PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johansson
vs
Watson

195 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
270 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Watson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johansson is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Johansson pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Johansson feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johansson.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.

Johansson gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watson won't allow Johansson to sweep him here.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watson.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Johansson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Watson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johansson's guard.
Johansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Watson advances to mount.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Johansson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.

Watson clinches.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johansson dodges an elbow strike from Watson.

Watson manages to break the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Watson.
Johansson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Watson.
Watson staying calm.
Watson trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to reverse the position.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Watson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johansson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Watson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Watson cracks Johansson with a big elbow.

Watson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watson working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson throws an elbow but Johansson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johansson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson grinds an elbow into Johansson's temple.
Johansson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Watson trying to control the position but Johansson is working away.
Watson in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johansson to escape.
Watson looks up at the clock and then as Johansson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Watson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johansson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
Watson happy to just control the position for now.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Watson.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Watson.
Watson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johansson is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Watson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Watson tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johansson to see if he's OK.
Watson trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Watson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Johansson clinches.
Johansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.

Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson stuffs the takedown.
Johansson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johansson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Johansson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Watson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johansson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watson is in Johansson's guard.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Johansson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Watson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson works his way into side control.
Watson is staying tight to Johansson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Watson working the ground and pound.
Johnny Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position but Johansson is working away.
Johansson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Watson connects with a decent elbow.
Watson advances nicely into full mount.
Johansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson breaks from Johansson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Watson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johansson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johansson shrugs it off.
Watson wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
Watson lands a big shot to the head and Johansson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sean Watson!
Sean Watson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.