PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gruber
vs
Johnson

180 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gruber looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Gruber looking to control.
Gruber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.

Gruber drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Gruber off! Gruber jumps back into Johnson's guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing short punches from the bottom.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Gruber pushes his legs off easily.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gruber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gruber has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gruber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber advances to full mount.

Gruber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Gruber working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruber trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Gruber lands with a punch from half guard.
Gruber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gruber controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber working the ground and pound effectively.
Gruber landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Gruber scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Gruber working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gruber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is not content to let Gruber control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is staying active underneath Gruber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gruber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gruber winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Gruber trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruber lands a jab to the head.
Gruber feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Gruber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gruber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruber is looking to land body kicks.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Gruber fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gruber looking to control.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gruber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruber wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruber 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.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gruber trying to control from the bottom.
Gruber is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gruber looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gruber sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Gruber keeping control of the position.
Gruber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gruber defends it easily.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gruber defends well.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gruber controls the pace.
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 Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gruber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Gruber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gruber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gruber.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruber defends it nicely.

Gruber scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Gruber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gruber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Gruber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gruber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gruber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gruber off and has taken his back!
Gruber tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.

Gruber is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gruber trying to control but not successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to stick to Gruber's back but Gruber is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gruber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gruber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gruber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Gruber advances to half guard.
Gruber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gruber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Gruber is controlling him well.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gruber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Gruber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is staying active underneath Gruber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gruber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brian Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruber 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.