PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus De Boskabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gasolina. De Boskabouter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Intro. Paulus De Boskabouter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joensen
vs
De Boskabouter

180 cm
36
170 lbs
33 - 23 - 0

166 cm
34
173 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulus De Boskabouter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Boskabouter in his tracks.
De Boskabouter scores with a push kick.
De Boskabouter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Boskabouter tries to land a leg kick but Joensen saw it coming and moves away.
Joensen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Boskabouter looks for the body kick but Joensen saw that one coming.
De Boskabouter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joensen.
Joensen misses with an uppercut.
De Boskabouter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Boskabouter.
A big right from Joensen misses.
Good leg kick by De Boskabouter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Boskabouter on the side of the head.
Joensen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Boskabouter.
Joensen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Boskabouter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Boskabouter throws a body kick that misses
and Joensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Boskabouter there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Joensen is predictable there
and De Boskabouter counters with a straight right hand.
De Boskabouter looks to land a body kick but Joensen moved away.
De Boskabouter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Boskabouter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joensen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Joensen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Boskabouter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Boskabouter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joensen throws a jab when De Boskabouter was well out of range.
Joensen misses with a body shot
and De Boskabouter counters with an outside leg kick.
Joensen checks a leg kick.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joensen throws a jab when De Boskabouter was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Boskabouter is looking to chop away at Joensen's legs.
De Boskabouter throws a push kick but Joensen slaps the foot to one side.
De Boskabouter checks a leg kick nicely.
De Boskabouter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Boskabouter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johann Joensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Boskabouter is just out of range.

Joensen has De Boskabouter up against the cage in a clinch.
De Boskabouter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joensen.
De Boskabouter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joensen avoids it.
De Boskabouter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Boskabouter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joensen prevents it.
Joensen lands a knee to the body.
De Boskabouter throws a punch but it's blocked by Joensen.
Joensen scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter throws a punch but it's blocked by Joensen.
De Boskabouter blocks a body shot from Joensen.
Still in the clinch, Joensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Boskabouter misses with the head strike.
De Boskabouter struggles to land a body shot inside as Joensen controls his hands.
Joensen scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Joensen.
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but De Boskabouter is blocking nicely.
De Boskabouter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joensen lands with a light punch inside.
Joensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Joensen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johann Joensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulus De Boskabouter.
Joensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joensen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Boskabouters head.

De Boskabouter manages to break the clinch.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
De Boskabouter throws a lazy body kick

and Joensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on De Boskabouter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Boskabouter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joensen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Joensen.
De Boskabouter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joensen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joensen struggles to land a body shot inside as De Boskabouter controls his hands.
De Boskabouter blocks an uppercut.
Joensen working aggressively here.
Joensen tries a body shot but De Boskabouter blocks it.
De Boskabouter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Boskabouter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Boskabouter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joensen prevents a body shot from De Boskabouter.
De Boskabouter blocks a body shot from Joensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Joensen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Boskabouter missing with a left hand there. Joensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joensen scores with a jab.
Joensen misses the shot to the body.
De Boskabouter lands a head shot.
De Boskabouter throws a head kick that misses.
Joensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Joensen.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick.
De Boskabouter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Boskabouter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Boskabouter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joensen doesn't manage to clinch there - De Boskabouter circles away.
Joensen misses with a straight right.
Joensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joensen is looking to chop away at De Boskabouter's legs.
Johann Joensen is winning the standup battle so far.
De Boskabouter tries to land a front kick but Joensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Boskabouter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joensen misses with a wild combination.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.

De Boskabouter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Boskabouter tries to free his leg and advance position but Joensen is retaining full guard.
Joensen keeping moving, preventing De Boskabouter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joensen 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is working hard here to advance position.
De Boskabouter wants to pass the guard but Joensen is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Boskabouter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joensen defends it nicely.

De Boskabouter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than De Boskabouter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen tries to improve position but can't.
Joensen is not content to let De Boskabouter control the position.
De Boskabouter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Boskabouter tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter trying to control the action but Joensen is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Joensen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joensen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Boskabouter is trying to control the action in half guard but Joensen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paulus De Boskabouter.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
A low kick from De Boskabouter misses

and Joensen moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johann Joensen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Joensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joensen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws a leg kick but De Boskabouter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joensen tries to clinch but De Boskabouter moves out of range.
De Boskabouter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulus De Boskabouter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Boskabouter misses with a body kick.
Joensen jabs De Boskabouter right on the nose. De Boskabouter blinks but takes it well.
Joensen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Boskabouter.
Joensen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Boskabouter at a distance.
De Boskabouter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joensen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Boskabouter misses the jab.
Joensen stuns De Boskabouter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joensen blocks a head kick by De Boskabouter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen misses the jab.
De Boskabouter scores with a nice body kick.

De Boskabouter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joensen on his heels. He'll look to pass Joensen's guard now, I'm sure.
Joensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joensen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joensen avoids the attempt from De Boskabouter to control.
De Boskabouter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Boskabouter taking shots to the head.
De Boskabouter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
De Boskabouter tries to reverse the position but Joensen maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joensen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joensen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joensen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joensen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joensen with good strikes from the mount here!
De Boskabouter is working to get back to half guard.
Joensen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Boskabouter can't escape the position.
Joensen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Boskabouter is looking to escape.
Joensen unloading with bombs!
De Boskabouter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Boskabouter tries to hold on but Joensen pushes him away.
Paulus De Boskabouter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Joensen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joensen lands a couple of good shots and De Boskabouter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Joensen has the hooks in. De Boskabouter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joensen scores with punches to the body.
I really don't envy De Boskabouter right now.
De Boskabouter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Boskabouter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

De Boskabouter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joensen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Boskabouter wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boskabouter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joensen.
De Boskabouter is trying to get back to full guard.
Joensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joensen is trying to control. De Boskabouter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Boskabouter is trying to get back to full guard.
Joensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Boskabouter keeps working.

De Boskabouter looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

De Boskabouter has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Joensen escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Joensen!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
An out of breath Johann Joensen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.