PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Seama

225 cm
22
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sultan Seama!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Seama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Seama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Seama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Seama advancing to mount.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Seama is very close to passing his half guard.
Seama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Seama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Seama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seama prevents Johnson from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seama is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Seama decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Seama looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson wants to control but Seama is having none of it.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Seama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seama tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson wants to hold on but Seama pushes him away.
Seama lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama postures up.
Seama lands a big elbow.
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama postures up.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Seama controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Seama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seama wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seama wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Seama wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seama!
Johnson looking to control but Seama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson trying to control but Seama is having none of it.
Seama is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Johnson tries to control but Seama wriggling away.
Seama reaches up and holds on to Johnson to control the position.
Seama bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Seama stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Seama shoots in.
Seama shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson shoots and misses

and Seama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Seama keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Seama is breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Seama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Seama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seama is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
BOOM! Seama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson wants to hold on but Seama pushes him away.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama pushes him away.

Seama looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Seama wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Seama avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.

That's two 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.
Seama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Seama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Seama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seama prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama postures up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Seama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seama is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pressing down on Seama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seama wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson pulls Seama in close to his closed guard and prevents Seama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Seama is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seama manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Seama keeps moving.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Seama managing to control the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Seama keeps moving.
Seama looking for a sweep. Not yet Seama, not yet.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seama for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Seama throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Seama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Seama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Seama is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control Seama's posture but Seama avoids it.
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Seama is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama postures up.
Seama looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seama controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Seama isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Seama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Seama controlling his opponent.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Seama 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 is desperately trying to improve his position but Seama has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson wants to control but Seama is having none of it.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Seama pushes him away.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Seama prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is controlling Seama's trapped leg to prevent Seama from advancing to side control.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls Seama in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is really struggling to control Seama but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Seama decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson shoots and misses

and Seama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Seama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Seama from controlling successfully.
Seama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seama is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Seama from standing up.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Seama postures up.
Seama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Seama trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seama has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Seama counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seama passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Seama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wanderlei Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sultan Seama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sultan Seama!