PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Kloesov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johns
vs
Kloesov

177 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Kloesov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Johns.
An inside leg kick lands from Johns.
Johns throws a head kick but Kloesov moves out of range.
Johns tries a low kick but Kloesov avoids it.
Johns avoids the body shot from Kloesov.
Kloesov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Johns is predictable there
and Kloesov counters with a three punch combo that has Johns backing up. Johns nods at Kloesov to acknowledge the strikes.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Johns has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Kloesov. No joy for Johns on that attempt.
A head kick by Kloesov misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kloesov just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kloesov. That's going to slow Johns down.
Johns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kloesov throws a push kick but Johns slaps the foot to one side.
Johns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kloesov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloesov misses with a head kick.
Kloesov throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Kloesov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Johns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick.
Kloesov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kloesov connects with a solid leg kick.
Johns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johns avoids a kick to the body.
Kloesov scores with a leg kick.
Oliver Kloesov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
and Kloesov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good work by Kloesov as he checks the leg kick.
Kloesov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kloesov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kloesov checks a leg kick.
Johns misses with a low kick.

Johns throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kloesov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johns is in Kloesov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kloesov looking to control.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Kloesov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns advances position into side control!

Johns goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kloesov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johns but great work by Kloesov.
Johns is not content to let Kloesov control the position.

Kloesov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kloesov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kloesov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johns sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Kloesov 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.

Johns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Johns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kloesov is working for a kimura but Johns is defending it quite comfortably.
Johns is refusing to be controlled, as Kloesov sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Kloesov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johns blocks the body kick.
Kloesov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kloesov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johns can pounce on him.
Kloesov tries to land a leg kick but Johns saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Johns.
Johns throws a leg kick but Kloesov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johns connects with a leg kick. Kloesov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kloesov throws out a leg kick but Johns moves out of range and Kloesov only half commits.
Kloesov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kloesov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kloesov throws the kick towards the body but Johns avoids it.
Oliver Kloesov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kloesov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns feints and then cracks Kloesov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kloesov down.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Kloesov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kloesov takes a step back to recover.
Johns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kloesov checks it well.
Kloesov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Kloesov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kloesov.
Johns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kloesov. That did some damage!
Johns dives in and grabs Kloesov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kloesov pushes down on Johns's head and hops out.
Kloesov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johns throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloesov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kloesov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kloesov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kloesov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johns thows a leg kick but Kloesov checks it
and Johns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johns throws a head kick but Kloesov moves out of range.
Kloesov takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Kloesov throws a body kick that misses
and Johns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kloesov's knee momentarily.
Kloesov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johns moves out of range as Kloesov strikes.
Johns lands a leg kick that knocks Kloesov off balance momentarily.
Kloesov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Johns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloesov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johns throws a front kick aimed at Kloesov's knee but Kloesov avoids it well.
Kloesov swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Kloesov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kloesov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kloesov loads up on a big right hand but Johns slips the punch.
Kloesov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kloesov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns lands a head kick. Kloesov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kloesov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Kloesov thuds a left hand into Johns's body.
Kloesov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kloesov wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johns.
Johns blocks the body kick.
Kloesov scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kloesov throws a lazy head kick
and Johns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kloesov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kloesov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Kloesov throws a low kick, looking for Johns's leg but Johns calmly moves out of range.
Kloesov misses with a few strikes there.
Johns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kloesov. That did some damage!
A head kick by Kloesov misses
and Johns counters with a nice leg kick.
Kloesov is breathing heavily.
Johns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kloesov throws a low kick but Johns moves out of range easily.
Johns throws a low kick, looking for Kloesov's leg but Kloesov calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johns dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Johns blocks a leg kick.
Kloesov lands with a cross.
Kloesov throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johns.
Johns throws a head kick but Kloesov moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Johns is looking to score with low kicks.
Kloesov tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns blocks the body kick.
Kloesov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kloesov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kloesov as he avoids it easily.
Kloesov misses with a leg kick.
Kloesov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloesov checks a low kick from Johns.
Johns connects with a high kick.
Kloesov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
Kloesov throws an overhand right that lands on Johns's shoulder, as Johns tries to avoid the shot.
Kloesov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kloesov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kloesov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kloesov misses with a leg kick

and Johns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kloesov won't be happy with that.

Johns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kloesov, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kloesov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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!

Johns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kloesov trying to control from the bottom.
Johns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kloesov trying to control but Johns postures up.
Johns wants to pass to mount but Kloesov is defending the position.
Kloesov is trying to control but can't.

Johns 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloesov wants to improve his position but Johns is controlling well.
Johns not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Johns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kloesov wants to control but Johns is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johns is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kloesov!
Johns seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kloesov is holding on tight.
Kloesov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kloesov is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Johns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johns 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Johns!
A very excited looking Jimmy Johns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.