PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Fredericks acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johanssen
vs
Fredericks

190 cm
24
193 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
22
196 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Johanssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredericks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fredericks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredericks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johanssen is out of range.
Johanssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredericks throws out the jab.
Johanssen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe Fredericks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johanssen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredericks.
Fredericks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johanssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredericks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johanssen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredericks.
Johanssen moves out of range of the body kick.
Fredericks throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredericks tries to clinch up.
Fredericks throws a low kick but Johanssen avoids it.
Johanssen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredericks blocks a jab.
Fredericks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johanssen is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredericks misses with a hook. Johanssen ducked under it nicely.
Fredericks tries to work over Johanssen's front leg with a kick but Johanssen checks it.
Johanssen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johanssen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredericks motions for Johanssen to come forward. Fredericks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Fredericks misses.
Fredericks throws a head kick but Johanssen moves out of range.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fredericks as he jumps to the side.
Joe Fredericks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johanssen throws a series of punches but Fredericks moves out of range.
Johanssen swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredericks.
Johanssen slips a jab from Fredericks.

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.
Fredericks scores with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Johanssen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Joe Fredericks has been cut.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johanssen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fredericks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johanssen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredericks pushes Johanssen away with a front kick.
Fredericks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johanssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johanssen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like David Johanssen has been cut.
A big right from Fredericks misses.
Fredericks swings for the body but Johanssen moves out of range.
Fredericks throws a lazy head kick
and Johanssen counters with a series of strikes. Fredericks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johanssen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fredericks.
Johanssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredericks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredericks tries to clinch up
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fredericks misses with a low kick as Johanssen jumps back.
Fredericks tries to clinch but Johanssen is having none of it.
Fredericks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanssen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fredericks doesn't manage to clinch there - Johanssen circles away.
Fredericks thows a leg kick but Johanssen checks it
and Johanssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fredericks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johanssen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredericks throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johanssen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fredericks backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fredericks throws a leg kick
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick from Fredericks lands but Johanssen takes it in his stride.
Johanssen looks to land a combination but Fredericks avoids it well.
Johanssen blocks a leg kick.
Fredericks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Fredericks clinches.
Johanssen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fredericks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johanssen.
Fredericks has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johanssen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fredericks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Johanssen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johanssen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fredericks wants to clinch but Johanssen slips to the side
and Johanssen counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredericks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johanssen throws a series of punches but Fredericks avoids them all with ease.
Fredericks misses with the body kick
and Johanssen counters with a one-two to the body.
Fredericks wants to clinch
and Johanssen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johanssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fredericks throws a combination that misses
and Johanssen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johanssen throws a series of punches but Fredericks moves out of range.
Fredericks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johanssen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredericks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Johanssen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johanssen lands a jab to Fredericks's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with a leg kick
and Johanssen counters with a left to the body.
Johanssen misses with a wild combination.
Johanssen scoring well with a low kick there.
David Johanssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredericks throws a jab when Johanssen was well out of range.
Fredericks wants to land a leg kick but Johanssen is out of range.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.
Fredericks is looking to land body kicks.
Fredericks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johanssen is out of range and Fredericks settles back down.
A low kick from Fredericks is predictable there
and Johanssen counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredericks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fredericks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combo that has Fredericks backing up. Fredericks nods at Johanssen to acknowledge the strikes.
Johanssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredericks circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johanssen takes a step back to recover.
Fredericks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fredericks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fredericks misses with a head kick.
Fredericks looks to throw a body kick
and Johanssen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fredericks is breathing heavily.
Johanssen avoids the head kick by Fredericks.

Fredericks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johanssen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredericks keeping full guard, as Johanssen tries to pass.
Johanssen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks controlling Johanssen's posture.
Johanssen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johanssen forces his way into half guard.
Fredericks is trying to get back to full guard.
Johanssen throws a strike but Fredericks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johanssen 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.
Johanssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredericks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johanssen looking to sit in guard and control but Fredericks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johanssen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Johanssen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Fredericks.
Fredericks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johanssen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fredericks throws a leg kick but Johanssen moved away.
A low kick from Fredericks is predictable there

and Johanssen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johanssen.
Johanssen preventing the sweep.
Johanssen trying to move into half guard but instead Fredericks has managed to sweep!

Johanssen has an active guard here but Fredericks has managed to pass into half guard.

Fredericks stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fredericks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johanssen counters with a left and a right that stings Fredericks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with a jab to the body
and Johanssen counters with a left and a right that stings Fredericks.
Johanssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredericks circles away quickly and effectively.
David Johanssen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredericks throws the kick towards the body but Johanssen avoids it.
Johanssen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johanssen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredericks.
Fredericks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johanssen throws a right hand that Fredericks ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredericks also avoids with ease.
Fredericks throws a nice head kick!

Johanssen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fredericks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fredericks dodges the ground and pound from Johanssen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Fredericks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johanssen trying to control the action but Fredericks is working from the bottom.
Fredericks is trying to control Johanssen's posture but Johanssen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen wants to take a breather but Fredericks manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Johanssen.
Johanssen pushing down on Fredericks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Johanssen seems to be looking for submissions.
Johanssen is stalling here. Fredericks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johanssen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fredericks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johanssen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fredericks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johanssen gets back to half guard.
Johanssen wants to get back to full guard.

Fredericks stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johanssen to get to his feet.
Fredericks darts in trying to clinch
and Johanssen counters with a two punch combo.
Fredericks tries to clinch
and Johanssen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johanssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredericks circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Johanssen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johanssen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

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