PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taq Kaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristian Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johansson
vs
Kaul

207 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
244 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taq Kaul!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaul takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Taq Kaul has been cut.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
A big right from Kaul misses.
Johansson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johansson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaul momentarily.
A nice combination there by Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaul scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Johansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Kaul avoids them all with ease.
Kaul scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaul scores with a punch to the head.
Johansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Taq Kaul's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaul stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaul lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson cracks Kaul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Kaul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
An attempted straight right counter from Johansson misses the target.
Kaul misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson thuds his right hand into Kaul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Johansson works Kaul's body with a nice hook.
Johansson lands with a good body shot.
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The cut above Taq Kaul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taq Kaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kaul misses with a straight left.

Johansson closes the distance and pushes Kaul back into the cage.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Kaul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaul wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Kaul blocking some punches.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaul blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaul blocks an uppercut.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Kaul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaul uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Kaul tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaul is trying to break the clinch but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaul.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
A frustrated look appears on Kaul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaul.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaul controls his hands.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaul up against the cage.
Johansson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taq Kaul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaul slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Kaul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Johansson.
Kaul tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kaul lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Kaul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Kaul moves away and avoids it.
Kaul on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaul.
Johansson taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson taking a breather.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaul's elbow.
Kaul tries to break free but Johansson pushes him back against the cage.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaul.
Kaul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson tries a body shot but Kaul blocks it.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaul is trying to break free.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
Johansson gets through Kaul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaul.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Kaul is breathing heavily.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaul blocks an uppercut.
Kaul is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaul.
Johansson has Kaul pressed against the cage, preventing Kaul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaul can do to turn this around?
Kaul tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Kaul back against the cage.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.

Taq Kaul's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Johansson has Kaul pressed against the cage, preventing Kaul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaul blocking some punches.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Kaul.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Kaul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaul.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Johansson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taq Kaul's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaul is just out of range.
Kaul's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson tries to clinch but Kaul is having none of it.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Kaul.
Johansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaul's head.
A punch combination from Kaul misses.
Kaul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson swings for the body but Kaul moves out of range.
Taq Kaul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaul takes one on the button.
Johansson scores with the left hand. Kaul knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaul fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson misses with a combination
and Kaul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Johansson - just one landing.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taq Kaul's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kristian Johansson!