PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Johnsso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen The Streets-Let's Push Things Foward as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnsso
vs
Davis

185 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Bushido Clothing
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Johnsso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
Johnsso is trying to improve his position.
Johnsso manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnsso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis prevents Johnsso from improving his position.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis is nestled in close to Johnsso, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Johnsso defends it.

Johnsso looking for submissions off his back.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Johnsso throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Johnsso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Johnsso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Johnsso eventually gives up the hold.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.

Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnsso advances position into side control!

Johnsso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johnsso advances to full mount.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.

Johnsso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks gassed!
Johnsso takes Davis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Davis is in trouble.
Davis is in bad spot here.

Davis showing good submission defense here.
Davis wants to escape the position.
Johnsso is trying to stick to Davis's back but Davis is turning into Johnsso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnsso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davis.
Johnsso wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis tries to reverse the position but Johnsso maintains control.

Johnsso working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Johnsso looking for a guillotine from mount but Davis is having none of it.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Johnsso maintains control.

Johnsso looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joni Johnsso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnsso tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily

and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Johnsso didn't expect that.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis pushes down on Johnsso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Johnsso is defending the position.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Johnsso is defending well.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnsso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Johnsso gets back to full guard.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis is working Johnsso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Johnsso working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnsso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis won't allow Johnsso to sweep him here.
Davis is in close to Johnsso's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Johnsso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joni Johnsso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.

Johnsso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.

Johnsso has hold of Davis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Johnsso is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Davis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnsso. What's that going to do exactly?
Davis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Davis regains half guard.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnsso is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Johnsso maintains control.

Johnsso throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Davis has his hands clasped together but Johnsso breaks the hold and Davis is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Johnsso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joni Johnsso!