters gets tackled into the cage by Johanson. Johanson maintains the clinch.
Johanson blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Walters.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but Johanson is controlling him.

Johanson breaks the clinch.
Walters throws a sloppy head kick and Johanson moves out of range easily.
Walters misses with the combination.
Bjorn Johanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walters throws a head kick but Johanson moves out of range.
Johanson tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Walters misses with a wild combination.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters throws a head kick that misses

and Johanson counters by clinching up.
Walters wants to break free but Johanson has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Johanson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sam Walters has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Johanson breaks from the clinch.
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!
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Johanson darts in and clinches Walters up against the cage.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walters looks to land a combination but Johanson avoids it well.
Johanson blocks a head kick by Walters.
Johanson moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Johanson tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Johanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walters tries to avoid it but Johanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walters to the ground. Walters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johanson wants to clinch.
Johanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.

Johanson moves into the clinch.

Johanson manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johanson moves into the clinch successfully.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by Johanson.
Walters lands a jab-cross combination.
Johanson tries to clinch up.

Johanson takes the fight into the clinch.

Johanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walters looks to land a combination but Johanson avoids it well.
Johanson moves out of range as Walters throws a body kick.
Walters throws a head kick that misses.
Walters throws a series of punches but Johanson moves out of range.
A combination from Walters does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Johanson blocks the low kick.
Johanson is looking to clinch but Walters is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Walters misses.
Walters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a head kick.
A combination from Walters does no damage.
Walters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johanson is defended easily by Walters.
Johanson wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johanson slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Some wild striking there from Johanson.
Johanson shoots in looking for a takedown but Walters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johanson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sam Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Johanson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walters, pushing him back against the cage.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanson wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Walters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Johanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Walters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walters thinking.

Johanson rushes Walters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Walters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walters misses with a low kick.
Walters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanson.
Johanson slips a jab and a cross from Walters.

Johanson forces Walters back against the cage and clinches.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Walters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Johanson instigates a clinch.

Johanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walters misses with a low kick.
Walters throws a head kick but Johanson moves out of range.
Walters misses with a double jab.

Johanson moves into range and clinches up with Walters.
Walters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johanson avoids it.
Walters tries to break the clinch but Johanson is controlling the position.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.

Johanson closes the distance and pushes Walters back into the cage.
Johanson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walters's waist but Walters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johanson off to one side.
No joy there for Walters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters looks to land a combination but Johanson avoids it well.

Johanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walters can't find room to land a body shot as Johanson controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Johanson wants to clinch.
Johanson wants to clinch.

Johanson clinches up with Walters and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walters misses with a head kick.

Johanson moves into the clinch.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but Johanson has him pressed against the cage.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johanson tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Walters. Those never looked like landing.

Johanson darts in and clinches Walters up against the cage.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johanson blocks it with crossed arms.

Johanson breaks from the clinch.

Johanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters wants to break free but Johanson has control.
A knee to the head by Johanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Walters. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Johanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Johanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johanson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjorn Johanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Johanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.

Johanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walters, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but Johanson has him pressed against the cage.
Walters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johanson has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Johanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johanson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Johanson!