PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Johanssen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bungay
vs
Johanssen

183 cm
22
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merv Bungay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Johanssen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungay misses with the combination.
Johanssen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johanssen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bungay.

It looks like David Johanssen has been cut.
Bungay misses with the combination.
Bungay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bungay fails to land with a series of punches.
Bungay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Bungay catches Johanssen right on the button with a cross.
Merv Bungay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungay throws a jab but it's blocked by Johanssen.
Bungay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bungay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johanssen at a distance.
Bungay misses with a few strikes there.
Johanssen blocks a jab.
Bungay looks to land a right hand but Johanssen moved out of range.
Bungay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bungay misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merv Bungay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Bungay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bungay throws a hook but Johanssen blocks it.
Bungay throws out a loose jab but Johanssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bungay throws a looping overhand right but Johanssen ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Bungay.
Bungay throws a head kick but Johanssen moves out of range.
Bungay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bungay throws a head kick that misses.
Bungay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bungay cracks Johanssen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bungay stuns Johanssen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungay looks to land a combination but Johanssen avoids it well.
Bungay misses with a straight right.
Bungay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bungay loads up on a big right hand but Johanssen slips the punch.
Bungay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bungay throws a right and a left that Johanssen avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bungay.
Bungay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bungay misses with a wild body shot.
Bungay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johanssen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Johanssen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bungay is trying to stand back up but Johanssen is controlling him
Bungay is breathing heavily.
Johanssen uses his free foot to push down on Bungay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bungay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johanssen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bungay is surviving well by controlling Johanssen's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bungay has given up his back. Will we see Johanssen going for some submissions?

Johanssen working for the choke.

Bungay manages to escape to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bungay.
Bungay tries to bum rush Johanssen with a series of wild strikes but Johanssen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johanssen ducks under a wild hook from Bungay.
Bungay scores with a jab. Johanssen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Johanssen.
Bungay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bungay throws a shot from downtown. Johanssen moves away and avoids it.
Johanssen avoids the body shot from Bungay.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bungay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bungay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bungay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Johanssen gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johanssen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bungay keeps working.
An elbow from Johanssen crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johanssen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bungay pushes Johanssen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johanssen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Johanssen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johanssen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bungay is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johanssen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bungay is trying to improve his position.
Johanssen prevents Bungay from escaping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bungay misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johanssen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bungay throws a wild body kick that Johanssen sees coming a mile off.
Bungay takes a swing at Johanssen's ribcage but misses.
Johanssen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bungay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merv Bungay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johanssen slips a jab from Bungay.
A jab lands there for Bungay.
Bungay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johanssen on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bungay throws a shot from downtown. Johanssen moves away and avoids it.
Johanssen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bungay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bungay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanssen.
Johanssen slips under a jab.
Johanssen slips a jab from Bungay.
Some wild striking there from Bungay.

Bungay gets caught flat footed, as Johanssen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johanssen advances to half guard.

Johanssen is trying to work for a kimura but Bungay is defending well.
Bungay is trying to stand back up but Johanssen is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Johanssen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen prevents Bungay from standing back up.

Johanssen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bungay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johanssen.
Johanssen works his way into full mount!
Bungay is desperately trying to improve his position but Johanssen has a good base and remains in mount.
Johanssen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Johanssen get's back to his feet.
Johanssen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johanssen fails with a takedown attempt.
Bungay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen has a takedown stuffed.
Johanssen closes the distance and clinches up with Bungay, looking for a takedown. Johanssen pushes Bungay against the cage but Bungay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merv Bungay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Bungay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bungay lands a body shot.
Johanssen fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Bungay.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johanssen.
Bungay scores with a sloppy right hand. Johanssen should have avoided that one.
Bungay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bungay throws a head kick that misses.
Johanssen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bungay circles away.
Bungay tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen shoots for a takedown but Bungay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bungay misses with an uppercut. Johanssen saw that one coming.
Bungay does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johanssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bungay.
Good exchange - Bungay coming out on top.
Nice takedown defense from Bungay. No joy for Johanssen on that attempt.
Bungay throws a hook but Johanssen avoids it easily.
Merv Bungay is winning the standup battle so far.
Bungay swings for the body but Johanssen moves out of range.
Bungay misses with a looping left.
Johanssen drops his hands momentarily and Bungay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bungay misses with a few strikes there.
Bungay tries a low kick but Johanssen avoids it.
Johanssen fails to land the takedown.
Johanssen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bungay is fending him off so far but Johanssen persists. Nope, Bungay circles away and we're back to standing.
Bungay throws a hook but Johanssen avoids it easily.
Bungay misses with a two punch combination.
Bungay swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johanssen staying out of range there.
Bungay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Bungay tries to keep at a distance but Johanssen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bungay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bungay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johanssen backwards.
Johanssen prevents Bungay from breaking the clinch.
Johanssen jumps guard but Bungay stands there with Johanssen around his waist. Johanssen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johanssen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bungay can't break the clinch.
Bungay stalling in the clinch but Johanssen improves position.
Johanssen jumps guard but Bungay stands there with Johanssen around his waist. Johanssen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bungay is trying to break free.
Johanssen fails to pull guard.
Johanssen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bungay wants to break free but Johanssen has control.
Johanssen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bungay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johanssen fails to pull guard.

Bungay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bungay lands with a shot to the body.
Bungay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bungay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merv Bungay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johanssen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bungay but Bungay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut there from Bungay.
Johanssen has a takedown stuffed.
Johanssen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bungay stuns Johanssen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungay throws a combination. Johanssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bungay misses with a wild combination.
Bungay thows a body shot but no joy.
Bungay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bungay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johanssen.
Bungay misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johanssen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bungay throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Merv Bungay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Bungay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johanssen ducks under a wild hook from Bungay.
Johanssen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bungay finds it's way round the side to connect with Johanssen's head.
Johanssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bungay.
Johanssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bungay.
Bungay throws out a loose jab but Johanssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bungay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bungay misses with a looping left.
Bungay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bungay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johanssen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johanssen moves in looking to clinch but Bungay pushes him off.
Johanssen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johanssen blocks a jab.
Johanssen tries for a takedown but Bungay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johanssen's hands.
Bungay throws a body punch but Johanssen moves out of range.
Bungay throws a hook but Johanssen avoids it easily.
Johanssen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Johanssen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johanssen lands in his opponent's guard.

Johanssen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bungay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bungay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bungay!
Bungay tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johanssen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bungay tries to stand and escape but Johanssen is controlling the position.

Johanssen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bungay pulls his head out easily.
Johanssen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bungay wants to get up but he can't break Johanssen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johanssen is looking for a triangle here but Bungay uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Bungay decides to stand back up.
Johanssen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bungay lands a two punch combo.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bungay sends Johanssen down but not out. Bungay dives into side control looking to finish.

Johanssen is rocked!

Bungay stands up.
Johanssen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bungay finish him?
Bungay misses with a few strikes there.
Bungay misses the jab.
Johanssen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bungay throws out a loose jab but Johanssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bungay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johanssen manages to avoid it.
Bungay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bungay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Bungay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bungay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bungay tries to sprawl out of it but Johanssen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bungay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bungay throws a series of punches but Johanssen avoids them all with ease.
Merv Bungay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bungay misses with a looping right.
Johanssen wants to clinch up but Bungay keeps it at a distance.
Bungay lands the left hand.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown but Bungay shows good takedown defense.
Bungay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johanssen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bungay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bungay looks to land a combination but Johanssen avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Bungay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bungay throws a jab when Johanssen was well out of range.
Bungay connects with a jab.
Bungay scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merv Bungay clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bungay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bungay throws a series of punches but Johanssen moves out of range.
Bungay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johanssen fails to land the takedown.
Bungay throws the left hand but Johanssen avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Johanssen.
Bungay lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Johanssen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johanssen fails with the takedown.
Bungay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bungay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johanssen momentarily.
Bungay misses with a looping right.
Bungay cracks Johanssen with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up David Johanssen's cut even more.
Johanssen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bungay stuns Johanssen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungay misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bungay.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bungay as he avoids it easily.
Merv Bungay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Bungay wants to land a leg kick but Johanssen is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Johanssen or perhaps it was just good defense by Bungay which made him look bad.
Johanssen is looking to clinch but Bungay is avoiding it.
Johanssen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johanssen dodges the punch combination from Bungay.
Bungay takes a swing at Johanssen's ribcage but misses.

Johanssen gets a takedown into half guard.

Johanssen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johanssen prevents Bungay from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johanssen is working for a submission of some sort.

Johanssen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bungay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johanssen walks into a left hand.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bungay as he avoids it easily.
Bungay throws a hook but Johanssen avoids it easily.
Bungay throws a big shot that misses.
Johanssen checks a leg kick.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown but Bungay shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay misses with a wild combination.
Johanssen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johanssen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bungay tries to avoid it but Johanssen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bungay to the ground. Bungay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bungay lands a nice looking body shot.

Johanssen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bungay!

Johanssen throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bungay has his hands clasped together but Johanssen breaks the hold and Bungay is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Johanssen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Johanssen!
David Johanssen is the new middleweight champion!