PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bergasmarchi
vs
Johnson

175 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Felipe Bergasmarchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergasmarchi which made him look bad.
Bergasmarchi fails with the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Bergasmarchi fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson throws a strike but Bergasmarchi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bergasmarchi is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Bergasmarchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
Bergasmarchi won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bergasmarchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bergasmarchi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bergasmarchi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bergasmarchi throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergasmarchi lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Bergasmarchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bergasmarchi stops Johnson from standing up.
Bergasmarchi throws a big right hand that misses.
Bergasmarchi 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergasmarchi won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Bergasmarchi postures up.
Bergasmarchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Bergasmarchi pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson won't allow Bergasmarchi to pass to mount.

Bergasmarchi is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bergasmarchi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergasmarchi wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Johnson is in trouble now - Bergasmarchi has advanced to mount!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bergasmarchi has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Bergasmarchi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bergasmarchi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Bergasmarchi isn't that keen on the idea.
Bergasmarchi wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bergasmarchi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bergasmarchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bergasmarchi dominating with strikes here.
Bergasmarchi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Bergasmarchi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Bergasmarchi's guard. A big mistake from Bergasmarchi there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergasmarchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bergasmarchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bergasmarchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bergasmarchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bergasmarchi working away.

Bergasmarchi is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.

Bergasmarchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bergasmarchi's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergasmarchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergasmarchi working some strikes from top position.
Bergasmarchi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bergasmarchi.
Felipe Bergasmarchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bergasmarchi is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Bergasmarchi is controlling well.
Johnson trying to control but Bergasmarchi postures up.
Johnson pushes Bergasmarchi off looking to stand but Bergasmarchi dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.

Bergasmarchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Bergasmarchi is controlling him
Bergasmarchi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bergasmarchi working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bergasmarchi.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Bergasmarchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Bergasmarchi maintains control.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Bergasmarchi's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bergasmarchi unloading with bombs!
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson tries to hold on but Bergasmarchi postures up.
Bergasmarchi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Bergasmarchi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergasmarchi lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Bergasmarchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergasmarchi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergasmarchi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bergasmarchi is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bergasmarchi scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.

Bergasmarchi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergasmarchi is trying to control here but Johnson has managed to regain half guard.

Bergasmarchi is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Bergasmarchi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bergasmarchi tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bergasmarchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Bergasmarchi slips under a jab from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Bergasmarchi there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bergasmarchi sprawls well. Bergasmarchi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bergasmarchi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Bergasmarchi getting side control.
Bergasmarchi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bergasmarchi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bergasmarchi.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bergasmarchi keeps him under control.
Bergasmarchi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson won't allow Bergasmarchi to pass to mount.
Johnson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Bergasmarchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Bergasmarchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson tries to kick Bergasmarchi off but Bergasmarchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Bergasmarchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Johnson.
Bergasmarchi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Bergasmarchi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Bergasmarchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Bergasmarchi avoids it well.
Bergasmarchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bergasmarchi throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Bergasmarchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bergasmarchi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Bergasmarchi getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Bergasmarchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bergasmarchi 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Bergasmarchi!
Our winner, Felipe Bergasmarchi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.