QFC Tournament 58 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Booey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machine Cannon
vs
Booey

170 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Booey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon tries to clinch but Booey is having none of it.
Booey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cannon drives through and clinches with Booey against the cage.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Booey backwards.
Booey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cannon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cannon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Booey.
Death Machine Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Booey.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Booey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Booey pulls Cannon into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cannon stopping the sweep attempt from Booey.
Cannon wants to stand and escape but instead Booey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey postures up in Cannon's guard and throws a big left but Cannon blocks it.
Booey stopping the sweep attempt from Cannon.
Booey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cannon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cannon tries to get out of the position.
Booey trying to control but Cannon is working from the bottom.
Cannon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Booey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Booey pushes down on Cannon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cannon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booey on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Booey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Booey works his way into full mount!
Cannon taking shots to the head.
Booey lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booey is landing with some decent strikes but Cannon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cannon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booey controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Booey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Booey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Booey landing strikes from the mount.
Booey controlling the pace for now.
Cannon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Booey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Booey with good strikes from the mount here!
Booey landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booey cracks Cannon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Booey.
Booey lands a big elbow.
Booey landing punches.
Booey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cannon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booey with shots to the head and body - Cannon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Booey controlling the pace for now.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Booey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Booey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cannon is in trouble now - Booey has advanced to mount!
Booey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cannon?
Booey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Booey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Booey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cannon?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Booey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Booey lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Booey raining down shots from the mount!

Cannon is rocked!
Booey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Booey prevents Cannon from getting the reversal.
Booey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booey lands a big shot there that rocks Cannon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Booey landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Cannon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Cannon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cannon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Booey's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Booey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Janek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Akua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Janek
vs
Akua

168 cm
23
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Janek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Akua!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janek shoots in but Akua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akua thumps Janek with a low kick.
Janek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Janek walks into a straight right hand from Akua.
Jason Akua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Janek gets a takedown into half guard.
Akua wants to improve his position but Janek is controlling well.
Akua taking some punishment here, with Janek in his half guard.
Janek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akua is looking to improve his position.
Akua is staying active underneath Janek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akua tries to get to full guard but Janek has control of the leg.
Akua is looking to escape.
Janek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Janek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akua keeps working.

Janek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akua defends it well.
Akua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janek's back!
Janek has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akua is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Janek has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Janek staying busy and making it hard for Akua to control.
Janek looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Janek is in bad spot here.

Akua is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Akua wants to control but Janek is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janek trying to control the action but Akua just sinks the hooks in.
Janek staying busy and making it hard for Akua to control.

Akua looking to break Janek's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Janek remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Akua will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Akua is looking for a choke. Janek gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Janek manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Akua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Janek controls the pace.
Janek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janek is one step ahead there.
Akua keeping moving, preventing Janek from controlling successfully.

Liam Janek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Akua scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Janek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Janek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Liam Janek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Akua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janek's calf.
Janek fails with the takedown
and Akua counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Janek with that takedown attempt.

Janek shoots in and bounces Akua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Akua controls Janek momentarily but Janek frees himself.

Janek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Akua to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Janek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Akua pulls down on the head and he's put Janek to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Akua!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Callme Fukinmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Going Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fukinmaster
vs
Nutz

174 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callme Fukinmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Going Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukinmaster tries to clinch there but Nutz circles away.
Fukinmaster has his takedown stuffed

and Nutz counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fukinmaster tries to bench press Nutz off him but Nutz keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukinmaster prevents Nutz from improving position.
Fukinmaster is looking to regain half guard here but Nutz keeps moving and retains side control.

Nutz stands up.

Nutz drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Fukinmaster is looking for a triangle but Nutz pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Nutz stands and steps away. Fukinmaster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fukinmaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nutz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nutz darts in and clinches Fukinmaster up against the cage.
Fukinmaster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Fukinmaster has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nutz uses from the top position.
Nutz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Fukinmaster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nutz is aware though and is defending well.
Nutz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Fukinmaster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nutz defends well.
Nutz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fukinmaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nutz pushes down on Fukinmaster's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fukinmaster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Nutz stands and steps away. Fukinmaster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nutz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fukinmaster is looking to clinch but Nutz is avoiding it.
Fukinmaster moves in looking to clinch but Nutz pushes him off.

Nutz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fukinmaster's guard.

Nutz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Fukinmaster is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fukinmaster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nutz defends it easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fukinmaster is looking for a triangle but Nutz pushes his legs off easily.
Nutz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nutz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fukinmaster gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Nutz stands up and beckons Fukinmaster to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz swats away the attempt to clinch by Fukinmaster.

Nutz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nutz lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukinmaster keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.

Fukinmaster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fukinmaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nutz is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Going Nutz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fukinmaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nutz shoots in and drives through. Fukinmaster sprawls well.
Fukinmaster tries to clinch but Nutz moves out of range.
Going Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fukinmaster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fukinmaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nutz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nutz wants to get up but he can't break Fukinmaster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Fukinmaster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nutz defends it easily.

Nutz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Nutz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nutz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fukinmaster's guard.
Nutz controls from within his opponent's guard.

Fukinmaster throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nutz escapes and throws Fukinmaster's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukinmaster tries to bench press Nutz off him but Nutz keeps the position.

Nutz decides to stand back up.

Nutz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fukinmaster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Going Nutz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fukinmaster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nutz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Nutz tries to score with some ground and pound. Fukinmaster controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nutz 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.
Fukinmaster is trying to improve his position.
Nutz in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz throws an elbow but Fukinmaster slips to the side and avoids it well.

Nutz decides to stand back up.
Nutz keeps the fight on the outside.
Fukinmaster tries to clinch there but Nutz circles away.
Nutz misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nutz goes for a takedown attempt but Fukinmaster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fukinmaster tries to keep at a distance but Nutz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nutz takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Going Nutz 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fukinmaster tries to clinch but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukinmaster moves away.
Fukinmaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fukinmaster sprawls well. Fukinmaster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Nutz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukinmaster is looking to clinch.

Nutz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fukinmaster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nutz just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukinmaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fukinmaster jumps guard but Nutz stands there with Fukinmaster around his waist. Fukinmaster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nutz has Fukinmaster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fukinmaster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nutz is trying to pull guard but Fukinmaster has him pressed against the cage.
Callme Fukinmaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Going Nutz.
Fukinmaster is pressed up against the cage. Nutz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fukinmaster down to the mat. Fukinmaster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nutz is looking to land body kicks.

Nutz clinches up with Fukinmaster and pushes him back against the cage.
Fukinmaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukinmaster avoids the elbow strike from Nutz, against the cage.

Fukinmaster jumps guard.
Nutz 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.

Fukinmaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nutz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Nutz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fukinmaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fukinmaster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nutz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Fukinmaster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nutz wants to get up but he can't break Fukinmaster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nutz's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Nutz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz wanted to stand there but Fukinmaster had control of the position.

Nutz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Fukinmaster gets caught napping as Nutz dives in and scores a takedown. Fukinmaster manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fukinmaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fukinmaster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nutz defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nutz stands up from Fukinmaster's guard - Nutz perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Going Nutz.
Well Nutz 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Going Nutz!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Going Nutz!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Going Nutz!

Going Nutz wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Goldman

172 cm
23
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Goldman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Goldman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldman trying to control from the bottom.

Goldman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.

Goldman is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Goldman gets full guard.

Goldman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman is trying to keep Johnson in close.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goldman trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Goldman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Goldman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Goldman working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goldman looks gassed!
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Goldman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Goldman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Goldman in his guard.
Johnson looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson looking for a triangle here. Goldman is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Goldman is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bo Johnson!