PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Petersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tron Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Petersson

165 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristian Petersson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Petersson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Petersson is keeping the position.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Petersson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petersson manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Petersson's guard.
Petersson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Petersson is defending well.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Petersson denies him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petersson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petersson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Petersson wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Petersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson prevents Petersson from escaping the position.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Petersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petersson swinging wilding here.
Petersson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Petersson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petersson thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Petersson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Petersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petersson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Petersson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Petersson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tron Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
No joy there for Petersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petersson but Petersson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petersson's waist but Petersson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Petersson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kristian Petersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petersson misses with the combination.
Petersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petersson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Petersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petersson but Petersson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersson is looking to clinch.
Tron Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petersson swivels and escapes.
Petersson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson shoots in but Petersson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petersson misses with a few strikes there.
Petersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Petersson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Petersson throws a one two combo.
Petersson scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petersson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Petersson closes the distance and clinches.

Petersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Petersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Petersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petersson as he avoids it easily.
Petersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Petersson clinches.
Johnson letting Petersson take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Petersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Petersson sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Petersson does no damage.
Petersson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petersson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Petersson circles away and we're back to standing.
Petersson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Petersson rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Petersson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Petersson landing with the ground and pound.
Petersson wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petersson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petersson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Petersson to get back to his feet.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petersson wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson prevents Petersson from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petersson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petersson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johnson feints and as Petersson raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petersson wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Petersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petersson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Petersson!