PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arbi Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov's entrance music is Timur Mucuraev - Anthem. A fine choice. John Johansson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arbi Amagov's chin.

Amagov
vs
Johansson

177 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arbi Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johansson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Johansson clinches with his opponent.
Johansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johansson leaning against his opponent.
Amagov is trying to drag Johansson to the mat but Johansson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johansson is pressed up against the cage. Amagov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johansson down to the mat. Johansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arbi Amagov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amagov blocks a head kick by Johansson.

Amagov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amagov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amagov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Amagov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Amagov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johansson wants to control but Amagov is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is positioning himself well to prevent Amagov advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amagov is nestled in close to Johansson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Amagov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amagov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johansson trying to control here.
Amagov wants to pass the guard but Johansson is defending well.
Amagov is trying to control. Johansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Amagov seems to be working for a kimura but Johansson defends the submission attempt.
Johansson has hold of Amagov's hands but Amagov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amagov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amagov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johansson has hold of Amagov's hands but Amagov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Amagov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johansson sees it coming and defends easily.
Amagov lands strikes from half guard.
Amagov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amagov throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Amagov landing with the ground and pound.

Amagov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Amagov from controlling successfully.
Johansson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johansson is trying to control the position but Amagov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johansson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Amagov from controlling successfully.
Amagov tries to free his leg and advance position but Johansson is retaining full guard.
Amagov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amagov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amagov in particular looking to stall.
Amagov is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amagov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arbi Amagov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amagov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amagov.
Amagov is looking for a counter combo.

Amagov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Amagov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Amagov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amagov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Amagov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Arbi Amagov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Amagov has hold of Johansson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johansson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Amagov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Amagov raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Amagov tries to control but Johansson wriggling away.
Johansson is working to get back to half guard.
Johansson is still trying to improve position.
Johansson tries to hold on but Amagov pushes him away.
Johansson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Amagov is staying active.

Amagov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johansson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Amagov working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov lands a nice forearm strike.
Amagov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johansson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Amagov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Amagov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Amagov working the ground and pound.
Amagov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johansson down.

Amagov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Johansson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Amagov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Johansson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Amagov lets go of the hold and Johansson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arbi Amagov!