PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Muntari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johanson
vs
Muntari

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeorge Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Muntari!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Muntari. No joy for Johanson on that attempt.
Johanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muntari lands a high kick!
Johanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muntari as he jumps to the side.
Johanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muntari.
Johanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muntari manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Muntari.
Johanson throws a series of punches but Muntari moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeorge Johanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muntari throws a head kick that misses.
Muntari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johanson.
Johanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muntari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muntari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanson misses with a double jab.
Muntari lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntari dodges the punch combination from Johanson.
Johanson is breathing heavily.
Muntari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Johanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Muntari which made him look bad.
Muntari misses with a head kick.
Johanson throws a solid leg kick but Muntari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johanson.
Muntari connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muntari.
Johanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Muntari counters with a low kick, right behind Johanson 's knee.

Muntari moves into the clinch successfully.

Muntari manages to break the clinch.
Muntari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johanson's head.
Muntari throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Muntari lands but Johanson takes it in his stride.

Muntari clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muntari breaks the clinch.
Muntari stalks Johanson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johanson's face. Johanson staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muntari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johanson will feel that in the morning.
Muntari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Muntari throws a nice head kick!

Johanson is rocked!
Muntari misses with a head kick.
Oh Johanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johanson avoids the head kick by Muntari.
Johanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Muntari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muntari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Muntari is just out of range.
Muntari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johanson.
Johanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johanson blocks a head kick by Muntari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson misses with the combination.
Max Muntari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johanson misses with a few strikes there.
Johanson avoids the head kick by Muntari.
Muntari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johanson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johanson.
Muntari misses with a combination
letting Johanson counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Johanson.
Muntari throws a nice head kick!
Muntari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Muntari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muntari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johanson's waist but Johanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muntari off to one side.
Johanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muntari avoids the head kick by Johanson.
Johanson throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muntari.
Johanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muntari feints and then cracks Johanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johanson down.
Johanson misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Muntari.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muntari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Johanson.
Muntari misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Muntari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Muntari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Muntari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muntari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muntari wants to clinch
and Johanson counters with a head kick. That will keep Muntari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muntari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muntari throws a head kick that misses.
Muntari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muntari misses with a double jab
and Johanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeorge Johanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Muntari.
Johanson with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Muntari.
Muntari shoots for a double leg takedown but Johanson sprawls well. He's pushed Muntari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johanson works the jab nicely.
Johanson avoids the head kick by Muntari.
A cross from Johanson lands.
Johanson throws a head kick that misses.
Johanson swinging wilding here.
Muntari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johanson shoots in but Muntari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeorge Johanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Muntari clinches up with Johanson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muntari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Muntari breaks the clinch.
Johanson misses with a two punch combination.
Muntari scores with a head kick.
Johanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muntari but Muntari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muntari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johanson.
Johanson avoids the head kick by Muntari.
A head kick misses from Muntari.

Johanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johanson showed some decent athleticism there.

Johanson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Muntari is just riding it out for now. Johanson eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntari has hold of Johanson's hands but Johanson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muntari wants to get back to his feet.
Johanson uses his free foot to push down on Muntari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Muntari.
Johanson punching from mount but Muntari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Muntari takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johanson unloading with bombs!
Johanson looking to control but Muntari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeorge Johanson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Muntari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johanson.
Muntari lands a slapping body shot.
Muntari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Johanson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Johanson.
Johanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muntari is fending him off so far but Johanson persists. Nope, Muntari circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Muntari lands but Johanson takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muntari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Muntari lands but Johanson takes it in his stride.
Muntari throws a lazy head kick
and Johanson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muntari throws a sloppy head kick and Johanson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muntari dodges the punch combination from Johanson.
Muntari throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muntari.
Muntari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muntari takes one to the chin there.
Muntari throws a sloppy head kick and Johanson moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Johanson coming out on top.

Muntari clinches up against the cage.

Muntari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Johanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Muntari!
Muntari is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johanson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johanson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Muntari is squirming around, avoiding Johanson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson looking to ground and pound but Muntari is blocking nicely.
Johanson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johanson cracks Muntari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johanson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muntari is looking to escape.
Johanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

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.
Johanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muntari's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
BOOM! Johanson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johanson avoids the attempt from Muntari to control.
Muntari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Johanson looking for a guillotine from mount but Muntari is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeorge Johanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johanson 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeorge Johanson!