PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reagel Johehanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blonksy
vs
Johehanson

199 cm
36
271 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

190 cm
30
285 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reagel Johehanson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blonksy misses with a straight left.
Blonksy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johehanson is looking to clinch.
Emil Blonksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blonksy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Reagel Johehanson has been cut.

Blonksy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johehanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johehanson tries a knee to the head but Blonksy blocks it.
Johehanson landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johehanson throws an elbow but it misses.
Blonksy can't find room to land a body shot as Johehanson controls the action.
Blonksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blonksy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johehanson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blonksy is keeping busy.
Blonksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blonksy looking to slow down the pace here.
Johehanson blocks a body shot from Blonksy.
A frustrated look appears on Blonksy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blonksy working hard to break the clinch.
Blonksy lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blonksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blonksy is looking to control Johehanson's arms but Johehanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blonksy has his back to the cage.
A short right from Johehanson.
Johehanson lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Johehanson.

Johehanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blonksy misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Blonksy.
Johehanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blonksy tries to clinch up but Johehanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johehanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johehanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blonksy moves in looking to clinch but Johehanson pushes him off.
Blonksy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johehanson.
Blonksy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blonksy looks to land a left hand but Johehanson moved out of range nicely.
Johehanson slips under a jab from Blonksy.
Blonksy tries to clinch but Johehanson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blonksy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johehanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blonksy lands a left hand.
Blonksy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Johehanson as the two fighters clinch.
Johehanson lands a shot to the body.
Blonksy has had enough of the clinch but Johehanson keeps him there for the moment.
Johehanson lands with a light punch inside.
Johehanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johehanson misses with a knee to the head.
Blonksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johehanson has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blonksy.
Blonksy has had enough of the clinch but Johehanson keeps him there for the moment.
Johehanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Blonksy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blonksy can't break the clinch.
Johehanson keeps control of Blonksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy tries to stall but Johehanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blonksy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blonksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johehanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
Johehanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blonksy.
Johehanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blonksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johehanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Blonksy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johehanson can't get the takedown.
Blonksy is trying to break the clinch but Johehanson has him pressed against the cage.
Johehanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blonksy prevents it.
Blonksy presses Johehanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johehanson looks winded!
Johehanson lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blonksy slows down the pace here.
Johehanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blonksy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emil Blonksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reagel Johehanson.
Blonksy throws a body punch but Johehanson moves out of range.
Blonksy lands with a straight right. Johehanson didn't see that one coming.
Blonksy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blonksy cracks Johehanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blonksy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johehanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blonksy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blonksy tries to clinch up but Johehanson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johehanson tries to clinch up.
Blonksy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Blonksy cracks Johehanson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johehanson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blonksy finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Blonksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reagel Johehanson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johehanson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johehanson counters with a straight right hand.
Blonksy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Johehanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blonksy has had enough of the clinch but Johehanson keeps him there for the moment.
Emil Blonksy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johehanson prevents a body shot from Blonksy.
Blonksy misses with a body punch.
Blonksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johehanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blonksy throws a head punch that misses.
Blonksy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johehanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Emil Blonksy has been cut.
Johehanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blonksy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blonksy throws a body punch but Johehanson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blonksy is looking to clinch.
Blonksy misses with a wild body shot.

Blonksy gets tackled into the cage by Johehanson. Johehanson maintains the clinch.
Blonksy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johehanson can do to turn this around?
Johehanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blonksy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johehanson.

Blonksy breaks the clinch.

Johehanson darts in and clinches Blonksy up against the cage.
Blonksy slowing the pace effectively.
Blonksy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johehanson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blonksy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blonksy cracks Johehanson with a nice body shot.
Blonksy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blonksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johehanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johehanson trying to stall but Blonksy improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson has Blonksy pressed against the cage, preventing Blonksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blonksy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johehanson.
Blonksy blocks an elbow strike from Johehanson.
Blonksy stalling against the cage.
Johehanson misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Johehanson.
Come on Johehanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blonksy lands a shoulder strike.
Johehanson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blonksy lands a hook that snaps the head of Johehanson backwards.
Blonksy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blonksy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johehanson's elbow.
Blonksy working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Johehanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johehanson.
Blonksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blonksy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blonksy is pushing Johehanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johehanson wants a takedown but no success here.
Blonksy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johehanson's elbow.
Johehanson blocks a body shot from Blonksy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blonksy tries to throw a body punch but Johehanson avoids it by throwing Blonksy back against the cage.
Blonksy working aggressively here.
Blonksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johehanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
Johehanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johehanson.
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!
Johehanson lands an elbow that stopped Blonksy in his tracks for a moment.
Blonksy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johehanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blonksy avoiding damage as Johehanson throws knees to the body.
Blonksy lands an uppercut.
Blonksy misses with a punch to the body.
Johehanson tries to land a knee to the head but Blonksy blocks with his arms.

Blonksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blonksy is looking to clinch but Johehanson is avoiding it.
Blonksy lands a glancing blow to the side of Johehanson's head.

That has opened up Reagel Johehanson's cut even more.
Johehanson tries to clinch but Blonksy moves out of range.
Blonksy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Blonksy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Blonksy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johehanson has time to react.
Blonksy lands a nice shot that snaps Johehanson's head back.
Blonksy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blonksy takes a swing at Johehanson's ribcage but misses.
Blonksy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blonksy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johehanson manages to avoid it.
Blonksy scores with a hook.
Blonksy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johehanson avoids the body shot from Blonksy.

Johehanson clinches up with Blonksy and pushes him back against the cage.
Blonksy is looking to break free of the clinch but Johehanson has double underhooks.
Johehanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blonksy being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johehanson fails to land.
Blonksy lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blonksy tries to break free but Johehanson pushes him back against the cage.
Johehanson tries to throw a body punch but Blonksy avoids it by throwing Johehanson back against the cage.
Blonksy can't break the clinch.
Johehanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blonksy lands with a short shot to the head.

The cut above Reagel Johehanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johehanson lands an elbow that stopped Blonksy in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blonksy.
Blonksy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johehanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johehanson takes a shot to the head.
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!
Blonksy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blonksy scores with a shoulder strike.
Blonksy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johehanson backwards.
Blonksy lands a body shot.

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

Blonksy clinches with his opponent.
Blonksy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy tries to throw a body punch but Johehanson avoids it by throwing Blonksy back against the cage.
Blonksy leaning against his opponent.
Blonksy can't break the clinch.
Blonksy is trying to maintain a safe position but Johehanson gets an underhook and turns Blonksy into the cage.
Johehanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Blonksy has double underhooks.
Blonksy trying to control the position but instead, Johehanson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blonksy into the cage.
Johehanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blonksy tries to throw a body punch but Johehanson avoids it by throwing Blonksy back against the cage.
Johehanson controlling the action here for a moment.
Blonksy digs a right hand underneath Johehanson's ribcage. Johehanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Blonksy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blonksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blonksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blonksy lands a glancing blow to the side of Johehanson's head.
Johehanson fails with the takedown.
Reagel Johehanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johehanson looks for the body kick but Blonksy saw that one coming.
Emil Blonksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Blonksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johehanson moves away.

Blonksy moves into range and clinches up with Johehanson.
Johehanson wants to take the fight to the mat but Blonksy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johehanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blonksy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blonksy tries to work over Johehanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johehanson trying to stall but Blonksy improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blonksy scores with a shot to the side of Johehanson's head.
Blonksy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blonksy can't break the clinch.
Blonksy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blonksy is leaning against Johehanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blonksy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Blonksy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johehanson misses with a few strikes there.
Johehanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blonksy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johehanson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blonksy tests Johehanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Reagel Johehanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Blonksy cracks Johehanson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johehanson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blonksy finish him?

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Blonksy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blonksy 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Blonksy!
Emil Blonksy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.