PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Johnson (ranked 7458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Svenson (ranked 3737 p4p, 481 weight class). Hanson Svenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Svenson

202 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanson Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Svenson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Svenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Svenson won't allow it.
Johnson jumps guard but Svenson stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Svenson pulls guard successfully.
Svenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Svenson is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Svenson has wrist control.

Johnson stands up from Svenson's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Johnson gets caught napping as Svenson dives in and scores a takedown. Johnson manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svenson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!

Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Svenson has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Svenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

Svenson pulls guard.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Svenson's brow.

Svenson has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.

Svenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Svenson pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Svenson's guard.
Johnson distracts Svenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Svenson is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throws a strike but Svenson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson preventing the sweep.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svenson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Svenson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Svenson stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Svenson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Svenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Svenson won't allow it.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanson Svenson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Svenson shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Svenson passes into half guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Svenson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Svenson in his half guard.
Svenson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Svenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svenson slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Svenson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Svenson is proving a slippery customer.

Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svenson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Svenson gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.

Svenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Svenson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Svenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson wants to stand back up but Svenson manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svenson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Svenson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bench press Svenson off him but Svenson keeps the position.

Svenson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Svenson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Svenson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanson Svenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Svenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson pushes Svenson off but Svenson dives into side control.

Svenson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Svenson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Svenson scoring with strikes.
Svenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Svenson working away.

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.

Svenson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.

Svenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Svenson trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson looking for a sweep but Svenson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Svenson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanson Svenson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.

Svenson is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Svenson raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Svenson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to control but Svenson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Svenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is looking to control Svenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Svenson wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanson Svenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Svenson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanson Svenson!