PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 159 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Robert Gracie (ranked 15 p4p, 134 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Robert Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johansson
vs
Gracie

182 cm
24
148
12 - 4 - 1

160 cm
24
155
8 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson scores with a body shot.
Donk. Johansson catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries a low kick but Johansson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Johansson.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Good work by Johansson as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johansson throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
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!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Gracie catches Johansson right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johansson has managed to clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson is pressed up against the cage. Gracie 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.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Johansson moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Johansson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johansson tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Johansson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Gracie moves out of range as Johansson strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Johansson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
It looked like Johansson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson backing away here, and Gracie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Johansson gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Johansson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left lands for Johansson.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Johansson.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a low kick but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie cracks Johansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Sven Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Johansson.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
It looked like Johansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Johansson punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Johansson cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Johansson misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Johansson.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johansson on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johansson checks a leg kick.
Johansson thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Johansson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Good body shot from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Sven Johansson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Johansson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johansson lands the left hand.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Johansson sprawls well.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Johansson finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Johansson moves his leg out of the way.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johansson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johansson.
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!
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Johansson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson wants to stall.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Johansson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Johansson is trying to stall.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Robert Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Johansson.
A hook to the body from Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Johansson pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johansson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.