PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Lofmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lofmark
vs
Johnson

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

King of Clothes

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Lofmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lofmark works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Lofmark cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Lofmark counters with a right hand that sends Johnson tumbling to the canvas! Can Lofmark finish him? He dives into Johnson's guard looking to do just that!

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lofmark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Lofmark finish him?
Lofmark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lofmark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Lofmark controlling him for the moment.
Lofmark lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lofmark won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is trying to keep Lofmark in close.
Lofmark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lofmark connects with a couple of short punches.
Lofmark is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lofmark has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lofmark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lofmark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lofmark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lofmark working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Johnson has hold of Lofmark's hands but Lofmark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
Lofmark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Lofmark is controlling well.
Lofmark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lofmark in particular looking to stall.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Lofmark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson has hold of Lofmark's hands but Lofmark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Lofmark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Lofmark has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pressing down on Lofmark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lofmark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Lofmark with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Lofmark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lofmark sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lofmark misses its target.

Lofmark closes the distance and clinches.

Lofmark lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lofmark sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Lofmark slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lofmark working Johnson over with strikes.
Lofmark working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Lofmark has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Lofmark stalls from top position.

Lofmark tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Lofmark has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jonas Lofmark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Lofmark manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lofmark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lofmark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lofmark is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Lofmark controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lofmark controlling from mount.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Lofmark content to control rather than advance.
Johnson wants to control but Lofmark is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Lofmark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Lofmark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson wants to control but Lofmark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Lofmark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lofmark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Lofmark landing some decent shots from guard.
Lofmark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lofmark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Lofmark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lofmark circles away easily
and Lofmark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Lofmark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lofmark continues to drive forward.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Lofmark. Lofmark maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Lofmark to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Lofmark.

Lofmark gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lofmark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lofmark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lofmark working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Lofmark not doing much here.
Lofmark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Lofmark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lofmark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lofmark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lofmark won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Lofmark has moved into half guard.
Johnson trying to get back to full guard but Lofmark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lofmark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lofmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lofmark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Lofmark working Johnson over with strikes here.
Lofmark controlling the position easily from mount.
Lofmark 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.
Lofmark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Lofmark pushes him away.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Lofmark maintains control.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Lofmark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Lofmark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lofmark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Lofmark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lofmark 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Lofmark!