PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lowe
vs
Johanssen

185 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
24
193 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Johanssen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Johanssen throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johanssen throws a combination. Lowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johanssen misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowe fails with the takedown.
Lowe has a takedown stuffed.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johanssen.
Johanssen scores with a shot to the body.
Johanssen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Johanssen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanssen misses with a wild combination.
Johanssen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.

Johanssen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johanssen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe working to try and regain half guard.
Johanssen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lowe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johanssen.
Johanssen misses with a head shot.
Johanssen prevents Lowe from getting the reversal.
Johanssen tries to control but Lowe wriggling away.
Johanssen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lowe working to try and regain half guard.
Johanssen controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johanssen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johanssen wants to control the pace but Lowe is squirming around nicely.
Lowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Johanssen has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johanssen lands a nice shot to the head.
Lowe wants to hold on but Johanssen pushes him away.
Lowe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johanssen content just to control the position here.
Johanssen tries to control but Lowe wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe can't escape the position.
Johanssen punching from mount but Lowe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johanssen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johanssen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lowe wants to hold on but Johanssen pushes him away.
Lowe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johanssen.
Lowe is looking to improve his position but Johanssen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johanssen trying to control but Lowe is having none of it.
Lowe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johanssen content just to control the position here.
Lowe is working to get back to half guard.
Lowe wants to control but Johanssen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johanssen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johanssen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lowe gets a clinch.
Lowe taking a breather.
Lowe can't get the takedown.
Johanssen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johanssen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lowe scores a nice knee to the body.
Johanssen misses with a knee strike.
Johanssen trying to land knees to the body.
Lowe lands a left hand.
Johanssen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johanssen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowe.
Lowe looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johanssen backwards.
A short right from Lowe on the inside.
Lowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Johanssen backwards.
Johanssen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lowe is defending well for now.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Johanssen.
Lowe lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen misses with a knee strike.
Johanssen is breathing heavily.
Lowe connects with a knee to the head.
Johanssen tries to land a knee to the head but Lowe blocks with his arms.
Lowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johanssen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like David Johanssen has been cut.
Johanssen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lowe is defending well for now.
Johanssen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johanssen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johanssen or not.
Lowe avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lowe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johanssen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lowe is working for takedown but Johanssen is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lowe.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johanssen is defending well for now.
Johanssen avoids the elbow strike from Lowe, against the cage.
Lowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Johanssen avoids the damage to the body.
Lowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lowe lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johanssen managing to block the knees to the body from Lowe.
Johanssen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Johanssen.
Lowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Johanssen misses with a knee strike.
Lowe blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Johanssen.
A knee to the head by Lowe.
Lowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johanssen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johanssen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johanssen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johanssen is trying to stall.
Lowe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johanssen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe avoids the elbow strike from Johanssen, against the cage.
Lowe avoiding damage as Johanssen throws knees to the body.
Johanssen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lowe.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Johanssen.
Johanssen has Lowe pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Lowe.
Lowe being controlled against the cage.
Lowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lowe misses with a knee to the head.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowe scores with a shoulder strike.
Lowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowe lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Johanssen.
Johanssen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johanssen tries to stall but Lowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johanssen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johanssen.
Johanssen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johanssen is defending well for now.
Lowe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lowe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen is pushing Lowe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lowe lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lowe.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johanssen is defending well for now.
Lowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johanssen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johanssen cracks Lowe with a nice body shot.
Lowe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johanssen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johanssen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johanssen trying to land knees to the body.
Johanssen presses Lowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johanssen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a knee to the head.
Johanssen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johanssen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Johanssen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johanssen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johanssen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lowe or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
That's time! Lowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johanssen misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johanssen circles away quickly and effectively.
Johanssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Johanssen counters with a body kick that stops Lowe in his tracks momentarily.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Johanssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Johanssen.
Anthony Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johanssen misses with a wild combination.
Lowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johanssen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David Johanssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johanssen.
Lowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johanssen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johanssen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johanssen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johanssen duly obliges.
Johanssen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Johanssen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanssen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johanssen looks to land a combination but Lowe avoids it well.
A combination from Johanssen does no damage.
Johanssen throws a series of punches but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Johanssen avoids them all with ease.
Johanssen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowe looks to clinch

and Johanssen counters with a takedown into side control.
Johanssen takes a little break here. Lowe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Johanssen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Johanssen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johanssen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Johanssen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working.
Lowe tries to improve position but can't.
Johanssen is looking to take a break and control but Lowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johanssen counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Johanssen throws a hook but Lowe blocks it.
Johanssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Johanssen staying out of range there.
Lowe looks to throw the jab but Johanssen is out of range.
Johanssen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lowe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johanssen.
Lowe misses with an uppercut.
Johanssen swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe tried to score with a low kick but Johanssen checks it.
Lowe darts in trying to clinch
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Johanssen to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowe throws out a powerful jab.

Lowe has Johanssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Johanssen misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lowe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Johanssen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Johanssen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johanssen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johanssen!