PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rob Power has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Power
vs
Johanssen

180 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition

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White Gorilla Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Johanssen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Power.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power lands a with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Johanssen.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Johanssen's shoulder, as Johanssen tries to avoid the shot.
Johanssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Rob Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johanssen.
Jab, jab by Power - just one landing.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Johanssen off the cage and back into rage.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Johanssen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Johanssen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power misses with a straight right.
Johanssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power takes a swing at Johanssen's ribcage but misses.
Power lands with a kick to the ribs.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Johanssen slips the punch.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johanssen doesn't seem phased though.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johanssen backs up against the cage.

It looks like David Johanssen has been cut.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power throws a hook but Johanssen blocks it.
Rob Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power jabs Johanssen right on the nose. Johanssen blinks but takes it well.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johanssen.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johanssen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johanssen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Johanssen forces Power back against the cage and clinches.

Johanssen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Power is refusing to be controlled, as Johanssen sits in half guard.
Johanssen prevents Power from standing back up.

Johanssen seems to be working for a kimura but Power defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen is keen to just control but Power is a slippery customer.
Power is trying to stand up here but Johanssen is controlling him well.
Power is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johanssen drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Power looks to land a right hand but Johanssen moved out of range.

Johanssen pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.

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 manages to pull guard.
Johanssen has a closed guard, preventing Power from standing up.

Johanssen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johanssen looking for a sweep. Not yet Johanssen, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johanssen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Power wants to stand but Johanssen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Power dominated that 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.

Nice defenses there by Johanssen.
Johanssen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johanssen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Johanssen slips the punch.
No luck for Johanssen with that takedown attempt.
Power cracks Johanssen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johanssen avoids the body shot from Power.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Johanssen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Power.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Power - that will leave a mark!
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johanssen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Johanssen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but Johanssen persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing.
Rob Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johanssen slips under a jab.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanssen slips a straight right by Power.

Johanssen pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Power stops a takedown attempt from Johanssen.
Johanssen has Power pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Power manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johanssen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Power pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johanssen is breathing heavily.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johanssen is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Power wants to break free but Johanssen has control.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.

Johanssen manages to break the clinch.
Johanssen checks a low kick from Power.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Power slams his shin into Johanssen's torso.
Johanssen shoots in but no luck this time.
Power thuds a left hand into Johanssen's body.
Rob Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johanssen avoids the body shot from Power.
Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
Power lands a head kick!
Power misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Power as he jumps to the side.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johanssen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. Johanssen should have avoided that one.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Johanssen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Johanssen shoots in for a double leg but Power sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Power 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.

Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power throws a solid leg kick but Johanssen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Power.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Johanssen blocks a low kick nicely.
Johanssen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johanssen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power throws a right hand that Johanssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Johanssen also avoids with ease.
Johanssen blocks a head kick by Power.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Johanssen slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Johanssen moves out of range easily.
Power misses the jab.
Power blocks a head kick by Johanssen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Johanssen moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power throws a body punch but Johanssen moves out of range.
Johanssen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Power lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Power misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
A leg kick checked by Johanssen.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Johanssen moves away and avoids it.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanssen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johanssen shoots in and bounces Power off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johanssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johanssen stops Power from standing up.

Johanssen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johanssen on the ground.
Power is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johanssen wants to pass the guard but Power is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johanssen drops back looking for a leg! Power is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Power manages to kick Johanssen off! Johanssen jumps back into Power's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Johanssen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johanssen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johanssen staying out of range there.
Johanssen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
David Johanssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power clobbers Johanssen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Power.
Power scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Johanssen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power misses the jab.
Power misses with a low kick.
Johanssen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Johanssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johanssen moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Johanssen checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Johanssen.
Johanssen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Power clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Power tries to score with a low kick but Johanssen moves his leg out of the way.
Johanssen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johanssen misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Power throws a lazy head kick

and Johanssen counters by moving into the clinch.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Johanssen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rob Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johanssen has him pressed against the cage.
Johanssen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johanssen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Power.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Johanssen's takedown attempt.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Johanssen is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johanssen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johanssen has him pressed against the cage.
Power can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johanssen keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Johanssen has double underhooks.
Power taking a breather.
Johanssen wants a takedown but no success here.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
Johanssen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Power prevents it.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Power avoiding damage.
Johanssen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Power gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Power breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johanssen blocks a head kick by Power.
Power throws a front kick that sends Johanssen stumbling back into the cage.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Johanssen counters with a shoot 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 is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Power wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johanssen trying to pass the guard but Power defending well.
Power avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johanssen.
Johanssen stalling away here and it's allowed Power to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Power lands a right hook to the body.
Power is looking to land body kicks.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power throws the left hand but Johanssen avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Power throws a sloppy head kick

and Johanssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Johanssen.
Johanssen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Power is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but Power won't allow it.
Johanssen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but Power won't allow it.
Johanssen keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johanssen goes for a takedown attempt but Power pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power jabs at Johanssen's body.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rob Power will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Johanssen's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the body from Power misses

and Johanssen counters with a single leg into guard. Power didn't expect that.
Johanssen is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
Johanssen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Johanssenis looking to pass into half guard but Power pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Power is in guard.
Johanssen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johanssen 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.

Power stands up from Johanssen's guard - Power perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johanssen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Power dips to his left and cracks Johanssen with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Power scores with a jab to the head.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Johanssen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johanssen.
Johanssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Johanssen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johanssen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johanssen avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Power misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Johanssen's takedown attempt.
Johanssen lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.

Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanssen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power misses with a double jab

and Johanssen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johanssen is working for a kimura but Power is defending it quite comfortably.

Power pushes Johanssen off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David Johanssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power looks to land a body kick but Johanssen moved away.
Power misses with a hook.
Power throws a wild body kick that Johanssen sees coming a mile off.
Power misses with a straight left.
Johanssen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johanssen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johanssen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Power takes a swing at Johanssen's ribcage but misses.

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.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power is looking to chop away at Johanssen's legs.
An inside leg kick from Power misses.
Power throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Johanssen moves into the clinch.
Johanssen misses with a punch to the body.
Johanssen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rob Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johanssen.
Johanssen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Power avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Johanssen ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Johanssen shoots in looking for a takedown. Power tries to sprawl out of it but Johanssen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Power manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johanssen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob Power.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Power!
Rob Power retains his middleweight title!