PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Drecun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milovan Drecun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drecun
vs
Johansson

197 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milovan Drecun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drecun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johansson quickly recovers to half guard.

Johansson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drecun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drecun tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johansson trying to control from the bottom.

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

Drecun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drecun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drecun wants to stand but Johansson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drecun is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Drecun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johansson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drecun is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johansson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drecun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drecun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Johansson tries to get to full guard but Drecun has control of the leg.
Drecun looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Drecun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drecun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drecun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johansson is looking to improve his position.
Johansson keeps trying to improve his position.
Johansson trying to control here.
Drecun controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drecun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drecun thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Drecun tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johansson.
Drecun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drecun tries to pass to full mount but Johansson defends it.
Drecun moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Drecun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drecun manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johansson's guard now, I'm sure.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Drecun from controlling successfully.
Drecun preventing the sweep.
Milovan Drecun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Drecun drops back looking for a leg! Johansson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johansson manages to kick Drecun off! Drecun jumps back into Johansson's guard.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Drecun from controlling successfully.

Johansson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drecun is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drecun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drecun has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Drecun is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johansson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johansson has escaped and now he's on top!
Johansson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drecun controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Milovan Drecun wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Drecun manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johansson's guard now, I'm sure.
Drecun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Drecun thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drecun tries to stand but Johansson is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drecun slips nicely into half guard.
Drecun is controlling the pace.
Johansson is not content to let Drecun control the position.
Drecun slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drecun is looking to stand up but Johansson won't let him.
Drecun postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Drecun has gone for a leg lock! Johansson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drecun's guard.
Drecun pulls Johansson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johansson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson trying to control but Drecun is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Drecun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johansson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drecun circles away.

Drecun instigates a clinch.

Drecun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johansson uses from the top position.
Johansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drecun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drecun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Drecun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Drecun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drecun is on top in guard.
Drecun stopping the sweep attempt from Johansson.
Drecun is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johansson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Drecun from controlling successfully.
Drecun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Drecun drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drecun jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drecun wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.

Johansson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drecun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johansson's guard.
Karl Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drecun tries to free his leg and advance position but Johansson is retaining full guard.

Johansson is looking for a triangle but Drecun pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drecun throws a big elbow that misses.
Drecun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drecun distracts Johansson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drecun controls the pace.
Drecun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johansson's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drecun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Milovan Drecun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Drecun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drecun 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Drecun!